Pals

Pals
Municipality
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Baix Empordà
Government
• Mayor	Joan Silvestre i Albertí
Area
• Total	25.81 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	2,799
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Palencs
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17124
Website	Official website

Pals is a medieval town in Catalonia, northern Spain a few kilometres from the sea in the heart of the Bay of Emporda on the Costa Brava. It lies on the C31 Palafrugell-L'Estartit road.

Main sights

Pals has a historic centre on a hill surrounded by plains with a medieval Romanesque tower built between the 11th and 13th centuries, known as the Torre de les Hores (Tower of the Hours).

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 4th century. The Josep Pla viewpoint (from which can be seen the fields of Empordà and the Medes Islands), the Plaça Major, the tombs in the Carrer Major and the church of Sant Pere are other features of the town. There is an 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 Platja de Pals ("Pal's Beach") is also a popular holiday location.

External links

• Documentary, Pals trip point of Christopher Columbus.