Portbou

Portbou

Portbou is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 1399 people.

It is located on the border with France, in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off point for SNCF trains coming from France.

Portbou

It is the site where German philosopher Walter Benjamin died and was buried in 1940. There is a monument in his honor, by Dani Karavan.

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2581	3976	2033	2360	2021	1398

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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edit	Municipalities of Alt Empordà
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