Country Spain Comarca Alt Empordà Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 14 m Province Province of Girona | Autonomous community Catalonia Demonym(s) escalenc/escalenca Postal code 17130 Population 10,143 (2014) Local time Monday 2:39 AM | |
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North shore l escala girona spain
L'Escala (Spanish: La Escala) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala (bay) Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. The GE-513 road runs inland from the town.
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- North shore l escala girona spain
- Map of LEscala Province of Girona Spain
- L escala a charming fishing town on the costa brava
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Map of L'Escala, Province of Girona, Spain
The Alfolí de la Sal, also known as the Pòsit Vell, is a seventeenth-century warehouse formerly used to store the salt necessary to preserve fish landed at the port: it is now a protected historic-artistic monument. The ruins of Empúries are located on the territory of the municipality, with Phoenician and Roman remains dating from 580 BC.
L'Escala is the village of Víctor Català (pseudonym of Caterina Albert, 1869-1966) a famous novel writer.