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Tossa de Mar | |
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![]() Location of Tossa de Mar | |
Coordinates: 41°43′14″N 2°55′56″E / 41.72056°N 2.93222°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Girona |
Comarca | La Selva |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gisela Saladich Parés (2015)[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 5,584 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Demonym | Tossenc |
Website | www |
Tossa de Mar (Catalan: [ˈtosə ðə ˈmaɾ]; Spanish: Tosa de Mar) is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, located on the coastal Costa Brava, about 100 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border. It is accessible through Girona Airport, some distance north.
The GR 92 long-distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Tossa de Mar. Stage 10 links northwards to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, a distance of 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi), whilst stage 11 links southwards to Lloret de Mar, a distance of 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi).[4]