Lloret de Mar, the largest resort in the Costa Brava

The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and La Selva, in the province of Girona. Costa is the Catalan and Spanish word for 'coast', and Brava means 'rugged' or 'wild'. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60km northeast of Barcelona, to the French border. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1291x1035, 1030 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1291x1035, 1030 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Selva Population (2001) 20. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Baix Empordà is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. ... La Selva Biological Station is a nature reserve located in Costa Rica, part of the Central Volcanic Conservation Area. ... Girona menamora Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Girona (Catalan) Spanish name {{{spanish_name}}} Founded 79 BC Postal code 1700X Area code 34 (Spain) + 972 ({{{spanish_name}}}) Website http://www. ... Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Land of Valencia (under the name of Valencian) and the Balearic Islands in Spain, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian... Spanish surnames have been around since the 12th century Camilo Sesto - Singer from Spain ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ...

In the 1950s the Costa Brava was identified by Spain’s Franco government as being suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination, mainly for package holiday tourists from Northern Europe and especially the United Kingdom. The combination of a very good summer climate and excellent beaches was exploited by the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments in such seaside resorts as Blanes, Tossa de Mar, Lloret de Mar and l'Estartit. Tourism rapidly took over from fishing as the principal business of the area. // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892–20 November or possibly 19 November[1] 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and commonly known as Caudillo or Generalísimo Francisco Franco (pron. ... A package holiday or package tour consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator. ... Northern Europe is marked in dark blue Northern Europe is a name of the northern part of the European continent. ... Spanish surnames have been around since the 12th century Camilo Sesto - Singer from Spain ... Tossa de Mar is a holiday resort located in Catalonia on the Costa Brava, about 95 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border. ... Selva Population (2001) 20. ... LEstartit is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, in the north-eastern coast of Spain. ...

Cadaqués, an artist's paradise

Whilst part of the Costa Brava coastline leant itself to tourist developments on a very large scale other parts have retained a more traditional look and have become "hidden gems" for visitors who want a little more than sun, sand and sangria. Small towns like Cadaqués (close to the French border and close to the foothills of the Pyrenees) have attracted artists such as Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso and are now fashionable resorts. The coast between Roses and Tossa de Mar has many delightful small coastal towns such as Pals, Begur, Tamariu, Llafranc, Aigua Blava, Fornells , Calella de Palafrugell and Sant Feliu de Guixols. Image File history File links The port of Cadaqués Taken May 23, 2004 by Nathan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The port of Cadaqués Taken May 23, 2004 by Nathan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Port of Cadaqués Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Sangria, a famous Spanish wine-based drink, is a mixture of: 40-60% red wine 20-30% orange juice 20-30% club soda Orange and lemon (cut into small pieces) The exact composition of the Sangría varies from place to place. ... Port of Cadaqués Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech, Marquis of Pubol or Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), known popularly as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish (Catalan) artist and one of the most important painters of the 20th century. ... Pablo Ruiz Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... Roses (Spanish: Rosas) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. ... Tossa de Mar is a holiday resort located in Catalonia on the Costa Brava, about 95 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border. ... Peers Assisting Learning Support (PALS) is a non-profit organization that fosters relationships between students with and without developmental disabilities through one-on-one and group activities. ... Begur There may be several places with this name across the globe, please choose the relevant one below. ... Tamariu, Spain, is situated about 70 miles south of the border of France in a tranquil and secluded bay between the nearby towns of Palafrugel and Begur. ... Llafranc is one of three coastal towns belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell. ... Aigua Blava Bay, Costa Brava Aigua Blava is a small bay on the Costa Brava Girona Spain near Begur and Palafrugell with a well kept small beach (busy in the summer months) and a few mainly seafood restuarants. ... Fornells Fornells is a small bay in the Costa Brava lying between Sa Tuna and Tamariu and close to Aigua Blava bay. ... Calella de Palafrugell is a small holiday resort and fishing village in Catalunya Spain on the Costa Brava near Palafrugell and a short distance along the coast from Llafranc. ...

Environmental protection

In 1998 coastal towns of the Costa Brava signed a charter the Carta de Tossa which undertook to pursue environmental protection along with tourism. This recognised the value of the region's wide range of natural habitats and micro-climates [1]. The Islas Medes off the coast of L'Estartit is Spain's first maritime nature reserve and it provides a home to a wide range of fish and acquatic flora. The nearby wildfowl reserve on marshlands at l'Emporda also saved land from the potential ravages of development. Categories: Stub | Ecology ... LEstartit is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, in the north-eastern coast of Spain. ... From the latin maritimus, maritime refers to things relating to the sea. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. ...

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