Castell-Platja d'Aro

Prehistory:

The first evidence of human habitation are a number of tombs dating from the Neolithic era 2500 BC in the Pinell area. Around 2000 BC, towards the end of the Neolithic period, groups of humans settled in the mountains of Treumal and Vallvanera. There are a number of monuments from this period, including the menhir of Vallbanera and the dolmen Cova dels Moros ("Cove of the Moors").

Roman times:

Roman ruins were discovered at the Vila de Pla de Palol dating from the 1st-4th Centuries AD. These occupy an area of 10,000 m2 (2+1⁄2 acres), and retain the majority of the patios and open spaces. The villa was part of a large agricultural estate including vineyards. It also exported clay for the manufacture of ceramics that were later exported by sea from the natural harbor of Cove Rovira.

Middle Ages:

From the 9th century the countryside started to recover from Sarracen raids and the repopulation of the Vall d'Aro began. The first arrivals were farmers. In 781 Charlemagne offered the Bishop of Girona the territory of the Vall d'Aro. The first documented reference of Platja d'Aro, in its original name of Fanals d'Amunt, appears in 968.

King Lothair I confirmed his possessions to Sunyer, the Abbot of the monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, including Fanals d'Amunt and its church. The origin of Castell d'Aro is the Castle of Benedormiens. The Castle was first documented in 1041, when the religious authorities, the local Knights and Nobles granted the monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols the safekeeping of the castle with the obligation to protect all the Vall d'Aro, of which Fanals was an important part. In 1585 a new church was built in Fanals de Baix, the present Fanals d'Aro. A new settlement grew around this building deserting the older Fanals d'Amunt. In 1774 an extension was completed to the Church of Fanals d'Aro.

Modern:

During the following centuries only one municipality existed, in 1858 the area was divided with Romanyà, Bell-lloc, Santa Cristina d'Aro and Solius becoming separate from Castell d'Aro and Fanals d'Aro. This is regarded as the official creation of the two cities, Santa Cristina de Aro and Castell d'Aro. In 1843 the district was characterized by high rents, a centralized municipal model with limited suffrage. The elections of 1869 reflected the federal and republican character of Empordà and Fanals. As a result, constitutional guarantees were suspended and disarmament of the popular military service ordered by Central Government. The federalists took up arms supported by the inhabitants of Fanals, they participated in the Foc de Bisbal, where they faced a number of government forces.

Between 1892 and 1969, Castell d'Aro was connected to the city of Girona and the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols by the narrow gauge Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway.

The architect Rafael Masó Valentí was instructed by the Ensesa family to design a new residential estate at S'Agaró. It was designed as a self-contained garden city. At the same time swimming pools at Sant Pol were built as well as the luxurious Monumental Hotel and the Hotel Gavina. In 1962 as part of new tourist development the municipality changed its name from Fanals d'Aro to Platja d'Aro. The council moved their offices at the same time from Castell d'Aro to Platja d'Aro. The town sought to promote itself internationally; in 1964 an offer was made for a week holiday to 50 couples celebrating their silver wedding anniversary. Another campaign focused on honeymooners with the slogan "love is found in Platja d'Aro".

In 1970 the City Council, owner of the Castle of Benedormiens de Castell d'Aro, ordered its first restoration. The oldest part was conserved dating from the 12th century. In 1978 a Carnival Fiesta and in 1979 the first democratic Council was elected. In 1983 the rooms of the Castle of Benedormiens were altered for exhibition space. In 1995 the old nucleus of Castell was declared as an official area of interest and conservation area by the Generalitat de Catalunya, together with S'Agaró.

•Cova Mas Palet dels Llops

•Menhir Mas Ros

•Torre Valentina

•Masia Bas

•Pla de Palol

•Mirador del Ronquillo

•Punta d'en Ramis

•Cavall Bernat

•Mercadillo de Platja d'Aro — Avinguda de Castell d'Aro (Fr 08-14:00)

•Camí de Ronda

•Puig del Cargol (SL-C 26, 6.170 km)

•Puig ses Forques (SL-C 27, 7.540 km)

•Santa Maria de Bell-lloc (SL-C 28, 6.530 km)

•Roques Martines (SL-C 30, 4.430 km)

•Santa Maria de Fenals (SL-C 31, 5.580 km)

•Ruta del carrillet II: "St. Feliu-Girona" (VV2)

•Catalunya E09 (GR 92, 17 km)

•Marc Lamuà Estañol, político español

A mediados de siglo XIX Castillo de Aro y Santa Cristina de Aro se segregaron como municipios independientes. Hasta aquel momento formaban una misma bailía, la batllia de la Vall d'Aro. A continuación se enumeran los Alcaldes de Castell i Platja d'Aro (inicialmente Castell d'Aro i Fanals d'Aro), desde mediados de siglo XIX.

Pere Presas: 21-IV-1857 al 4-II-1859 (alcalde durante la segregación)

Narcís Bas: 4-II-1859 al 1-I-1861

Narcís Dausà: 1-I-1861 al 1-I-1863

Joan Dalmau: 1-I-1863 al 1-I-1865

Pere Ros: 1-I-1865 al 4-X-1868

Pere Roura: 4-X-1868 al 12-XI-1869.

Llorenç Aurich: 12-XI-1869 al 13-I-1870.

Anton Bussot: 13-I-1870 al 1-I-1872.

Isidre Sitjar: 1-I-1872 al 9-V-1874.

