les Forques
District of 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:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:42 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
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Delve into les Forques
The district les Forques of Figueres in Girona (Catalonia) is a district located in Spain about 368 mi east of Madrid, the country's capital town.
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vilafant, Vilamalla, Borrassa, Vilabertran and Avinyonet de Puigventos. 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 Pirineos
Hotel Empordà
TorreMirona Golf & Spa Resort
Mas Torrencito
Duràn
Duran
Plaza Inn
Hotel Rambla
Bon Retorn
Videos from this area
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Lip Dub a la presó de Figueres
Interns i treballadors del Centre Penitenciari de Figueres han protagonitzat un Lip Dub a ritme de rumba. Ha comptat amb la col·laboració de Tramuntana TV. http://www.tramuntanatv.com.
![preview picture of video 'TGV Paris-Figueres (Figueres-Vilafant / Túnel del Pertús) [HD]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YxYqAZbLL3g/mqdefault.jpg "'TGV Paris-Figueres (Figueres-Vilafant / Túnel del Pertús) [HD]'")
TGV Paris-Figueres (Figueres-Vilafant / Túnel del Pertús) [HD]
Recorrido entre la estación de Figueres-Vilafant i el Túnel del Pertús de un TGV Dúplex en 1ª classe.
PALNOISE - 3D Projection Mapping in Figueres / Proyección Arquitectónica
http://3dmappingprojection.com http://www.palnoise.org Contact: info@palnoise.org. Palnoise is using this technique known as mapping to project video,...
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....
Inauguració del buc d'assaig de Figueres
L'Oficina Jove Alt Empordà-Figueres ha estrenat el seu primer buc d'assaig.
40 participants al concurs comarcal Free Session a l'Skate Park de Figueres
El dissabte 7 de desembre s'ha celebrat aquest campionat de Roller, BMX, Scooter i Skate. http://www.tramuntanatv.com http://www.facebook.com/tramuntanatv http://www.twitter.com/tramuntana_tv.
Tallen la N-260 a Vilafant per a reclamar una rotonda
Uns 150 veïns han creat una rotonda humana a la N-260 tallant la carretera durant mitja hora. Demanen a Foment que faci un giratori per accedir a la Nova Estació de l'AVE. http://www.tramuntanatv...
TGV Dasye 742 arribant a Figueres-Vilafant
TGV Dasye 742 arribant a Figueres-Vilafant fent una simulació comercial entre Barcelona i Figueres. TGV Dasye 742 llegando a Figueres-Vilafant haciendot una simulación comercial entre Barcelona.
TGV a Figueres-Vilafant, maig 2011
El TGV francés, estacionat a l'estació de Figueres-Vilafant, tot esperant la sortida vers Paris.
Pla de cruïlles a Figueres. Carrer Col·legi amb carrers Vilafant i Olot.
Fins a finals de febrer les cruïlles del carrer Col·legi de Figueres amb els carrers Vilafant i Olot es troben en obres per suprimir barreres arquitectòniques, soterrar contenidors i incorporar-...
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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.
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà ("Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.
Vilanant
Vilanant is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 328 people. The municipality covers an area of 17 km² and is located at an average altitude of 98 meters above sea level. Neighboring municipalities are to the north with Llers, to the east with Avinyonet de Puigventós, to the south with Borrassà and Navata and to the west with Cistella.
Muga (river)
The Muga is a river in Catalonia which rises in the Alberes mountains of the eastern Pyrenees and enters the sea at the Gulf of Roses. The river is 58 km long with its source below the summit of Montnegre (1,186m). The river passes through the village of Pont de Molins and passes through the Pantà de Boadella, where the river is dammed. The Muga Valley was entrusted to the County of Empúries by Ramon Berenguer III after being in the County of Besalú.
Avinyonet de Puigventós
Avinyonet de Puigventós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Borrassà
Borrassà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
El Far d'Empordà
El Far d'Empordà is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Fortià
The Formal Techniques Industry Association (ForTIA) aims to support the industrial use of formal methods under the umbrella organization of Formal Methods Europe. It was founded in 2003 through the initial efforts of Dines Bjørner and is currently chaired by Volkmar Lotz. Its scope is international and membership is by company. It organizes meetings, especially in conjunction with conferences, for instance, industry days at the FM conferences organized by FME.
Garrigàs
Garrigàs is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Palau de Santa Eulàlia
Palau de Santa Eulàlia is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Pontós
Pontós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Sant Miquel de Fluvià
Sant Miquel de Fluvià is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The original part of the village lies just to the north of the river Fluvià and is dominated by the tower of an 11th-century church that was originally part of a Benedictine monastery that has since disappeared. The village has expanded northwards in modern times. It has a railway station on the main line between Figueres and Girona.
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vila-sacra
Vila-sacra 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.
Vilamalla
Vilamalla is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Siurana
Siurana is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain located just south of Figueres.
Cabanes, Girona
Cabanes is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Peralada Castle
Peralada Castle is a castle in Peralada, Catalonia, Spain. A first castle was the seat of the medieval dynasty of the viscounts of Peralada, started by Berenguer, son of Ponce I, count of Empúries. During the French invasion of the Empordà, in the course of the crusade against Catalonia led by Philip III of France, the castle and the nearby buildings were set on fire and destroyed (1285). Remains of these original structure are in the upper part of the town.
Rissec
The Rissec is an ampurdán river tributary to the west of the Daró river. Originating in Gavarres Mountains in the Els Àngels region, it empties into the Daró river in the municipality Corçà. During its course it is fed by the water from the Rodonell river and the Sant Pere creek.
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 also belong to Figueres.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Figueres.
- Vilafant
- Vilamalla
- Borrassa
- Vilabertran
- Avinyonet de Puigventos
- Siurana
- Garrigas
- Ordis
- Vila-sacra
- Cabanes
- Llers
- Vilanant
- Pont de Molins
- Pontos
- Peralada
- Fortia
- Sant Miquel de Fluvia
- Riumors
- Sant Mori
- Bascara
- Navata
- Masarac
- Torroella de Fluvia
- Biure
- Vilamacolum
- Cistella
- Mollet de Peralada
- Ventallo
- Vilademuls
- Capmany
Vilatenim: Caravan-Center Cam.4, Vilatenim (source)
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les Forques
