L'Escala Tourist Information, a guide to the town of L'Escala in Costa Brava.

L'Escala Tourist Information - Costa Brava

L'Escala is located between the south of the Gulf of Roses and the Cala (bay) Montgó. Traditionally, the main industry had revolved around fishing, especially sardines and the anchovies of L’Escala. More recently, the most important industry is tourism. "Many things have changed in the last forty years" – the town’s mayor recently noted - "L'Escala has grown, is greater, agriculture and the fishing has taken step to the tourism and the services, at the beach the boats are replaced by the tourists, the cafés are now bars and terraces with view to the sea. But everything has not changed, the character and the singularity of our town continues to be alive". L'Escala has carefully conserved the typical natural beauty and the typical urban atmosphere of the Costa Brava. But, equally important, L’Escala has kept alive many popular traditions and celebrations. L'Escala hosts many Fiesta throughout the year, one of which is Festa de l'Anxova where everyone is able to taste the internationally acclaimed anchovies of L’Escala. During the summer months, every Wednesday at 10 o’clock in the night, an orchestra (cobla) plays Sardanas at the beach, and spontaneously groups of people form into circles. Everybody is invited to participate in the dancing

St. Marti d'Empuries is located two kilometres away. This wonderful site attracts thousands of visitors every year, not only persons interested in archaeology but also by those who only wish to enjoy a walk in the fresh air in a setting of great beauty. Much less well known is the small village of Cinq Claus, outside the normal tourist routes. The village, without asphalting and surrounded by fields, is located near Vilademat, and has one of the most important Romanic hermitages of the zone.

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