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CALELLADE PALAFRUGELL

Seaside charm on the Costa Brava

With its luminous white houses, narrow streets and pebbly coves, the ancient fishing village of Calella de Palafrugell has retained the charm that the coastal communities of Empordà had before the arrival of tourism. These days, Calella has around 700 inhabitants; a figure which doubles in the summer and, in particular, during the shanty singing festival (Cantada d’Havaneres). This has taken place on the first Saturday of July for over 50 years on the central beach of Port Bo, where boats are still landed on the beach and its seaside district has been declared an Asset of National Cultural Interest. Culture, especially in connection with music, is one of the distinguishing traits of this village.

+ Information Palafrugell Town Hall www.palafrugell.cat

Palafrugell Tourist Office www.visitpalafrugell.cat/en/ Costa Brava Tourist Board www.en.costabrava.org Singing of Havaneres Shanties in Calella de Palafrugell www.havanerescalella.cat/en/

general view of Calella de Palafrugell.

© MARC CASTELLET

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