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16-450: Administratively, they are divided between the municipalities of Palamós and Palafrugell . The depths around the Formigues vary from 9 metres (30 feet) deep to more than 45 metres (148 feet) deep. The islands consist mostly of calcareous rock, with various caves and crags filled with rich marine vegetation, especially multicolored sea fans . The Battle of Les Formigues took place in

32-449: A French and Genoese galley fleet commanded by Guilhem de Lodeva , Henry di Mari , and John de Orrea . There are three almost completely different accounts of this battle: from Ramon Muntaner , Bernard Desclot , and the Gesta comitum Barchinonensium . The Gesta places the battle at Les Formigues (or Fomigas), while Muntaner favoured a location off Roses to the north. Either Lauria or

48-552: Is a town and municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava , located in the comarca of Baix Empordà , in the province of Girona , Catalonia , Spain. Palamós is located at the northern end of a large bay. The town is by-passed by the C31 which connects the coastal towns of the central Costa Brava with Girona . Palafrugell lies 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the north and Castell-Platja d'Aro 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to

64-479: The 3rd or 2nd millennium BC, this has 3 slabs in their original state and the remains of a tomb that these once covered. Evidence exists of an early settlement lies around 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) north-east of the town, on a rocky promontory at the north end of Platja de Castell beach. The Castell de la Fosca is a stone settlement of the Iberian Indigetes people which seems to have been inhabited from

80-552: The 6th century BC to the 1st century AD. Further south than the Castell de la Fosca, but still north of the current town and port, is the Castell de Sant Esteve de Mar . Archaeological evidence suggests that this site was occupied from the Roman period , and that the site was fortified in the twelfth century AD. By the thirteenth century, Peter II of Barcelona (also known as Peter III of Aragon)

96-594: The French were ashore for the night and encountered by the other, or they were both at sea when the encounter took place. The accounts agree that it happened at night, which was unusual for medieval naval battles, but suited Lauria who was skilled at night-fighting. He used two lanterns on each galley to increase his apparent numbers. Ten to sixteen Genoese galleys under John de Orreo fled, leaving about fifteen to twenty French galleys to be captured, and some others sunk or burnt. The troubadour Joan Esteve blamed treachery for

112-637: The Roman period and before, but it was then disused until it was rebuilt after Peter's purchase of 1277. In 1285, the Battle of Les Formigues was fought near the Formigues Islands , just offshore from Palamós, resulting in a victory for the Catalan fleet over the French. Palamós was the birthplace of Frederic Pujulà i Vallès (1877–1962), a journalist and dramatist who was a pioneer of Esperanto literature . Palamós

128-463: The capture of the French admiral Guilhem. It is said that three hundred French prisoners were sent back to France. All of the prisoners but one had their eyes gouged out, and that one was left with one eye to guide the others. The prisoners brought one message from Roger of Lauria to the King of France : that not even fish would be able to navigate safely through Mediterranean Sea without a shield or sign of

144-494: The club's stadium, Estadi Municipal de Llagostera, didn't meet the LFP criteria. Battle of Les Formigues Aragonese Crusade Angevin invasion of Sicily The naval Battle of Les Formigues ( Catalan ) took place probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands , Catalonia , about 85 km northeast of Barcelona , when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated

160-554: The islands in 1285. The Spanish Ministry of the Natural, Rural and Marine Environment planned to declare the islands a nature reserve in 2009, prohibiting fishing in a designated area of 420 hectares. However, this was halted due to budgetary concerns. This article about a location in Catalonia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Palam%C3%B3s Palamós ( Catalan pronunciation: [pələˈmos] )

176-495: The last remaining fishing fleets on this part of the Mediterranean coast. It is famous for the locally caught prawns from Palamós ( Catalan : gambes ). The town's major economic activities until the second half of the 20th century were fishing and cork manufacturing. In the sixties, however, the town saw a rapid growth of tourism. The architecture of Palamos itself remained relatively unchanged with most development focused to

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192-512: The south at Sant Antoni de Calonge which now merges with Palamos. The bay between the two is popular for sailing, swimming and windsurfing. The town's nightlife is focused on the old port which is surrounded by bars and restaurants. The town is home to Palamós CF the local football club. The oldest club in Catalonia. They share their ground, the Estadi Palamós Costa Brava with the small, but over-achieving club UE Llagostera , as

208-516: The south, follows the beachfront promenade to Sant Antoni de Calonge and then the coast through Platja d'Aro and S'Agaró to the next staging point at Sant Feliu de Guíxols , a distance of 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi). The first evidence of human settlement in the Palamós area is the Dolmen de Montagut  [ ca ] , on the top of Montagut hill between Palamós and Vall-llobrega . Dating from

224-493: The south. Palamós is a staging point on the GR 92 long distance footpath, which runs the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Stage 8, to the north, follows the cliffs to the beach at La Fosca before taking an inland route to Calella de Palafrugell and then following the coast again through Llafranc , Tamariu and Fornells de Mar to the next staging point at Begur , a distance of 23.0 kilometres (14.3 mi). Stage 9, to

240-457: Was looking to found a new port on the coast as the previous royal port in the region at Torroella de Montgrí on the River Ter had silted up. In 1277, he bought the castle and its estate, which included the site of the current port, with that in mind. As a consequence of the purchase, Palamos was founded and recognised as a village on 3 December 1279. The site of the current port was used during

256-532: Was served by the 750 mm ( 2 ft  5 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway , which reached a junction with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway at Flaçà by 1887 and was extended to Girona by 1921. Service on the line continued until 1956. The town is a major port (with the closure of Sant Feliu de Guíxols the only commercial harbour in the Province of Girona) with one of

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