The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordą, Baix Empordą and La Selva, in the province of Girona. Costa is the Catalan and Spanish word for 'coast', and Brava means 'rugged' or 'wild'. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60km northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.
In 1998 coastal towns of the Costa Brava signed a charter the Carta de Tossa which undertook to pursue environmental protection along with tourism. This recognised the value of the region's wide range of natural habitats and micro-climates. The Illes Medes off the coast of L'Estartit is Spain's first maritime nature reserve and it provides a home to a wide range of fish and acquatic flora. The nearby wildfowl reserve on marshlands at l'Emporda also saved land from the potential ravages of development.
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Port Salvi, Spain
By hjalmarfontijn, 2009-10-16 10:00:00 eerste duik in Spanje na 7 jaar
m'n eerste duik na 7 jaar.
met een bootje vanuit Platja d'Aro naar de site gevaren. meteen het water in, naar de bodem. 3 conger-alen gezien, 1 kreeft. wat onderzee grot-achtige gangen door!
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Trip: Estartit 2008
By chris, From 2008-06-26 to 2008-06-29
Trip with my scubadiving club to Estartit. Very bad viz (between 4m the first day and 10+m the last day).Large groupers are still here :)
Water temp was between 20°C and 22°C with a termocline to 20m (30m at Tascon Petit).
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Trip: Spain
By TANDUAY, From 2007-07-01 to 2007-07-05
