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It has a promenade with beautiful summer houses from the early 20th century. The beach is divided in two by the Roca Fosca, a large black rock that juts out into the sea and gives its name to the beach. Oriented to the east-southeast, it has a total length of 497 m and an average width of 40 m, made up of fine, medium, coarse sand and gravel. The slope into the sea is not very steep, and the seabed is sandy. It has all kinds of services, a first aid station, surveillance and rental of equipment for recreational and aquatic activities. It has access ramps for people with reduced mobility and a car park.
La Fosca is a neighbourhood of the town of Palamós and a beach on the Costa Brava, located in the comarca of Baix Empordà and the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. La Fosca is situated between the port of Palamós and the fishing settlement of S'Alguer. The town is by-passed by the C31 which connects the coastal towns of the central Costa Brava with Girona. Palafrugell lies 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the north and Castell-Platja d'Aro 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the south.
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