Albanyà, Catalonia
Here’s a great location for a summer astro camp. About 85km north of Girona in Catalonia (and not 30 minutes from the beaches of Costa Brava) in the north-east corner of Spain near the French border is the rural village of Albanyà with the Albanyà Astronomical Observatory nearby. It became the first International Dark Sky Park in Spain in 2017, though a campsite adjacent to the observatory, Bassegoda Park (which also has bungalow accommodation), is itself a Starlight Reserve. The observatory welcomes visitors and holds regular stargazing sessions, while its resident astrophotographer Juan Carlos Casado hosts frequent tutorials. However, its astronomers also collaborate on serious research into asteroids and exoplanets. The observatory is closed in January and most of February. More info: www.observatorialbanya.com