Palafrugell

Palafrugell is in . This summer beach town celebrates its heritage as a cork-growing community with a beautiful, modern museum about cork.
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  • Type: Town with 22,400 residents
  • Description: municipality in the comarca of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known as: “17117”
  • Postal code: 17200
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Cork Museum and The Cuixart Foundation.

Museum
Photo: Davidpar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
of Palafrugell, Spain, is a museum about the cork industry in . Founded in 1972, is part of the Costa Brava Museum Network and the Network of Local Museums of in .

Museum
Photo: Davidpar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a private non-profit organization located in Palafrugell. It was founded in 1998 by Modest Cuixart i Tàpies. The organization was set up to illustrate Cuixart's artistic career and to protect his work.

Town hall
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llafranc and Calella de Palafrugell.

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is in , is a small village in the coast belonging to the municipality of Palafrugell. It is a relaxed, upmarket holiday destination that has largely preserved its traditional character. The atmosphere is family-oriented.

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is a small fishing town in the municipality of Palafrugell, but it is equally a cozy family resort. The area features many small and genuine coves and Palafrugell's largest beach, Llafranc.

Photo: Arnaucc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the coastline of the Costa Brava in . The town is popular for its proximity to beaches, hidden coves, camping and food, as well as the Cuban festival Fira d'Indians in early September.

Palafrugell

Latitude
41.9184° or 41° 55′ 6″ north
Longitude
3.162° or 3° 9′ 43″ east
Population
22,400
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
8FH5W596+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1470838631
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6534091
Wiki­data ID
Q13490
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Palafrugell” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Palafrugell”
  • Arabic: “بالافروغي”
  • Aragonese: “Palafrugell”
  • Armenian: “Պալաֆրուժել”
  • Asturian: “Palafrugell”
  • Basque: “Palafrugell”
  • Belarusian: “Палафружэль”
  • Breton: “Palafrugell”
  • Catalan: “Palafrugell”
  • Cebuano: “Palafrugell (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Palafrugell”
  • Chechen: “Палафружель”
  • Chinese: “帕拉夫魯赫利”
  • Chinese: “帕拉夫鲁赫利”
  • Chinese: “帕拉弗鲁赫尔”
  • Czech: “Palafrugell”
  • Danish: “Palafrugell”
  • Dutch: “Palafrugell”
  • Finnish: “Palafrugell”
  • French: “Palafrugell”
  • Galician: “Palafrugell”
  • Georgian: “პალაფრუჟელი”
  • German: “Palafrugell”
  • Hebrew: “פלפרוז’ל”
  • Hungarian: “Palafrugell”
  • Interlingua: “Palafrugell”
  • Irish: “Palafrugell”
  • Italian: “Palafrugell”
  • Japanese: “パラフルゲイ”
  • Japanese: “パラフルジェイ”
  • Kazakh: “Палафружель”
  • Korean: “팔라프루제이”
  • Korean: “팔라프루젤”
  • Ladin: “Palafrugell”
  • Latin: “Palafrugell”
  • Lithuanian: “Palafrugelis”
  • Lombard: “Palafrugell”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Palafrugell”
  • Malagasy: “Palafrugell”
  • Malay: “Palafrugell”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palafrugell”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Palafrugell”
  • Persian: “پالافروخی”
  • Polish: “Palafrugell”
  • Portuguese: “Palafrugell”
  • Romanian: “Palafrugell”
  • Russian: “Палафружель”
  • Sardinian: “Palafrugell”
  • Serbian: “Палафружељ”
  • Slovenian: “Palafrugell”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پالافروخی”
  • Spanish: “Palafrugell”
  • Swedish: “Palafrugell”
  • Tahitian: “Palafrugell”
  • Tatar: “Палафружель”
  • Turkish: “Palafrugell”
  • Ukrainian: “Палафружель”
  • Uzbek: “Palafrugell”
  • Venetian: “Palafrugell”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Palafrugell”
  • Welsh: “Palafrugell”

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