Calella de Palafrugell
human settlement in Palafrugell, Baix Empordà, Comarques Gironines, Spain
Calella de Palafrugell is one of three coastal towns belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The other two towns are Llafranc, only one kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north, and Tamariu, some four kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north. All three towns are part of the Costa Brava, the coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, in the comarca of Baix Empordà. It should not be confused with the larger, more commercialised resort of Calella, which is further south towards Barcelona, in the comarca of Maresme.
Calella de Palafrugell has an excellent setting and, whilst busy in the summer season, it does not have the large hotels and mass tourism of other Costa Brava resorts such as Lloret de Mar. The town has a number of good standard hotels, apartments and, at a distance from the beach, some campsites. Like much of the section of the Costa Brava, north of Palamos and south of L'Estartit, Calella has moved steadily upmarket in recent times and offers some high quality restaurants and hotels - at prices to match. The beaches are Blue Flag standard. Calella de Palafrugell is a destination dominated by apartments blocks set just back enough not to be seen from the beach.
The town's origin is that of a fishing village, and its old maritime quarter, the Port Bo has been declared a cultural asset of national importance.
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