Castelló d'Empúries, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Costa Brava. Detail of the city.

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Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà and lies 9 km east of Figueres. In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Catalan crown in 1385. The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the urbanisation of Empuriabrava.

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Location: Castelló d'Empúries, Costa Brava, Alt Empordà, Girona, CAtalonia, Spain
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Keywords: alt, brava, castelló, catalonia, coast, costa, destination, empordà, empuria, empúries, girona, mediterranean, sea, spain, tourism