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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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Llançà is a small town of 4,900 people (2018) on the coast of northern Catalonia, Spain. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and is a pre-stage in the Catalan Way of St. James, which formally starts in El Port de la Selva, if you want to access the route by train, Llancà is the closest railway and you can do your first Stage until el Port de la Selva, or even to Sant Pere de Rodes monastery.
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Santa Maria del Port de Llançà
Built at the end of the 17th century, in the year 1691, as it appears on the arch of the door. It is said that the construction of this temple was the work of the sailor Joan-Lluís Tresserres, as a promise made on the high seas and in gratitude for having been saved from a severe storm at sea.
Església de Sant Vicenç
The place and the church of Llançà appear in documentation from the 10th century as a possession of the abbey of Sant Pere de Rodes. In 1782 a monumental baroque altarpiece was commissioned from the sculptor Vicenç Real, from the city of Vic, in 1787 the organ, chest of drawers, images, etc. were acquired. During the Spanish Civil War, it was destroyed and turned into barracks. Once the war was over, was restored and worship also restored
The old Castell-Palau de l'Abat was used as the residence of the lords of Sant Pere de Rodes, and as a place where justice was administered. It was one of the most emblematic and important architectural elements of the Walled Town. At the beginning of the 17th century, its dimensions were reduced by the construction of the church of Sant Vicenç. The location of the church caused the division of what until then was known as the great "Castell-Palau de l'Abat". The remains still present today are the battlements, the barrel vaults of the prison and the stable, and the well dug into the rock of the central courtyard. We can even still find the coat of arms of Sant Pere de Rodes stamped at the top of the entrance door, with the date 1677.
Museu de l'Aquarel·la
Antic campanar de la Plaça
It has a length of 380 m and an average width of 20 m, with very coarse sand and a gentle entrance slope. It remains practically virgin. It does not have any type of service.
It has a length of 166 m and an average width of 17 m, of coarse sand and gravel.
It is embedded under the same fence of the N-260 road. It is 7 m long and 12 m wide, with coarse sand and gravel.
It is 160 meters long and 34 meters wide, with medium-grained sand and a very steep entrance to the water. It is bordered to the north and south by two stretches of rock.
Oriented to the east, it has a length of 30 m and an average width of 5 m, with fine sand and a moderate entrance to the water. No services available.
wedged between the cliffs and the N-260 road. Oriented to the east, it has a length of 27 m and an average width of 9 m, of coarse sand, gravel and pebbles, and a moderate entrance slope to the water.
It has a length of 95 m and an average width of 15 m, medium-grained sand and a moderate entrance slope to the water.In 2021, the Llançà City Council enabled this beach for dogs.
Platja de l'Aigua
Oriented to the northeast, it has a length of 44 m and an average width of 14 m, of gravel and pebbles,[2] and a moderate entrance slope to the water.
It has a length of 361 m and an average width of 24 m, with very coarse sand and a very steep entrance to the water. It is flanked along its entire length by the tree-lined promenade, in which there are restaurants, bars and other shops, and a Tourist office. It has showers, toilets, surveillance, daily cleaning, a Red Cross point and, in the summer months, a tent that acts as a public library.
Platja de la Gola
it has a length of 40 m and an average width of 20 m, of coarse and gravelly sands,[ and a steep entrance to the water. It is oriented to the east. There is free parking right next door.
It is about 25 m long, made up of sand and pebbles, with a moderate entrance to the water. Oriented to the northeast, it is sheltered from the north wind. The name comes from the extraction of stone coal that existed in this area in the 18th century
It has a length of 70 m and an average width of 8 m, made of gray gravel. Rocks in the water form natural pools. It is accessed via the Ronda trail
It has a length of 80 m and an average width of 8 m, of coarse sand and pebbles, with a steep entrance to the water. It is accessed via the Ronda trail. It does not have a lifeguard service or other services
Facing south-east, it has a length of 45 m and an average width of 8 m, of sand, gravel and pebbles and a steep entrance to the water. On the south side, a rocky plateau that goes into the sea becomes a trampoline for the kids.
It has a length of 97 m and an average width of 15 m, formed with very coarse sand and a steep entrance to the water. Formally, Farella and Farella del Mig differ, two beaches that, although they form a single unit, are separated by a small rocky promontory that juts out into the sea. The resulting complex is a 260 m long beach.
it is a semi-urban beach that borders the Farella beach to the north, separated by a small rocky promontory that goes into the sea, and to the south it continues towards the Tonyines beach. It has a length of 97 m and an average width of 15 m, made up of fine sand and gravel, it has an entrance slope to the gentle water. It is oriented to the southeast.
It has a length of 90 m and an average width of 25 m, consisting of very coarse sand and pebbles, with a moderate entrance slope to the water. It is oriented to the southeast.
It has a length of 65 m and an average width of 10 m, made of coarse gray sand, it is oriented to the northeast.
It is a fairly closed beach and protected from the open sea by sections of rocks to the north and south. It is framed by a cliff in a semicircle. It has a length of 140 m and an average width of 25 m, with very coarse sand and a very steep entrance to the water. It has no services, although there are a couple of kiosks in the summer. In front of the beach, towards the north, there are the Falcó islands, a group of rocks very close to the coast that are ideal for diving.
2 Michelin stars.
By bus
Sarfa operates a daily service direct from Barcelona to Cadaques. The timetable changes depending on the season.
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