Parc-sol
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: 12:15 PM (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
Touring Parc-sol
The district Parc-sol of Figueres in Girona (Catalonia) is a subburb located in Spain about 368 mi east of Madrid, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vilafant, Vilabertran, Avinyonet de Puigventos, Cabanes and Llers. 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
Vila Birdie Suitehotel
Hotel Empordà
TorreMirona Golf & Spa Resort
Hotel Pirineos
Apartments Figueres
Hotel Ronda Figueres
Enginy Apartaments
Duràn
Hotel Rambla
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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,...
Figueres ha celebrat la Nit de l'Esport
L'Ajuntament de Figueres ha reconegut els esportistes figuerencs o de clubs de la ciutat que han destacat en la darrera temporada. http://www.figueres.cat http://www.tramuntanatv.com.
ConArte Internacional arriba a dues escoles de Figueres
Les escoles Anicet de Pagès de la Marca de l'Ham i Pous i Pagès del barri de Sant Joan són les dues primeres de Figueres on ha començat "Planters" un projecte integrador de ConArte Internaciona...
Inauguració del buc d'assaig de Figueres
L'Oficina Jove Alt Empordà-Figueres ha estrenat el seu primer buc d'assaig.
HD - TGV Duplex - Saliendo de Figueres-Vilafant en dirección a Paris Gare de Lyon
Vídeo saliendo en un TGV Duplex francés de dos pisos, desde la estación de Figueres Vilafant en España, en dirección a la de Paris Gare de Lyon, en Francia. El video finaliza cuando entro...
SNCF TGV Dúplex 734 saliendo de Figueres Vilafant
Primer tren TGV entre Figueras y París con conexión directa por AVE desde Madrid, Zaragoza, Lérida y Barcelona, el 9 de enero de 2013. Fue la primera vez en la historia en la que se pudo...
Salvador Dali Museum - 2009
A trip to the Salvador Dali Museum whilst on holiday in Girona.
La Remise (part 9 of 14)
Vacation with friends, south of France, April & May 2002. part 9; *the French A9 and Spanish AP-7 highway *arrival Figueres, Spain / Salvador Dali museum (Teatro y Museo de Dalí)
Els Amics dels Museus Dalí admiren Els Tigres
Xerrada d'Anna Otero sota la cúpula del Teatre Museu Dalí de Figueres. http://www.tramuntanatv.com.
Ball terapèutic
Utilitzarem el ball i la música, de manera divertida, per prendre consciència del cos i alliberar tensions físiques i mentals a traves de moviments i exercicis corporals. Activitat divertida...
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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.
Garrigàs
Garrigàs is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Masarac
Masarac is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Mollet de Peralada
Mollet de Peralada is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Web of the town hall
Pontós
Pontós is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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.
Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla
The monasteries of San Millán de Suso and San Millán de Yuso are two monasteries situated in the village of San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain. They have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since December 1997. The two monasteries' names Suso and Yuso mean the "upper" and the "lower" in archaic Castilian, respectively. Suso is the older building and is believed to be built on the site of a hermitage where Saint Emilian lived.
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
- Vilabertran
- Avinyonet de Puigventos
- Cabanes
- Llers
- Pont de Molins
- Borrassa
- Vilamalla
- Vilanant
- Ordis
- Vila-sacra
- Peralada
- Siurana
- Garrigas
- Masarac
- Biure
- Pontos
- Fortia
- Riumors
- Navata
- Mollet de Peralada
- Cistella
- Sant Miquel de Fluvia
- Capmany
- Bascara
- Sant Mori
- Terrades
- Vilamacolum
- Torroella de Fluvia
- Espolla
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Barri del Colobret
