Fornells de Mar

Coordinates: 41°56′15.36″N 3°12′57.60″E / 41.9376000°N 3.2160000°E / 41.9376000; 3.2160000
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Fornells de Mar
Village, bay and port
Aiguablava
Fornells de Mar is located in Province of Girona
Fornells de Mar
Fornells de Mar
Fornells de Mar is located in Catalonia
Fornells de Mar
Fornells de Mar
Fornells de Mar is located in Spain
Fornells de Mar
Fornells de Mar
Coordinates: 41°56′15.36″N 3°12′57.60″E / 41.9376000°N 3.2160000°E / 41.9376000; 3.2160000
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaBaix Empordà
MunicipalityBegur
Elevation
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Fornells de Mar (zipcode 17255), also known as Platja de Fornells or simply Fornells, is a village, bay and port on the Costa Brava and in the municipality of Begur, Catalonia, Spain. It lies between Sa Tuna [ca] and Tamariu. It was formerly mainly a fishing village and there is still some fishing activity.[1][2][3]

Fornells is the site of the Port d'Aiguablava, a marina with 61 moorings operated by the Club Nàutic Aiguablava. Within Fornells itself there are, from north to south, the larger beach of Platja Fonda, and the smaller coves of Cala n’Estasia, Cala Port de ses Orats, Cala d’en Malaret and Cala Port d’Esclanyà. Further to the south lies the beach of Cala d'Aiguablava. There are several hotels in Fornells village, including the large Hotel Aigua Blava.[3][4][5]

The

cork oak forests to the resort of Tamariu.[3]

The Torras i Arruga family has several luxury estates around the Platja Fonda.[citation needed]

Gallery

  • The shoreline
    The shoreline
  • The marina
    The marina
  • The bay of Aiguablava viewed from the village
    The bay of Aiguablava viewed from the village
  • The village viewed from above
    The village viewed from above
  • The village beach
    The village beach

References

  1. ^ Joel Stratte-McClure - The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean 2008 0977586650 "A stone path leads to the Fishing and Biodiversity Marine Reserve in Ses Negres and beyond that to the delightful whitewashed villages of Sa Riera, Aiguafreda, Sa Tuna, Fornells de Mar, Aigua Blava, Tamariu, Llafranc and Calella de ..."
  2. ^ Cinco historias del mar 8423351246 Josep Pla - 2016 "Por entonces, querido amigo, vivíamos en Fornells —no en el Fornells de Menorca, que es un sitio destemplado y árido, sino en el Fornells de nuestro país, que es abrigado y dulcísimo—. Luego de tanto vagabundear por el mundo y de ..."
  3. ^ a b c Empordà Costa Brava - Sud (Map). 1:30,000. Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà. March 2012.
  4. ^ "Port d'Aiguablava". www.catalunya.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Fornells". Visit Begur. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.