Town church tower, Figueres

Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Town church tower, Figures, Catalonia. ... Town church tower, Figures, Catalonia. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Map of Alt Camp Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym   Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Jump to: navigation, search Houses on the Onyar river in Girona Girona (Catalan: Girona, Spanish: Gerona, French: Gérone) is a city located in the northwest of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the rivers Ter and Onyar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...

It is located at 39 metres above the sea, near the Pyrenees and the French border. The population was 33,157 as of 1996. Jump to: navigation, search Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The town was the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It was also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first mechanically powered submarine and anaerobic engine. Jump to: navigation, search Salvador Dalí as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 Lithography by Salvador Dali. ... Museum building Main courtyard The Teatro Museo (in Spanish language) or Teatre-Museu (in the now preferred Catalan language) or Theatre Museum is the Salvador Dalí Museum in his home town, Figueres, Catalonia, Spain; in full it is called the Teatre Museu Gala Salvador Dalí. The heart of the museum... Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol (September 28, 1819 - September 6, 1885) was the inventor of the mechanically driven submarine. ... Jump to: navigation, search USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... Anaerobic is a technical word which literally means without air. ...

External link

• Virtual tour of Figueres on Virtourist.com