Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Feliu de Guíxols is an important port and tourist centre in Costa Brava. The town contains a large monastery which now houses the town museum and is a protected historico-artistic monument.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Maritime Rescue Museum and The Toy Museum.
The Maritime Rescue Museum
Museum
Photo: Enfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maritime Rescue Museum is an old rescue shipwreck station located in the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, in the Baix Empordà region of Spain. It was built in the 19th century and it is protected as a Bé Cultural d'Interès Local, a cultural asset of local interest.
The Toy Museum
Museum
The Toy Museum is located in the middle of the municipality of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, in the Baix Empordà region of Spain, and contains more than 6,500 pieces collected by Tomàs Pla, dated between the years 1870 and 1980, most of which were made in Spain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Platja d’Aro and Santa Cristina de Aro.
Platja d’Aro
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Platja d'Aro is in Costa Brava.It is an important center for commerce and daytime and nighttime leisure on the Costa Brava. The town boasts more than 2 km of beach and a set of coves that complement its landscape.
Santa Cristina de Aro
Village
Photo: Vilallonga, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santa Cristina d'Aro is a small town in the Aro river valley at the junction of the road from Girona/Barcelona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós. It is home to a number of workers in the nearby holiday resorts. Santa Cristina de Aro is situated 4½ km northwest of Sant Feliu de Guíxols.
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
- Type: Locality with 22,000 residents
- Also known as: “17160” and “Sant Feliu de Guixols”
- Location: Girona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.7792° or 41° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
3.0273° or 3° 1′ 38″ eastPopulation
22,000Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8FH5Q2HG+MWGeoNames ID
6534123
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sant Feliu de Guíxols” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سان فيليو دي غيكسولس”
- Chinese: “桑特费柳德吉克索尔斯”
- French: “San Felíu de Guixols”
- Kazakh: “Сан-Фелиу-де-Гишольс”
- Russian: “Сан-Фелиу-де-Гишольс”
- Spanish: “San Feliu de Guíxols”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Фаліу-да-Ґішулс”
- Uzbek: “San Felíu de Guixols”
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