page_title: Costa Brava
section_title: Gardens
hierarchical_section_title: Costa Brava / Gardens
caption_attribution_description: CALELLA de PALAFRUGELL - Jardins de Cap Roig. "VARIACIONS" (2008) Juan de Andrés (Arévalo-Uruguai, 1941) Acer corten 300 x 106 x 56 cm
context_page_description: The Costa Brava is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain, consisting of the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and Selva in the province of Girona. Costa Brava stretches from the town of Blanes, 60 km northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.
  In the 1950s, the Costa Brava was identified by the Spanish government and local entrepreneurs as being suitable for substantial development as a holiday destination, mainly for package holiday tourists from Europe. The combination of a very good summer climate, nature, excellent beaches and a favourable foreign exchange rate, which made Costa Brava an attractive tourist destination, was exploited by the construction of large numbers of hotels and apartments in such seaside resorts as Blanes, Tossa de Mar and Lloret de Mar. Tourism rapidly took over from fishing as the principal business of the area.
context_section_description: In the four botanical gardens on the Costa Brava come together as many native plants typical of tropical plants, which in turn are balconies overlooking the Mediterranean:
caption: Sculptures in Cap Roig Gardens
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