coast of Catalonia, Spain, northeast of Barcelona: site of many resorts
See Costa Brava in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kŏsˈtə bräˈvə, kôˈstə, kōˈ-, kōsˈtä bräˈvä)
The northeast coast of Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea from Barcelona to the French border. It has been a popular tourist area since the end of World War II.