Palamos

Its foundation was a result of the need for a new port in the area of real Ampurdan, as the old port of Torroella de Montgri suffered rapid siltation.

In 1543 attacks by the barbaric Turkish squad fell on Villa Palamos, causing a major disaster in the population. From that time a papal indulgence was granted to allow recovery of Palamos.

The plague struck the city in 1652 and was the origin of the vow of a pilgrimage once a year to a shrine of Bell-Lloch, dating from the 13th century.

Palamos is traversed by the C-31, which connects with the neighboring towns of Palafrugell, Castillo de Aro, and Girona, the provincial capital. The nearest train stations are in Flassa, Caldas de Malavella, and Girona.

Palamos is a municipality in the Costa Brava belonging to the province of Girona and the area of the Lower Emporda (Catalonia, Spain). Its commercial port is the third in Catalonia after Barcelona and Tarragona.

The first references of human settlement in Palamos was found in the dolmen Montagut (2500-1500 BC) and the remains of a post-Iberian village in Playa del Castell.

In 1277 Pedro II the Great, in charge of buying the castle of Sant Esteve, built on Roman remains, and that began the development of a new village. In 1279 they encouraged the granting of the privileges described in the Charter Puebla and a weekly market.