The Illes Medes () is a small and craggy group of seven islets in the Costa Brava area of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, the Medes Archipelago belongs to the Baix Empordà comarca, Catalonia, Spain. The islands are protected as a nature reserve; scubadiving is popular but is thus regulated there and requires permission."Illes Medes Integral Nature Reserve", Catalunya.com Official Tourism Bureau and Catalunya Convention Bureau.
