Cadaqués is situated in a bay in the middle of the Cap de Creus peninsula, near Cabo de Creus, on the Costa Brava. As it is situated so close to the Cabo de Creus, weather is something to really keep an eye on when sailing in these waters.The wind can be very strong here, and most bays are quite open to the sea.Cadaqués and the surrounding peninsula known as the Cap de Creus owes its beauty in part to its complex geology. The rocks here were mashed up when the Pyrenees (or Pirineus in Catalan) were formed, and are mostly metamorphic schists which turn a golden colour in the Mediterranean sun.