Figueres
in Girona of Catalonia, Spain
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Girona Airport (27 mi) -
Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (33 mi) - Sabadell Airport (68 mi)
- Carcassonne Airport (74 mi)
- Béziers-Vias Airport (76 mi)
- Aeròdrom dels Pirineus-Alt Urgell Airport (79 mi)
- Barcelona International Airport (81 mi)
- Castres-Mazamet Airport (95 mi)
- Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (124 mi)
- Marseille Provence Airport (140 mi)
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Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Unesco heritage, 71 mi) - Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Works of Antoni Gaudí (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Canal du Midi (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Episcopal City of Albi (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (Unesco heritage, 129 mi)
- Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (Unesco heritage, 141 mi)
- Port d'Argelers (marina, (20 mi)
- SkyDive Empuriabrava (amusement park, (8 mi)
- Butterfly Park Empuriabrava (zoo, (6 mi)
- Costa Brava Parc d’aventura (amusement park, (22 mi)
- Parc JOCS (amusement park, (19 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.266 and 2.962 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 15' 59" and E 2° 57' 41"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:41 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:47 am and 5:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and -176.800 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tupuangi - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Spain.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Spain. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Figueres
Figueres in Girona (Catalonia) with it's 43,330 citizens is a town in Spain about 368 mi (or 593 km) east of Madrid, the country's capital city.
Current time in Figueres is now 09:41 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Madrid with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Figueres, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Spain is Girona Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 44 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley in Andorra at a distance of 71 mi (or 115 km). The closest in Spain is Works of Antoni Gaudí in a distance of 72 mi (or 115 km), West. We discovered 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vilabertran, Vilafant, Cabanes, Avinyonet de Puigventos and Vilamalla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Peralada Wine Spa & Golf
Hotel Empordà
Hotel Pirineos
Plaza Inn
Duran
Duràn
Apartments Figueres
Hotel Rambla
Enginy Apartaments
Hotel Ronda Figueres
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Figueres, Spain: Art of Salvador Dalí
Catalunya's town of Figueres is home to the trailblazing artist Salvador Dalí and the museum that displays his life's work. The nearby fishing village Cadaqués features another museum of...
La llevantada inunda la Rambla de Figueres
Poc després de les 4 de la matinada els carrers de la Rambla de Figueres baixaven amb una gran quantitat d'aigua. Diumenge 30 de novembre de 2014. http://www.tramuntanatv.com ...
La llevantada provoca un esvoranc a la Rambla de Figueres
Dos arbres centenaris de la Rambla han caigut després que la força de l'aigua erosionés un dels murs de la riera Galligans que passa per sota la Rambla. http://www.figueres.cat http://www.tramun...
Les escoles de dansa de Figueres ballen pel Dalírium
Una dotzena d'escoles de dansa de Figueres s'han unit per fer una actuació conjunta a la Rambla. La companyia Agitart s'ha encarregat de coordinar-les. Una de les activitats del Dalírium...
Els Pastorets de Figueres fan 90 anys
Des de 1923 "El Primer Nadal dels Pastors" de mossèn Rossend Fortunet acompanya les festes nadalenques dels figuerencs. Aquestes imatges són de la representació del 26 de desembre de 2013....
Figueres ha renovat la Cavalcada de Reis
Amb la direcció artística de Drakònia, la Cavalcada dels tres Reis a Figueres ha incorporat nous personatges com els carters voladors o la fada del Nadal. Hi ha hagut música, foc, xanquers,...
Fires i Festes de la Santa Creu Figueres 2013 (Dimarts 30 d'abril)
El pregó de Jair Domínguez, la cercavila de gegants, la Bandarra Street Orquestra, teatre i Embarraca't en les primeres hores de la festa de Figueres. http://www.figueres.cat http://www.tramuntan...
Els Pastorets de Figueres han recuperat dues àries i l'escena d'Herodes
El dia de Sant Esteve Els Pastorets de Figueres han ofert una representació especial on també han homenatjat tres components que fa 40 anys que hi participen. Josep Maria Cortada, Gerard...
El clown David Larible ovacionat a Figueres
El Festival Internacional del Circ Ciutat de Figueres ha portat el pallasso David Larible al Teatre el Jardí. Dues funcions amb un ple gairebé total. http://www.tramuntanatv.com http://www.facebo...
La cavalcada de Reis de Figueres canviarà el recorregut
Les obres de l'esvoranc de la Rambla provoquen un canvi de recorregut de la cavalcada de Reis de Figueres que passarà per les places de Catalunya i del Gra. S'han presentat tots els actes...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Dalí Theatre and Museum
The Dalí Theatre and Museum, is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia, Spain.
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vilabertran
Vilabertran is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vilafant
Vilafant is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Figueres Vilafant railway station
Figueres Vilafant is a railway station near Figueres in the Alt Empordà county of Catalonia, Spain, on the LGV Perpignan–Figueres line. It opened on 19 December 2010. As of 12 January 2013 (2013-01-12), it is the last stop of both French SNCF TGV trains from Paris and Spanish RENFE AVE trains from Barcelona and Madrid. The Figueres Vilafant station is also connected to the Spanish broad gauge railway network.
Sant Ferran Castle
The Sant Ferran Castle (Catalan: Castell de Sant Ferran; Spanish: Castillo de San Fernando) is situated on a hill in Figueres, Catalonia at the end of Pujada del Castell. It is a large military fortress built in the eighteenth century under the orders of several military engineers, including Peter Martin i Cermeño Juan Martin Cermeño. It is the largest monument of Catalonia.
Figueres railway station
Figueres is a railway station on the R11 of Media Distancia of Renfe in Catalonia located on the eastern side of the historic Old Town center of Figueres in the Alt Empordà county of the Girona province. In addition to regional lines, the station is also a stopping point for long distance trains such as Talgo, Trenhotel, and Costa Brava l'Estrella. The station is on the line from Barcelona to Port Bou.
Siege of Figueras (1811)
The Siege of Figueras, which lasted from 10 April to 19 August 1811, saw the Spanish garrison of Sant Ferran Castle (San Fernando Fortress) led by Brigadier General Juan Antonio Martínez defend against an Imperial French force commanded by Marshal Jacques MacDonald and his deputy Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers. Martínez and his men held out much longer than expected but were eventually starved into surrendering the fortress, which was near Figueras.
These districts belong to Figueres.
- Barri del Colobret
- Camp dels Enginyers
- el Mas Ferrer
- l'Aigueeta
- l'Horta d'en Capellera
- les Forques
- Parc-sol
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Figueres.
- Vilabertran
- Vilafant
- Cabanes
- Avinyonet de Puigventos
- Vilamalla
- Borrassa
- Vila-sacra
- Pont de Molins
- Llers
- Peralada
- Siurana
- Ordis
- Garrigas
- Vilanant
- Fortia
- Masarac
- Riumors
- Pontos
- Biure
- Sant Miquel de Fluvia
- Mollet de Peralada
- Navata
- Cistella
- Sant Mori
- Capmany
- Vilamacolum
- Bascara
- Torroella de Fluvia
- Garriguella
- Terrades
Vilatenim: Caravan-Center Cam.4, Vilatenim (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Фигерeс, Figueres, Фигерас
