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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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El Port de la Selva is a small fishing town on the northern Costa Brava, in the comarca of Alt Empordà, on the rugged coast of Cap de Creus. Set around a natural bay and working harbour, it mixes whitewashed houses, a long town beach and a relaxed seaside atmosphere. The area is popular for hiking, sailing and diving within the Cap de Creus Natural Park, and is dominated by the spectacular Romanesque monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes in the surrounding hills. It is a stage in the Catalan Way of St. James.
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Main sights: Cenobi of which we already have news in 878, when it was a humble monastic cell. During the first half of the 10th century, it was already an independent abbey. In the 11th and 12th centuries the monastery adopted its main configuration, although it was the subject of successive reforms throughout its long history, which ended in 1835 when it is definitively abandoned, due to looting and confiscation. The most important element of the monument is the church, a key work and unique of its kind within the Catalan Romanesque. The central nave of the basilica is of exceptional decorative richness and grandeur. The capitals, of the caliphal type, are of the Corinthian tradition or with interlacing and are considered among the best sculptural pieces of the 11th century. Also noteworthy are the defensive tower (10th century, reformed 14th century) and the bell tower (end of the 11th century) as well as the 2 superimposed cloisters and the remains of pictorial wall decoration
Perched atop a rugged cliff overlooking the Mediterranean, Castell de Verdera commands attention with its formidable presence. Dating back to the 11th century, this imposing fortress boasts a rich history intertwined with tales of knights, kings, and conquests. With its strategic location near the French border, it served as a crucial defensive stronghold during medieval times. Today, visitors can wander through its ancient walls, exploring towers, courtyards, and sweeping vistas of the surrounding coastline.
El Pont Vell
Bridge dated around the 15th century and with 17th-century reforms.
The church of Sant Baldiri is a work built in the 18th century, on the remains of an old high-medieval church, which is in a dilapidated state. The activity of this hermitage is understood as that of a religious centre and economic of the numerous farmhouses scattered across the Cap de Creus mountains. Archaeological excavations confirm that it was continuously inhabited from the end of the 6th century until the end of the 19th century.
Sant Fruitós de la Vall
Sant Fructuós was a monastic cell that already existed in the 9th century. Mass is only said there in the summer months.
Església de Santa Helena de Rodes
The church of Santa Helena, initially known as Santa Creu, is documented since 974. In 1527, Santa Helena was added to the parish of Sant Esteve de Mata, now Sant Sebastià, in Selva de Mar. In 1725 the temple was in poor condition. In 1820 the last meeting was held there.
In 1742, during a visit from Bishop Bastero, he was asked for permission to build a new church. In 1944, the Bishop of Girona inaugurated the post-war reconstruction, and in 1962, the expansion and modernization was reopened.
A small village made up of around thirty houses and farmhouses arranged in short, narrow and steep streets, mostly cobbled and cut into the natural rock, it is believed to have been formed when the town of Santa Creu de Rodes was abandoned. Within the nucleus, the church of Sant Fruitós stands out, dating from the 17th century, although with mentions already in the 9th century, and the set of houses from the 17th-19th centuries, a paradigm of popular architecture.
Far de s'Arenella
It was projected in the 1904 coastal and harbour lighting reform plan. It was built by an 1891 initiative led by the Sociedad de Salvamento de Náufragos de Girona. It was inaugurated on the night of December 16, 1913. The characteristic light of this lighthouse is a white light signal with a flash of 1 second every 5 seconds (L 1 oc 4). The focal plane is 22 metres above sea level and its nominal night range is 13 nautical miles.
Located in an urbanised area. Oriented to the north, it is made up of gray sand and gravel. It has a length of 48 m and an average width of 24 m. In front of the beach is the island of Robert's Planasses.
Located in an urbanised area about 4 km away from the town. Oriented to the northeast, it is made up of grey-coloured gravel. It has a length of 43 m and a width of 11 m. It does not have any service.
Located in an urbanised area, next to the tip of s'Arenella, where the s'Arenella Lighthouse is. It has a length of 32 m and an average width of 14 m, made up of gravel and pebbles.
Oriented to the northeast, it has a length of 197 m and an average width of 29 m, made up of sand and gravel. On the northernmost stretch of the beach there is an area for dogs. It does not have any services or infrastructure, but behind the beach there is a campsite with a bar and a restaurant.
Located in a residential environment, in the bay of Port de la Selva. It is 26 m long and 10 m wide, made up of sand and gravel.
It has a length of 52 m and a width of 8 m, made up of gravel and pebbles. Surrounded by a leafy pine forest.
It is a semi-urban beach in the municipality of Port de la Selva (Alt Empordà), located to the west of the Ribera beach, from which it is separated by the Ribera de la Selva and Hostal Càmping l'Arola. It is 70 m long and 7 m wide, made up of sand, gravel and pebbles.
It is an urban beach in the bay of Port de la Selva, which constitutes a natural refuge. It stretches along the town, flanked by a tree-lined promenade, from Port del Port de la Selva in the east, to the Selva stream. It has a length of 522 m and an average width of 30 m, medium-grained sand and a gentle entrance slope. It has showers, surveillance, cleaning service, kiosk, kayak rental and, on the promenade, numerous bars and restaurants. There is a car park at the foot of the beach and some ramps, so it is easily accessible for people with reduced mobility. It has an area for dogs.
It is an urban beach. Oriented to the west, it has a length of 57 m and an average width of 19 m, formed by pebbles. The slope at the entrance to the sea is not very steep and the bottom is very rocky. It has a lifeguard service and bar service, showers and is accessible to people with reduced mobility, thanks to the access walkway. In addition, it is very good for anchoring and practising water sports. It has obtained the badge of Environmental Quality.
It is a beach in an urbanised environment. Oriented to the west, it is 11.6 m long and 11.6 m wide, made of pebbles.
It is framed between Cap Mitjà and the island of Sant Andreu, on the eastern margin, and the tip of Bot Nou, on the western margin, within the Cap de Creus Natural Park. It faces north and is very protected by the two rocky walls that flank it. It has a length of 79 m and an average width of 22 m, formed by coarse-grained sand. Nudism is practiced there.
Alt phone: +34 972 19 42 33. Privileged views, guaranteed value for money, guided tours with food pairings, classical music concerts, local gastronomic products.
alt phone: +34 972 208 027.
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