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Sant Sebastià de la Guarda is a historical site located in the town of
Llafranc Llafranc (; ) is one of three coastal towns belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell, province of Girona, Spain, the other two being Calella de Palafrugell and Tamariu. It is part of the Costa Brava, the coastal region of northeastern Cata ...
in the
Baix Emporda Baix (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France. Geography Baix is located some south by southwest of Valence and northeast of Aubenas. Access to the commune is by the D86 road from L ...
region of
Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...
province. The site consists of an Iberian archeological site from the 6th-1st centuries B.C., a 15th-century watchtower and a 19th-century lighthouse on top of a small mountain 156m above the sea, which protected the region from pirate attacks and retains many of its original features. The watchtower allows for panoramic views of the
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 ...
coastline and contains a small museum that details the history of the monument and Llafranc area. The archeological site consists of a small
Iberian Iberian refers to Iberia. Most commonly Iberian refers to: *Someone or something originating in the Iberian Peninsula, namely from Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. The term ''Iberian'' is also used to refer to anything pertaining to the fo ...
village which was first discovered between 1958–1960, with excavations taking place between 1984-1987.Sant Sebastià de la Guarda pamphlet. Museu del Suro de Palafrugell.


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