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The city of Sant Feliu de Guixols is situated in the centre of the Costa Brava. Its climate can be considered as spring time during 365 days of the year. Surrounded by natural landscapes with cliffs finishing in paradisiacal beaches;- some of them are only accessible from the sea by boat therefore the name of "Costa Brava" (wild coast). In Sant Feliu de Guixols you can find a fishing and a sport harbour. The city has a large sea-promenade surrounded by pine trees and palms. There is an open market-place where fresh vegetables and fruits are sold, and in another, closed one, where you can buy fresh fish caught the night before by our small fisher fleet. The city has also a municipal theatre, a indoor sports place and indoor swimming pool. Sant Feliu is considered a very peaceful and familiar place. Only 3 car-minutes away is the city of "Playa de Aro", famous for its night-life, especially among the youth. Diversion is assured. We also have historical monuments, as for example, the Romanesque church and with monastery, museums and other interesting buildings. The restaurants in this area are recognized for there good Mediterranean cooking, based on fresh fish and meat of excellent quality. Our geographic situation is privileged for being near the french frontier (one hour by car), one car-hour from the city of Barcelona and 30 minutes from the city of Girona with its airport, railway and bus connections. San Feliu de Guixols. This is already the coast of Baix Emporda and the countryside remains rugged as far as Begur, in the way it is typical for La Selva. As from that of Pals, the beaches are open and level. In Sant Feliu, there was an Iberian settlement on which the town, a clerical foundation, was built. It dates from the 12C and stands on the site of the Benedictine Monastery of Sant Feliu. From the observation platform of Sant Elm, the whole bay can be overlooked. It had a lot of maritime traffic and cork industries which made it into the second most important town of L'Empordà in the 14C. Impressive are the church and other elements of the old Romanesque monastery with the famous Porta Ferrada, a beautiful, perhaps Mozarab portico of the 11C. Along the beautiful promenade, the modernist buildings of the Casino dels Nois and Can Patxot deserve attention. There is a museum with archaeological objects, ceramics, etc. Its sandy beach next to the anchorage is a twin of the one at Sant Pol, 3km away. Sant Feliu de Guixols is an eminently Mediterranean town situated at the heart of the Costa Brava and surrounded by hills with woods of pine and holm oak, which has become an important holiday resort offering visitors a wide range of services. All year round Sant Feliu has an intense commercial activity, and the municipal council organises numerous leisure and cultural activities, in addition to maintaining the town's most deeply-rooted traditions. Thanks to its pleasant, temperate climate, Sant Feliu de Guixols is an ideal place for relaxing at any time of the year. The town conserves a rich and surprising historical and architectural heritage. The coastline surrounding Sant Feliu is full of contrasts, with stretches of cliffs interrupted by coves and bays with fine sand beaches. The town's beaches concentrate a large number of activities and offer all kinds of water sports. In Sant Feliu you'll find a holiday made to measure for you. The countryside surrounding Sant Feliu is a permanent invitation to take an outing by bike or on foot. The town is set in the Aro valley and surrounded by important natural reserves such as the Gavarres hills, the Montclar mountain or the Cadiretes massif, with typically Mediterranean woods of pine and holm oak and countless paths passing through dense vegetation. The coastal paths reveal a landscape of cliffs, coves and bays, and beaches where the heritage of the first summer residents is maintained in the presence of houses in the Modernist style. Sant Feliu has always lived facing the sea, and its gastronomy enjoys great prestige, still conserving the essences of its maritime tradition in fish dishes such as the "suquet de peix", "suquet d'anxoves", black rice, sea urchins or stockfish - but Sant Feliu is especially known for its blue fish. Throughout the year the town presents important gastronomic events and a wide variety of seasonal cuisine.
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