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Fornells may refer to: *Fornells, Menorca * Fornells de Mar, beach and bay in the Costa Brava (zipcode 17255) *Fornells de la Selva Fornells de la Selva is a municipality in the comarca of Gironès that forms part of the urban area of Girona. The northern boundary is with the municipality of Girona; the southern is with Riudellots de la Selva and Campllong; the east with Qua ..., suburb of Girona, 17458 *Fornells de Muntanya, hamlet near Planoles west of the Serra Cavallera, 17536 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornells, Menorca
Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Menorca, Spain. Fornells is estimated to have a population of about 1000 people which increases in the summer due to tourism. Fornells' native people are known as ''Fornellers'' in the Catalan language and in Spanish. History The village was founded to serve a small defensive watch tower, built at the beginning of the 17th century as a defence against the Barbary pirates for whom Fornells Bay provided the perfect safe haven. This watch tower proved to be insufficient, so in 1625 King Phillip IV of Spaiordered a castle to be added This project was not successful due to lack of funds. In 1637 the building project was recommenced as the castle of Sant Antoni. During construction, a small village was formed around the castle, occupied by construction workers and soldiers, this village becoming the basis of modern-day Fornells. During the 18th century the castle was held alternately by the British and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornells De Mar
Fornells de Mar (zipcode 17255), also known as Platja de Fornells or simply Fornells, is a village, bay and port on the Costa Brava and in the municipality of Begur, Catalonia, Spain. It lies between and Tamariu. It was formerly mainly a fishing village and there is still some fishing activity. Fornells is the site of the Port d'Aiguablava, a marina with 61 moorings operated by the Club Nàutic Aiguablava. Within Fornells itself there are, from north to south, the larger beach of ''Platja Fonda'', and the smaller coves of ''Cala n’Estasia'', ''Cala Port de ses Orats'', ''Cala d’en Malaret'' and ''Cala Port d’Esclanyà''. Further to the south lies the beach of '' Cala d'Aiguablava''. There are several hotels in Fornells village, including the large ''Hotel Aigua Blava''. The GR 92 long distance footpath, which runs the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through the village. To the north the path follows the incised coastline to near Platja Fonda before h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornells De La Selva
Fornells de la Selva is a municipality in the comarca of Gironès that forms part of the urban area of Girona. The northern boundary is with the municipality of Girona; the southern is with Riudellots de la Selva and Campllong; the east with Quart and Llambilles; and the west with Vilablareix and Aiguaviva. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 2,479. Transportation Fornells de la Selva is located 7 km south of Girona via the N-IIa. It also has its own railway station (with ticket sales currently closed) which is served by Renfe's Regional line from Barcelona and to Portbou Portbou () is a town in the Alt Empordà county, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of people (). Portbou is located near the French border in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off poin .... It is also 5 km from the Girona-Costa Brava Airport. References External links Government data pages Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |