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Empuriabrava Marina

Castelló d'Empúries, Alt Empordà, Girona

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Empuriabrava Marina

Activity · Castelló d'Empúries, Alt Empordà, Girona

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Empuriabrava is a development in Castelló d'Empúries, on the Gulf of Roses, built as a residential marina around an extensive network of navigable canals, in imitation of Port Grimaud (France) and the developments of Florida, themselves inspired by Venice. With about 24 km of inland canals, 14,000 homes and 5,000 private moorings, it is considered the largest residential marina in the world. It was promoted in 1964 by the company Eurobrava S.A., founded by the Marquis of Sant Mori; it was approved in 1967 despite opposition from small agricultural landowners, on land that had formed part of the Aiguamolls de l'Empordà. It has a 1.5 km beach and an airfield, home to Skydive Empuriabrava; in summer it comes to house more than 60,000 people, compared with around 7,000 permanent residents.

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