Pals, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain
🇪🇸 Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain, a few km from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell–L'Estartit road.
Tourist Industry Pals has a historic centre on a hill surrounded by plains with a medieval Romanesque tower built between the 11th and 13th centuries, known as the Torre de les Hores (Tower of the Hours). A clock tower, it is 15 metres (49 ft) high.
The Gothic Quarter of the town has been substantially restored and there are cobbled streets interrupted by semicircular arches, façades with pointed arched windows and stone balconies. The town wall contains four square towers which date from the 4th century. The Josep Pla viewpoint (from which can be seen the fields of Empordà and the Medes Islands), the Plaça Major, the tombs in the Carrer Major and the Romanesque church of Sant Pere are other features of the town. There is an archaeology museum.
On the edge of the main town is Masos de Pals, which has a thriving urban centre and is popular as a location for holiday homes. Platja de Pals ("Pals' Beach") is also a popular holiday location.
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Pals has a population of over 2,461 people. Pals also forms part of the wider Baix Empordà comarca which has a population of over 132,886 people. Pals is situated 11 km east of La Bisbal d'Empordà.
Pals is a member of the Cittaslow Network with: 🇮🇹 San Potito Sannitico 🇮🇹 Castelnovo ne' Monti 🇹🇷 Şavşat 🇰🇷 Hadong County 🇨🇳 Fuli 🇮🇹 Teglio 🇮🇹 Castel San Pietro Terme 🇹🇷 Göynük 🇨🇳 Jingyang 🇷🇺 Svetlogorsk 🇮🇹 Levanto 🇮🇹 Castel Campagnano 🇮🇪 Clonakilty 🇰🇷 Yesan County 🇵🇱 Górowo Iławeckie 🇩🇪 Stollberg 🇦🇹 Hartberg 🇩🇪 Meldorf 🇳🇱 Midden-Delfland 🇪🇸 Rubielos de Mora
🇺🇸 Cedar Rapids 41.978
🇲🇰 Kisela Voda 41.98
🇪🇸 La Bisbal d'Empordà 41.95
🇪🇸 Palafrugell 41.917
Locations Near: Pals 3.15,41.9667
🇪🇸 Palafrugell 3.15,41.917 d: 5.6
🇪🇸 La Bisbal d'Empordà 3.033,41.95 d: 9.8
🇪🇸 Figueres 2.95,42.267 d: 37.2
🇪🇸 Santa Coloma de Farners 2.65,41.85 d: 43.4
🇫🇷 Perpignan 2.894,42.699 d: 84.1
Antipodal to: Pals -176.85,-41.967
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17693.8
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16880
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16848.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16263.7
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12799.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12735.5
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12724.8
🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12713.6