El Port de la Selva

El Port de la Selva is a small fishing town on the northern , in the comarca of Alt Empordà, on the rugged coast of Cap de Creus. Set around a natural bay and working harbour, it mixes whitewashed houses, a long town beach and a relaxed seaside atmosphere.
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  • Type: Village with 786 residents
  • Description: municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known as: 17140
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Far de s’Arnella and Taula dels Lladres.

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cap de Creus Natural Park and Llançà.

is in of . is characterized by its rugged cliffs, hidden coves, and diverse ecosystems.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small town of 4,900 people on the coast of northern , . It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and is a pre-stage in the Catalan Way of St.

Village
is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà in , Spain. It is quite small with a population of about 197. The nearest town is El Port de la Selva, a common destination for beach-going tourists.

El Port de la Selva

Latitude
42.3373° or 42° 20′ 14″ north
Longitude
3.2047° or 3° 12′ 17″ east
Population
786
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8FJ586P3+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 130117653
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6534107
Wiki­data ID
Q11811
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“El Port de la Selva” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: El Port de la Selva
  • Arabic: بويرتو دي لا سيلفا
  • Aragonese: El Port de la Selva
  • Armenian: Պուերտո դե լա Սելվա
  • Asturian: El Port de la Selva
  • Basque: El Port de la Selva
  • Catalan: el Port de la Selva
  • Catalan: El Port de la Selva
  • Catalan: Port de la Selva
  • Cebuano: El Port de la Selva
  • Chechen: Эль-Порт-де-ла-Сельва
  • Chinese: 埃尔波尔特德拉塞尔瓦
  • Chinese: 塞尔瓦港
  • Dutch: El Port de la Selva
  • French: El Port de la Selva
  • Galician: El Port de la Selva
  • Georgian: ელ-პორტ-დე-ლა-სელვა
  • German: El Port de la Selva
  • Hungarian: El Port de la Selva
  • Interlingua: El Port de la Selva
  • Interlingue: El Port de la Selva
  • Irish: El Port de la Selva
  • Italian: El Port de la Selva
  • Ladin: El Port de la Selva
  • Latin: El Port de la Selva
  • Lithuanian: El Port de La Selva
  • Lombard: El Port de la Selva
  • Malay: El Port de la Selva
  • Occitan (post 1500): El Port de la Selva
  • Pampanga: El Port de la Selva
  • Persian: ال پرت د لا سلبا
  • Polish: El Port de la Selva
  • Portuguese: El Port de la Selva
  • Russian: Эль-Порт-де-ла-Сельва
  • South Azerbaijani: ال پرت د لا سلبا
  • Spanish: El Port de la Selva
  • Spanish: Puerto de la Selva
  • Swedish: El Port de la Selva
  • Tahitian: El Port de la Selva
  • Tatar: Эль-Порт-де-ла-Сельва
  • Turkish: El Port de la Selva
  • Ukrainian: Ал-Порт-да-ла-Селба
  • Uzbek: Puerto de la Selva
  • Venetian: El Port de la Selva
  • Vietnamese: El Port de la Selva
  • Waray (Philippines): El Port de la Selva

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