Empuriabrava

Empuriabrava (in Spanish Ampuriabrava) is a suburb of the municipality of Castello d'Empuries on the Gulf of Roses in the province of Girona in Catalonia (Spain). The settlement, located about two kilometers from Castelló d'Empúries on the Costa Brava, was founded in 1967 and has around 7873 inhabitants (2011). Empuriabrava has the largest marina in Europe. A grid-like network of navigable canals with a total length of more than 30 kilometers and around 5,000 ship berths is characteristic of the townscape. Most houses have direct access to the canals and jetties.