Empuriabrava () is a community in the municipality of

Castelló d'Empúries Castelló d'Empúries () is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Province of Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres. History In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the County of Empúries, Emp ...

, in the

Alt Empordà Alt Empordà (; ; "Upper Empordà") is a Comarques of Catalonia, comarca (county) located in the Comarques Gironines, Girona region, in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of two comarques into which Empordà was divided by the comarca division of Catalo ...

(

Costa Brava The Costa Brava (; ; "Wild Coast" or "Rough Coast") is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. Sources differ on the exact definition of the Costa Brava. Usually it can be regarded as stretching from the town of Blanes, northeas ...

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). It is located in the Gulf of Roses, surrounded by the

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, and is the largest residential marina in Europe, with some 24 km of navigable waterways. Originally built on a

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, Empuriabrava was transformed into a tourist community, initially planned in 1964 and completed in 1975. The town has more than 40 km of canals and a seasonal, summer population of around 80,000. The

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Sant Martí d'Empúries Sant Martí d'Empúries is an entity of the town of L'Escala. It is located next to the ruins of Empúries or Empòrion. Ancient Greeks established the settlement in the 6th century BC. It was the county seat until 1079 Empúries moved to Cas ...

is nearby. Its

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(

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-code LEAP), immediately to the north of the town, offers a variety of

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with services for all levels of

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Transport and communications

Roads

Empuriabrava can be accessed by motorway AP-7 or state road N-II, then via state road C-260, taking the Figueres-Roses exit in the direction

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Bus

*Bus from Barcelona: Barcelona-Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava. *Bus from Girona: Girona-Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava. *Bus from Girona Airport: Aeroport de Girona-Empuriabrava (summer only). *Bus from Barcelona Airport: Bus Barcelona Airport - Figueres and after bus Figueres - Castelló d’Empúries - Empuriabrava

Train

The nearest train station (

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) is in Figueres, 15 km from the municipality. From there, there is a bus towards Castelló d'Empúries and Empuriabrava.

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and

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trains arrive at the Figueres-Vilafant railway station. From there, there are buses to the principal bus station in Figueres, from which there are buses to Castelló d'Empúries and Empuriabrava.

Airports

*Girona Airport: The nearest airport is Girona-Costa Brava, an important base for

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. During the summer season, a bus to the town is available. Additionally, the major international airport at Barcelona-El Prat is located 160 km to the south, around two hours by car. *Empuriabrava Aerodrome: In Empuriabrava there is also an aerodrome,

Skydive Empuriabrava Skydive Empuriabrava is the brand that has been commercially operating Empuriabrava Aerodrome (on the Empuriabrava residential estate of the town of Castelló d'Empúries, Costa Brava, Girona (province), Girona province, Catalonia, Spain) since ...

Boat

*Port of Empuriabrava: 42° 14′ Latitude N – 3° 08′ Length E, accommodating 5,000 moorings for boats of up to in length.

References

External links

Official Tourism WebInteractive Map Guide of Empuriabrava (Costa Brava)
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