Figueres is situated at the north-eastern end of Catalonia. With 44.000 inhabitants, it is the largest of the cities bordering on France and is at the hub of a major communications network which makes it a gateway and stopping place for travellers and tourist entering and leaving Spain.
Figueres is the capital of Alt Empordà county and acts as the economic-commercial, social and cultural centre of the county. The tourist vocation of the county makes Figueres the nerve-centre of the Costa Brava, one of Catalonia´s most important tourist zones.
You can get there directly by road or railway. Travelling by road, acces is via the A-7 motorway (exit 4, Figueres sud, if coming from Barcelona, and exit 3 if coming from France), along the N-II main road and the N-260 from Portbou. For rail users, the station is in the centre of the city and all trains on the Barcelona-Portbou/Cervera international line with direct link to Barcelona, and trains for Madrid and others parts of Spain stop here. It is expected that the high-speed TGV train will link the city quickly and conveniently with the main Spanish and European cities. And beside the train station is the bus station, which is a stopping place on international lines and a point of arrival and departure for buses serving the Catalan and county routes.
City map
Useful addresses and telephone numbers:
: 972 504 661 / 902 240 202
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: 972 50 11 52