| Overview | | | | The average temperatures in a year are as follows: |
| Figueres town is the capital of Alt Empordà district in | | | | Maximum - 29 °C in the months of July and August |
| the Girona province of the autonomous community | | | | Minimum - 3 °C in January |
| of Catalonia in Spain. This place is physically situated in | | | | Art/ Culture |
| the north east of Catalonia. Its distance from the | | | | 1.Castle of Sant Ferran - was built by the Spanish |
| cities Girona, Barcelona and Perpignan are 40 KM, 140 | | | | King Ferdinand VI in the year 1743. The plan of the |
| KM and 60 KM respectively. The distance between | | | | castle has the shape of a pentagon and its |
| this town and the airport at Girona is 50 KM. The | | | | circumference is 5.6 KM. |
| population of this town is 40000. | | | | 2.St. Peter Parish church - this has Gothic architecture |
| The famous surrealist Catalan painter, Salvador Dalí | | | | and there is a central part with side chapels. |
| was born in this town. There is a large Dalí Theatre | | | | 3.Dali theatre and museum - was constructed in the |
| and Museum designed by Dali and many visitors | | | | 19th century and was renovated subsequently in the |
| throng this place. The Catalan engineer, Narcís | | | | 1960s. |
| Monturiol i Estarriol, who invented the 1st combustion | | | | Cuisine |
| engine-driven submarine was also born in this town. | | | | Popular food items in this place are - oxtail soup, |
| Another famous personality born in this place is | | | | fuet, butifarra, paella, seafood and gaspatxo. One of |
| Monica Naranjo, the Spanish singer. | | | | the tasty items is 'patatas de Olot' wherein a potato |
| History | | | | is wrapped over ground meat and fried. |
| The origin for the name of the town is the word | | | | Shopping |
| Ficaris that has Visigoth origins. King James I of | | | | Since the taxes in this town are lower as compared |
| Aragon had given legal forum (fuero in Spanish) in the | | | | to France, many Frenchmen visit this place for |
| year 1267; however, Hugo IV set fire to the town | | | | shopping. In order to cater to such people and also |
| after four years. This town was bombed repetitively | | | | tourists coming to this place because of beaches and |
| by rebels because of its loyalty to the Republican | | | | museums, many popular shopping malls like Benetton, |
| Government during the Spanish civil war. The | | | | Zara La Coste, etc. have opened their shops for |
| economic recovery of this town began in 1950s and | | | | selling their brands. In addition local shops sell items |
| this was mainly due to tourism. | | | | such as jewelry, chocolate, wines, etc. |
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