For beauty & photography, Costa Brava (day-trip) delivers.
Stop thinking of it as a vague 'wild coast' and pick a target: the classic day is the whitewashed fishing village of Calella de Palafrugell, with the camí de ronda cliff path threading north past Llafranc to the cove of Tamariu — turquoise calas, pine-clad headlands and a swim or two between villages. Cap de Roses and Tossa de Mar (with its walled old town) are the other anchors. The honest catch: it's a real distance (1.5h-plus each way), public transport is awkward and you almost need a car or organised tour, and one day only scratches it — a poor fit if you want to stay car-free and central, a stunner if you commit.