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S'Agaró (Catalan pronunciation: [səɣəˈɾo]) is an upmarket resort on the Costa Brava between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Platja d'Aro. It is part of the municipality of Castell-Platja d'Aro , itself in the comarca of Baix Empordà and province of Girona in Catalonia , Spain.
Ciutadella de Roses ("Citadel of Roses"; Spanish, Ciudadela de Rosas) is a ruined fortification in the municipality of Roses, Alt Empordà comarca, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. There are various buildings in its surrounds, such as the Castell de la Trinitat , as well as the monastery Santa Maria de Roses , the country's earliest known ...
The town is overlooked by the historical site of Sant Sebastià de la Guarda, located on a headland 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the north, and 168 metres (551 ft) above, Llafranc beach. It comprises the ruins of a settlement of the Iberians from the 6th-1st centuries BCE , a 15th-century watchtower and the 19th century Sant Sebastià lighthouse ...
Pals (Catalan pronunciation:) is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain, a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell–L'Estartit road. [4] The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through the town.
Tossa de Mar (Catalan: [ˈtosə ðə ˈmaɾ]; Spanish: Tosa de Mar) is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, located on the coastal Costa Brava, about 100 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border.
Onyar river in Girona, c. 1852. The first historical inhabitants in the region were Iberians; Girona is the ancient Gerunda, [4] a city of the Ausetani. Later, the Romans built a citadel there, which was given the name of Gerunda. The Visigoths ruled in Girona until it was conquered by the Moors in 715.
The deadly flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space.. A year’s worth of rain fell in ...
Besalú (Catalan pronunciation:) is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France.