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Calella De Palafrugell is a relaxed, attractive, low-rise former fishing village with a prosperous feel, packed in summer with lots of Spanish families and independent car-driving visitors.
Measuring around 2 mls by 1 ml, the town stretches from the rocky headland of Punta de la Torre in the E to the El Golfet area in the SW. It is built on a gentle slope, so the visitor's first impression is of an attractive jumble of red-tiled roofs with a simple white church tower jutting up from the old centre. The buildings are mostly traditional, white or pastel coloured and well maintained, with more modern developments up the hillside, camouflaged by thick pine trees. The main road runs round the resort, with most accommodation S of it, closer to the sea or dotted on the hillside. The El Golfet area comprises low-rise apartments and has only 1 bar/restaurant and a supermarket. It can get windy in this area, with the Tramontana wind from the N and Garbi from SW. Locality: Calella De Palafrugell is located in NE Spain, on the Mediterranean coast, midway along the Costa Brava. It is 2½ mls from the inland town of Palafrugell, 79 mls NE of Barcelona, 88 mls NE of Barcelona's airport, 26 mls E of Gerona and 31 mls E of Gerona's airport. Calella De Palafrugell is set on a sloping site above a wide bay consisting of a series of rocky inlets backed by pine-clad hills. Formigues Islands are visible off the coast. |
