Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Sister cities

• Verbania
• Nueva Trinidad
• East Grinstead
• Schwaz
• Mindelheim
• Bourg-de-Péage

History

An Iberian settlement was already present in the 5th century BC in the hill where the Salvament lies today. From the 1st century BC onwards, the population started moving to the plains surrounding the Riera de les Comes, where, in the Middle Ages, the Monestir de Sant Feliu de Guíxols was built. The settlement grew, and soon dwellings started to spring up on the other side of the watercourse, which would become the nucleus of the medieval town, centered on the market. Between 1892 and 1969, the town was connected to the city of Girona by the narrow gauge Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway.

Geography

Located on the Mediterranean, the coastline of Sant Feliu de Guíxols spreads over ten kilometres (). It also includes many little bays with coves surrounded by pines with rocky or sand beaches. The beaches are cleaned daily and a modern water treatment system prevents wastewater from entering the sea. The town is engulfed by small mountains, with forests of pine, oak, and cork trees. Besides the town of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, the municipality includes the following localities: * * * * * * * * *

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,597
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  1,582
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,504
• European Serin

  Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,253
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,228
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,221
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,137
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,069

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2015-10-29
  8 km ENE of l'Escala, Spain
• M 4.1 — 2010-12-19
  4 km W of Llagostera, Spain
• M 3.8 — 2008-08-16
  Spain
• M 2.5 — 2008-08-08
  16 km ENE of Cadaqués, Spain
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-07
  3 km E of Susqueda, Spain
• M 2.8 — 2008-07-23
  6 km W of Santa Coloma de Farners, Spain