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4 unusual facts about Costa Brava


Barcelona França railway station

A railway station was first built here in the 19th century as the main terminus for trains arriving from France (as its name still suggests), but also for services to North East Catalonia and the Costa Brava.

Eric Zener

In 2003, while living in the Costa Brava region of Spain, Zener became interested in watching bathers, and began a series of paintings of water, and of people interacting with water.

Francis Graham Lodge

Anchorage On The Costa Brava - Author: Clyne, Douglas, Illustrations: F G Lodge, Publisher: Christopher Johnson 1957

Martin Marquez

Marquez's father formerly worked as a waiter at the Costa Brava Ritz Hotel and later opened a chop shop when the family moved to Binley Woods.


Gerard Brackx

In 1958, with the Brussels World’s Fair came the breakthrough and in addition he started offering journeys to Lourdes, Tyrol and the Costa Brava.


see also

Web of Spies

Carter escapes from Tangier and travels to a villa near L'Estartit on the Costa Brava where Russian agent Tasia Loften is seducing Alicia Todd.