Escala, L'

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L'Escala (Catalan pronunciation: [ləsˈkalə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala (bay) Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. The GE-513 road runs inland from the town. The Alfolí de la Sal, also known as the Pòsit Vell, is a seventeenth-century warehouse formerly used to store the salt necessary to preserve fish landed at the port: it is now a protected historic-artistic monument. The ruins of Empúries are located on the territory of the municipality, with Phoenician and Roman remains dating from 580 BC. L'Escala is the village of Víctor Català (pseudonym of Caterina Albert, 1869-1966) a famous novelist. The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through L'Escala on its stage between Sant Martí d'Empúries and Torroella de Montgrí.

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History

El municipio escalense comprende los núcleos de población de La Escala —capital municipal—, Las Corts de Ampurias (Les Corts), Camps dels Pilans, Ampurias (Empúries), La Palanca, San Martín de Ampurias (Sant Martí d'Empúries), La Coma y Sinclaus (Cinc Claus).

En su término se hallan las ruinas de la antigua ciudad greco-romana de Ampurias. En 2022 contaba con una población de 10520 habitantes (INE).

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Trails and hiking

•Camí de Ronda

•Sender Històric: Catalunya (GR 1, 400 km)

•El Camí IT7TR5 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses (CC-C)

•Catalunya E06 (GR 92, 20 km)

•Catalunya E05 (GR 92, 20 km)

Routes passing through Escala, L'

1 - Ruta per la plana de l'Empordà Recorrido señalizado de 184 km, de Gualta a Torroella de Montgrí, por 31 pueblos. 31 villages · 185 km · Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà PirineXus Recorrido señalizado de 735 km, de Palafrugell a Mont-ras, por 56 pueblos. 56 villages · 736 km · EuroVelo Ruta de l'Escala - Empúries al Fluvià Recorrido señalizado de 48 km, de Escala, L' a Albons, por 5 pueblos. 5 villages · 49 km · Consell Comarcal de l'Alt Empordà

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Famous people

•Caterina Albert, escritora española

•Valery Fernández Estrada, futbolista español

•Martí Sureda i Deulovol, arquitecto español

•Salomó Marquès i Sureda

•Anna Maria Adroer, historiadora y arqueóloga española

•Assumpció Vila Mitjà, arqueóloga española

•Josep Tero, cantante español en lengua catalana

•Ferran Says i Casadellà, compositor español

Town hall

Alcaldía: Josep Bofill Testart

Web oficial: http://www.lescala.cat/

Town hall of Escala, L'

Alcaldía: Josep Bofill Testart Web oficial: http://www.lescala.cat/

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