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L'Escala - Empúries basic information:
Area:Catalonia>Girona-Costa Brava
Population: 9330
Tourist Office: Plaza de Les Escoles, 1 - 17130 L'Escala,
Girona, Tel. +34 972770603, Fax +34 972773385
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L'Escala is a Costa Brava village located between the bay of Montgo (Cala Montgó) and the South of the Gulf of Roses (Golfo de Roses), just beside the historical and archeological site of Empuries.
L'Escala is a fishing port, although recently it has become a tourist center. Fortunately, l'Escala has not lost its character and singularity, with all necessary infrastructure and tourist facilities..
What to do: you can enjoy L'Escala fine sand beaches, like El Codolar beach and Riells beach, where you can go scuba diving and explore interesting hidden coves and even a sunken boat ("Marmoler", at 42
metres). And concerning gastronomical pleasures, you can visit l'Escala restaurants and taste the Costa Brava traditional cooking, specially fresh fish, and the famous "anchoves de l'Escala" (Escala
anchoves)..
What to see:L'Escala is just beside the archeological site of Empurias, an ancient greek trading centre found in 550 BC. The Romans, under the command of Cornelius Scipion, occupied the town in 218 BC until
the 3rd century AD. So, you can visit nice examples of greek and roman town, not to be missed if you like cultural tourism.
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