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Cala Murtra

Cala Murtra

Located in the village of Roses, on the same road that leads to Cala Montjoi, in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus, this is an absolutely pristine creek that surprises the bather for its exuberance and excellent natural environment.

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Monastery Sant Pere de Rodes

Monastery Sant Pere de Rodes

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes, of uncertain origin, stands in all its majesty in Port de la Selva village, on the rocky slope of the Albera Mountains, at 517 mts, facing the sea. From the upper structures of the seventeenth century buildings you can enjoy stunning views of the north of Cap de Creus.

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Dolmen Creu Cobertella

Dolmen Creu Cobertella

All Ampurdán is rich in megalithic monuments, it is in fact the most zone in the Iberian peninsula. This dolmen, located just 1.5 km from Roses village, is the largest in Catalonia and is about 5000 years old.

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Moll Grec

Moll Grec

None of the Costa Brava beaches joins fun and archeology so closely as does Moll Grec (literally, ‘Greek dock’), located in Sant Martí d’Empúries, a small coastal village attached to l’Escala.

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Walter Benjamin Memorial, Portbou

Walter Benjamin Memorial, Portbou

Almost half century after Walter Benjamin death, the German government charges the prestigious artist Karavan a memorial monument dedicated to the philosopher, to be settled on the Costa Brava village where died: Portbou.

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Walter Benjamin in Portbou

Walter Benjamin in Portbou

Paris, May 1940. In a country controlled by pro-nazi Vichy government, which has just signed an armistice with the Third Reich, who is at the gates of the city, a man whose apartment has just been registered by the authorities, flees to the south. It is the Jewish German philosopher Walter Benjamin.

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Port Lligat

Port Lligat

Port Lligat Bay, with its thousand blue and brown colour shades, is one of the most beautiful and fascinating coves in the Costa Brava. It has an island located in front of it, which protects it from the tides and storms. Salvador Dali was its most famous inhabitant.

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Marine Cemetery, l’Escala

Marine Cemetery, l’Escala

Today we visited a very special place. We are in the marine cemetery of l’Escala, unique in its category in the Costa Brava. Located in the heart of the village, and a few meters from the sea (on Garbí street, 15), it remains intact between the buildings that surround this jewel of neoclassic art that [...]

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Portitxol Beach

Portitxol Beach

Portitxol beach, in L’Escala is a nice friendly beach of fine golden sand. Located just a few meters far away from the Archaeological Museum Empúries, it offers an attractive landscaped frame for swimmers, as it is surrounded, both east and west, by rock formations, cliffs and pine forests.

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Rubina Beach

Rubina Beach

Located in the natural marshland region of the Ampurdan, between Empuriabrava urbanization and the estuary of the Grau de Santa Margarida, Platja Rubina is a natural beach with very unique features that make it different from other beaches in the Costa Brava: among them, it allows swimming with dogs (in certain areas) and allows kitesurfing. [...]

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