Calella de Palafrugell
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Calella de Palafrugell is one of three coastal towns belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell in the province of Girona, Spain. The other two towns are Llafranc, only one kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north, and Tamariu, some four kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north. All three towns are part of the Costa Brava, the coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, in the comarca of Baix Empordà. It should not be confused with the larger, more commercialised resort of Calella, which is further south towards Barcelona, in the comarca of Maresme.[1]
Calella de Palafrugell has an excellent setting and, whilst busy in the summer season, it does not have the large hotels and mass tourism of other Costa Brava resorts such as
The town's origin is that of a fishing village, and its old maritime quarter, the Port Bo has been declared a cultural asset of national importance. This quarter retains the original layout of the village, with its traditional white porched buildings. It includes the complex of vaults, originally used to sew nets and auction fish, but now occupied by restaurants. The vaults are fronted by the beaches of Platja del Port de Malaspina and Platja de Portbò, which formed a natural fishing port and are still home to a fleet of small fishing boats. Also in Port Bo is the Sa Perola Interpretation Centre, housed in a former net dyeing house and now used as a tourist office and interpretation centre for the fishing industry and maritime heritage of the district.[2]
Calella de Palafrugell has a number of small coves and beaches linked via a well engineered coastal walk known as the Cami de Ronda, passing along the cliffs and through several tunnels on the way. From the north the first of the beaches is Platja del Canadell, with its beach restaurant. Platja del Port de Malaspina, Platja de Portbò and Platja d'en Calau are linked sandy coves located in the centre of Calella. These are followed by Platgeta d'en Cosme, Platje de Port Pelegri, Platja de Sant Roc and Platja del Golfet, the last of which is approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from central Calella.[1][3][4]
Beyond Platja del Golfet is the Cap Roig headland, where the
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References
- ^ a b c d Empordà Costa Brava - Sud (Map). 1:30,000. Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà. March 2012.
- ^ "Port Bo De Calella" (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Cami de Ronda Calella de Palafrugell". www.costabravaliving.net. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Vissir3 (Map). Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Castell de Cap Roig" (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Festival Jardins de Cap Roig". Enciclopedia.cat. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Bibliography
- Catalunya and the Costa Brava (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) ISBN 978-1-74059-381-6
- Costa Brava (Rough Guide Directions) ISBN 978-1-84353-439-6
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