Pere Calvet: 9-V-1874 al 1-III-1877.

Pere Presas: 1-III-1877 al 30-VIII-1877. (Substituido por Llorenç Aurich hasta 1-VII-1879).

Llorenç Aurich i Ruscalleda: 1-IX-1879 al 1-VII-1881.

Joan Barceló i Ros: 1-VII-1881 al 1-VII-1883.

Narcís Font i Albertí: 1-VII-1883 al 1-VII-1885.

Pere Basart i Ros: 1-VII-1885 al 1-VII-1887.

Joan Oliver i Pugnau: 1-VII-1887 al 1-I-1890.

Marià Presas i Carbonell: 1-I-1890 al 1-I-1891.

Pere Barnés i Miret: 1-I-1891 al 1-I-1894.

Josep Calvet i Bas: 1-I-1894 al 1-VII-1895.

Josep Simón i Roselló: 1-VII-1895 al 4-V-1896.

Jaume Reixach i Poch: 10-V-1896 al 1-VII-1897.

Josep Paradeda i Sagué: 1-VII-1897 al 20-III-1898.

Josep Simón i Roselló: 20-III-1898 al 6-IV-1899.

Josep Paradeda i Sagué: 6-IV-1899 al 1-VII-1899.

Narcís Sais Cruañas: 1-VII- 1899 al 7-IX-1900.

Josep Calvet i Bas: 7-VII-1900 al 25-I-1901.

Narcís Sais Cruañas: 25-II-1901 al 1-IX-1902.

Jaume Bas i Pugnau: 1-IX-1902 al 1-I-1906.

Tomàs Presas i Carbonell: 1-I-1906 al 18-IX-1906.

Emili Riera i Isern: 1-XI-1906 al 1-VII-1909.

Joan Oliver i Riembau: 1-VII-1909 al 1-I-1912.

Joan Vergeli i Cruañas: 1-I-1912 al 1-I-1914.

Joan Bussot i Carbonell: 1-I-1914 al 1-I-1916.

Josep Agustí i Oliver: 1-I-1916 al 1-I-1918.

Narcís Ramell i Maspoch: 1-I-1918 al 3-XI-1918.

Lluís Barnés i Masferrer: 3-XI-1918 al 1-IV-1920.

Josep Agustí i Oliver: 1-IV-1920 al 1-IV-1922.

Josep Bas i Casademont: 1-IV-1922 al 3-X-1923.

Josep Agustí i Oliver: 3-X-1923 al 12-IV-1924.

Joan Oliver i Riembau: 12-IV-1924 al 18-IX-1924.

Lluís Barnés i Masferrer: 18-IX-1924 al 26-II-1930.

Josep Bas i Casademont: 26-II-1930 al 17-IV-1931.

Joan Cama i Dausà: 17-IV-1931 al 1-II-1934.

Joan Vergeli i Cruañas: 1-II-1934 al 21-X-1936.

Joan Villa i Romeu: 21-X-1936 al 6-II-1937.

Joan Cama i Dausà: 6-II-1937 al 23-IV-1939.

Martí Basart i Sala: 23-IV-1939 al 7-V-1939.

Narcís Bas i Mató: 5 al 28-VIII-1939.

Miquel Albertí i Cama: 4-IX-1939 al 24-IX-1942.

Narcís Bas i Mató: 25-IX-1942 al 25-I-1958.

Pere Bas i Sabat: 2-II-1958 al 19-VI-1958.

Joan Cargol i Pérez: 19-VI-1958 al 24-IV-1978.

Jordi Albertí i Costa: 24-IV-1978 al 19-IV-1979.

Ramir Pons i Cruañas: 19-IV-1979 al 30-VI-1987.

Anicet Clara i Pijoan: 30-VI-1987 al 30-VI-1991.

Joan Giraut i Cot: 30-VI-1991 al 17-IX-2009.

Dolors Padilla Richard: 17-IX-2009 al 11-IV-2011.

Joan Giraut i Cot: 11-IV-2011 al 15-VI-2019.

Maurici Jiménez Ruiz: 15-VI-2019 al - ? -

Evolución de la deuda viva:

El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial.

La deuda viva municipal por habitante en 2014 ascendía a 19 552 €.​

13 paradas de autobús en el municipio:

•Platja d'Aro, Sarfa estació

•Platja d'Aro - Parc d'Aro (Dir. Palafrugell)

•Platja d'Aro, Politur (Dir. Palamós)

•Calonge, Comptat Sant Jordi (Dir. Palamós)

•Platja d'Aro, Parc d'Aro (dir. St. Feliu)

•Platja d'Aro, Politur (Dir. Girona)

•Calonge, Comptat Sant Jordi (Dir. Girona))

•Calonge, Camping Internacional (Dir. Girona)

•Farmacia Farmàcia Utzet Civit, M. Victòria — Avinguda del Cavall Bernat 95

•Farmacia Farmàcia Sala Calsina, Montserrat — Avinguda Costa Brava 2

•Farmacia Farmàcia Vilchez Ruiz-Gimenez, Ana — Avinguda del Castell d'Aro 14

•Farmacia Farmàcia Felez Vidal — Avinguda de la Platja 68

•Farmacia Farmàcia de Benito Vergés, Alejandro — Avinguda s'Agaró 55

•Clínica Bofill

•Farmacia Farmàcia Miquel Casals, Maria — Carrer de Santiago Rusiñol