Palamós
Palamós is a resort town and municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located in the comarca of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fishing Museum and Castell de la Fosca.
Fishing Museum
Museum
Photo: flamenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Opened in 2002, the Fishing Museum is dedicated to fishing knowledge and dissemination, and Costa Brava's maritime heritage. Located in the Palamós fishing port in an old warehouse called "Tinglado", the permanent exhibition explains the history, current affairs and sustainable fishing in Costa Brava's future.
Castell de la Fosca
Archaeological site
Photo: Saint-Aniol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell de la Fosca or Punta del Castell is an ancient Iberian settlement or oppidum sited on a rocky promontory at the north end of the beach called Platja de Castell, about 2 kilometres ENE of Palamós, on the Costa Brava.
Estadi Palamós Costa Brava
Stadium
Photo: Degans1898, CC0.
The Estadi Municipal Palamós Costa Brava is a multi-use stadium located in Palamós, Catalonia, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of Palamós CF.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calella de Palafrugell and Sant Joan de Palamós.
Calella de Palafrugell
Calella de Palafrugell is a small fishing town near Palafrugell, but it is equally a cozy family resort. The area features many small and genuine coves and Palafrugell's largest beach, Llafranc. There are plenty of restaurants and places to stay when visiting.
Palamós
- Type: Locality with 17,800 residents
- Also known as: “17118” and “Palamos”
- Location: Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8606° or 41° 51′ 38″ northLongitude
3.1443° or 3° 8′ 40″ eastPopulation
17,800Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8FH5V46V+6PGeoNames ID
6534092
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Palamós” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بالاموس”
- Armenian: “Պալամոս”
- Chinese: “帕拉莫斯”
- Kazakh: “Паламос”
- Persian: “پالامس”
- Russian: “Паламос”
- Ukrainian: “Паламос”
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