Escala, L'
Girona · Cataluña
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.
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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Festivals
November 2026
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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'
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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How to get there
- 🚗 38 km from Girona (about 27 min by car)
- 🚗 78 km from Breda (about 55 min by car)
- 🚗 132 km from Sabadell (about 93 min by car)
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- ✈️ 49 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 35 min by car)
- ✈️ 158 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 112 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 0.4 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 0.5 km away
- Caixabank · 1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Gadcar · 0.5 km away
- EMPURIES OILS · 0.7 km away
- Esclatoil · 1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Oficina de Turisme · 1 km away
- AE224- L'Escala · 1.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1.4 km away
- Punta de l'Olla · 1.5 km away
- Viewpoints · 1.5 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Platja dels Riells · 0.5 km away
- Piscina Municipal · 1.1 km away
- Platja Port d'en Perris · 1.4 km away
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