Abandoned Quarry of la Tamariua Curiosity · el Port de la Selva, Alt Empordà, Girona Image of el Port de la Selva, not of the place itself. A former gneiss quarry that supplied cobblestones to pave the streets of Barcelona in the early 20th century, today a clearly visible scar in the ravine leading down to the Tamariua beach. Photo: Medusalabar (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in el Port de la Selva