Empuriabrava ( es, Ampuriabrava) is a community in the municipality of

Castelló d'Empúries Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres. In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Mart ...

, in the

Alt Empordà Alt Empordà (, "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà Emporda (from the official name in ca, Empordà, , name in es, Ampurdán, ) is a natural and historical region of Catalonia ...

(

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

province of Girona Girona (; es, Gerona ; french: Gérone) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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). It is located in the

Gulf of Roses The Gulf of Roses ( ca, Golf de Roses ) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalonia, Catalan coast of Spain. The bay is wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga River, Muga ...

, surrounded by the Natural Park of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà, 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 Castel ...

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

skydiving Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...

Transport and communications

Roads

From Europe: Crossing the French border by motorway AP-7 or state road N-II. The exit of the motorway is the nº 3. State road C-260, direction

Figueres Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu ...

. The road that takes to our municipality is the C-260, taking the Figueres-Roses exit, direction

Roses A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be e ...

. From Barcelona or Girona: By motorway AP-7 or state road N-II. The exit of the motorway is the nº 4. State road C-260, direction

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. The road that takes to our municipality is the C-260, taking the Figueres-Roses exit, direction Roses. From the Pyrenees: State road N-260, direction Figueres. After

Navata Navata is a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of Alt Empordà, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. References External links Government data pages
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, turn right, the road C-26 direction

. Then, the state road N-II direction France. The road that takes to our municipality is the C-260, taking the Figueres-Roses exit, direction Roses.

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

Train

The nearest train station ( RENFE) is in Figueres, 15 km from the municipality. From there, bus towards Castelló d'Empúries and Empuriabrava.

AVE ''Alta Velocidad Española'' (''AVE'') is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . As of December 2021, the Spanish high-speed rail network, on part of which the AVE s ...

and

TGV The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 19 ...

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

Airports

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

Ryanair Ryanair is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier founded in 1984. It is headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland and has its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. It forms the largest part of the Ryanair Holdings family ...

. 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. VHF Channel 9-16. 5000 moorings for boats of up to 26 m in length.

References

External links

Official Tourism WebInteractive Map Guide of Empuriabrava (Costa Brava)
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