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Feliu de Guíxols is an attractive town on the beach itself with a
selection of good quality family run hotels and private apartments. The
seafront has a very pleasant promenade lined with pavement cafes leading
to the harbour at the Northern end. It is situated at the southern end
of the Baix Empordà in the province of Girona. With a pleasant,
temperate climate, it is perfect holiday location throughout the year. This is a popular tourist resort for locals and it has now joined up northwards to the equally popular resort of S'Agaró, built round the Sant Pol Beach. There are wonderful coastal walks along the craggy coast, which is broken up by small bays and beaches of fine sand, with the area surrounded by hills with holm oak and pine. Sant Feliu de Guíxols is now a major tourist centre, but retaining its deep-rooted traditions, and the town has intense cultural and commercial activity all the year round. The town is named after the martyred African, Saint Feliu  Because
of the wealth generated by the nineteenth century cork industry, Sant
Feliu has some wonderful buildings. As it's prosperity increased, the
town grew around the Benedictine monastery whose ruins still stand, and
which now houses the town museum. An interesting group of Romanesque
buildings remain, formed by two towers and the Porta Ferrada (10th
Century). One of the most distinctive constructions of the town, it is a
protected historico-artistic monument. The history museum and the squat
round tower and tenth century arched gateway La Porta Ferrada are back
from the squareThe Toy History Museum, Sant Feliu de Guixols has a private collection belonging to Tomàs Plamore of than 2,500 toys dating from between 1870 and 1970, mostly made in Spain. Here you can follow the development of toys from tin to plastic. The Toy History Museum is at Rambla Antoni Vidal, 48-50 17220 Sant Feliu de Guíxols. Telephone +34 972 82 22 49 Sant Feliu de Guíxols is well placed for many interesting drives: The C-253 runs north along the coast to Platja d'Aro and Palamós, while the C-65 heads to the inland towns and villages. The GI-682 is a dramatic cliff top drive south to Tossa de Mar.
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Other sites which may be of interest: Sant Feliu de Guixols Tourist Office Guixols.net Sant Feliu de Guixols Beach information BlueFlag.org Map of Sant Feliu de Guixols: viamichelin.com Sarfa Buses - Sarfa.com Renfe Trains - renfe.es 5 day weather forecast for the area- bbc.co.uk/weather (select the nearest town) Route planner - viamichelin.com Translation of English to Spanish - spanishdict.com List of all Airlines & UK Airports serving every Spanish airport - Flights |
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