- Sant Ferran Castle.
- Municipale Theatre El jardí.
- A porched square in the center town.
- La rambla,city's central avenue.
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In the town center, the " Rambla ", the medieval and the new business center of the city meet. The Rambla was built between 1831 and 1840 in a river bed, after the owners of a corn mill had been compensated. In the year 1864 26 plane trees were planted on the Rambla, and they still stand there today. At the lower end of the Rambla Figueres honors one of its most famous sons, Narcís Monturiol, the inventor of the submarine in 1918 with a monument.
BOARDING HOUSES : LA BARRETINA P** DON PEPE P** GALICIA P** REQUESENS P** SAN MAR P* AMIEL P* HOSTAL ANDROL P* BARTIS P* BATLLE P* BON REPÓS P* CASA JOAN P* To know Figueres! a site of culture and a lot of other things for example important museums...!!! ... | |
- The traditional dance of Figueres is the sardana. - Figueres is situated at the north-eastern end of Catalonia. It has 42.000 inhabitants - Figueres is the capital of Alt Empordà . GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF FIGUERES | |
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Figueres, in Catalonia. Traditionally a fortified city because of its strategic location, it is now an important communications center. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and cement. In the Spanish civil war Figueres served briefly as the seat of the Loyalist government. Its 18th-century fortress is now a prison. Salvador Dalí was born in Figueres, and designed the Teatre-Museu Dalí, where he is buried | |
BY: Iris and Miriam...!! |