Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and It lies on the C31 Palafrugell to L'Estartit road. Palafrugell is a Municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located near Palamós in the comarca of Baix thumb|300px|L'Esartit port L'Estartit is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, in the north-eastern coast of Spain. It has a historic centre on a hill surrounded by plains with an ancient Romanesque tower built between the 11th and 13th centuries which was used as a belltower - which is why it is known as the Torre de las Horas (Tower of the Hours). Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which A Tower which contains one or more bells or which is obviously designed to hold bells (even if it has none is a bell tower.
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 12th century. The Josep Pla viewpoint (from which can be seen the fields of Empordà and the Medes Islands), the Plaza Mayor, the tombs in the Calle Mayor and the church of Sant Pere are other features of the town. There is an Underwater 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 as is “Platja de Pals” (Pals beach ) a popular small holiday resort.
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pals
-noun
- Plural form of pal.
-verb
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pal.
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