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Immigrant workers leave struggling Spain

Costa Brava — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:17:27 +0000

Spain's on-going economic crisis has resulted in high levels of unemployment, especially among retail and restaurant workers.

One result is that many immigrant workers have returned, or are planning to return, to their home countries.

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Costa Brava Beaches

Costa Brava — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:52:06 +0000

The Costa Brava has a plethora of beaches. They come in all sizes ranging from kilometers-long, tourist-filled stretches of sand to hard-to-reach, virtually 'private' beaches nestled in small coves.

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Cadaqués

Costa Brava — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:16:38 +0000

The beautiful fishing village of Cadaques is sometimes referred to as an island on the coast. That is because it is relatively protected from mass tourism by a long, winding road through the mountains of Cap de Creus.

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Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain – Practical Information FAQ

Costa Brava — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:23:25 +0000

Opening hours, language, money, the time in Catalonia, national holidays

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El Port de la Selva

Costa Brava — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:20:50 +0000

El Port de la Selva is a Costa Brava seaside village popular with wealthy folks from Barcelona, as well as with tourists from France and elsewhere.

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Llançà

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:58 +0000

Originally Llançà was divided between the original tenth-century settlement -- built inland as a defense against pirates -- and the harbor of Llançà.

However, the tourist boom brought lots of urban growth, and the village and harbor soon joined together to create one resort.

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Colera

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:43:41 +0000

Only about 600 people live in the small village of Colera, some 7 km north of Llançá

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PortBou

Costa Brava — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:19:22 +0000

At the foot of the Pyrenees, hugging the dividing line between France and Spain, lies the small village of Portbou (1300+ inhabitants)

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Costa Brava: a vacation paradise

Costa Brava — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:08:42 +0000

For everyone, whatever their likes and tastes may be, whatever their idea of enjoying themselves, the Costa Brava is par excellence the perfect place.

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