Sant Antoni de Calonge
Girona, Spain
Sant Antoni de Calonge
Girona, Spain
Sant Antoni de Calonge is a maritime village in Calonge. An area to enjoy the family tourism thanks to its big offer in nautical activities, hiking routes or activities related to the wine industry, one of the main products more valuable in Calonge.
The visitor also have the oportunity to enjoy the history of the village doing a visit in the roman village of Collet or other interesting sites like the Calonge castle or the Puigsesforques dolmen.
Calonge’s castle
The impressive castle of Calonge is located in the urban centre, next to Sant Martí parish. It is difficult to specify the chronology of its building, although it appears aforementioned the first time in some documents of the beginning of Xllth century.
This building has been testimony of some of the most important historical facts in Catalonia like Remences War, that caused one of the several fires that has suffered the castle during its history.
Roman village of Collet
Inhabited between the ll BC and V centuries, this roman village located near the coastal line has left us some material clues of an important activity focused to the wine export for all the Mediterranean area.
The archeological interventions have been detected some remains that indicate an important production of amphoras destined to the wine transport. The early detection of the remains in this roman village has permited to protect the are of the urbanistic growth.
The municipality of Calonge-Sant Antoni is located in the heart of the Costa Brava, in the Baix Empordà region, and features a good communications network. It is close to Barcelona, just about 1.45 h. drive, and a mere 30 minute-drive from the Girona Airport. . The closest railway station is Caldes de Malavella or the Girona Train Station about 35 minutes away.
