One of the main attractions of Cap de Creus Natural Park is the Sant Pere de Rodes monastery, a true jewel of Catalan Romanesque Art built between the 10th and 12th centuries, and which has recently undergone complete restoration. Two roads provide easy access, one from Vilajuïga and the other from Port de La Selva.

The scenery that can be seen from the surroundings of the monastery is outstanding, although if we go up the Saverdera mountain the view over the gulf of Roses and the Cap de Creus itself is superb; further away lie the Natural Park of Els Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, the Empordà plain, the La Garrotxa mountains, the Natural Site of National Interest of L'Albera and the Pyrenees with the impressive El Canigó massif.

Furthermore, on the Saverdera mountain itself there are still the remains of Sant Salvador castle.

Other easily accessible sites of great landscape value are the recreational area of El Mas Ventós, on the road from Vilajuïga to Sant Pere de Rodes and El Castellar in Port de Llançà.

The park's archaeological remains are also of great richness, with a great number of remarkable dolmens like the one in Creu d'en Cobertella, a well conserved shaft and chamber tomb which can be considered the largest megalithic monument in Catalonia. Other remarkable dolmens can be found at La Vinya del Rei (Vilajuïga), La Taula dels Lladres (La Selva de Mar), La Barraca d'en Rabert and Les Vinyes Mortes (Pau), La Devesa, La Fedrosa and La Sureda (Palau-Saverdera), Mas de La Mata, Mas de La Pallera, Mores Altes (El Port de La Selva), La Tomba del General (Roses) and many others.

The number of castles and chapels is also very high, both in the Park and in the surrounding area. The most important are the impressive and strategic Carmençó castle (Vilajuïga), Bufalaranya castle, and Puig-rom castle (Roses), the picturesque and lofty chapel of Sant Onofre (Palau-Saverdera), the pre-Romanesque chapel of Sant Martí de Vallmala (Llançá), and the chapels of Sant Sebastiá (La Selva de Mar and Cadaqués), Santa Helena and St. Baldiri (El Port de La Selva).

Peripheral towns have very valuable archaeological and monumental assets, such as the Ciutadella de Roses with its doors and bastions, the remains of the monastery of Santa Maria and of the first Greek foundation of Rhode (Roses); the great parish church of Cadaqués with its remarkable baroque altarpiece; the Romanesque temples of Palau-Saverdera and Pau, and so on.

Some of the urban areas are of great interest and are worth a visit. Llançá, Roses, Cadaqués and El Port de La Selva, as well as the village of La Vall de Santa Creu, have been able to maintain the charm of a great number of their houses and streets. La Selva de Mar deserves a special mention. With its steep streets it still resembles a Pyrenean village.

Other must-see trails are the ones along the south coast, from Roses to Jóncols bay through Montjoi bay and Norfeu, or the north coast trail, which goes from El Port de La Selva to Puig Gros and, certainly, the one to Cap de Creus lighthouse on the road from Cadaqués. This trail offers a close look at the winding and complex geology of the area, as well as important places like Portlligat and its island.