Black slate rock folded into shapes that Dalí painted from the shore at Portlligat, clear water over posidonia, and the…Black slate rock folded into shapes that Dalí painted from the shore at Portlligat, clear water over posidonia, and the Cadaqués coast around the corner. The cove is a natural harbour that has been used since Greek and Roman traders worked this coast, amphorae have come off the bottom here. Cap de Creus was Spain's first land-and-sea natural park, declared in 1998 after the military left. The headland's shape makes it a genuine weather divide, the tramuntana funnels round it, which is why so many wrecks lie on this stretch. Anchorage: A tiny cove barely 15m across at the head, tucked under Cap de Creus with almost no land access, Spanish cruising guides list it among the country's best hidden anchorages. Hazards: The tramuntana comes on hard and fast on this coast; watch the forecast. Meer