Calonge Explained

Calonge
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Girona#Spain Catalonia#Spain
Coordinates:41.8625°N 3.0764°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Empordà
Leader Party:CiU
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jordi Soler Casals (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:33.6
Elevation M:22
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Calongí, calongina

Calonge (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /kəˈlɔɲʒə/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Empordà in Catalonia, Spain, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.

The town comprises two parts, a medieval hill village and modern seaside resort. The main urban centre and original village is about 4 km inland from the Bay of Sant Antoni. The towers and walls of Calonge castle date from the thirteenth century.

Sant Antoni de Calonge, a resort, lies on the coast between Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós.

The two parts are connected by GI-660 which then leads north through Las Gavarres mountainsto La Bisbal d'Empordà. The C-31, the main north-south route through the Costa Brava splits the two parts.

Some of the bests campsites of the Costa Brava are located here, such as Cala Gogo, Treumal and International Calonge.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Calonge. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Calonge. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.