Empuriabrava on Spain's Costa Brava is one of the world's largest inland marinas, and home to one of the worlds most important sky-diving schools, Skyrats.
Empuriabrava the town, and the surrounding waterways, started to be constructed in September 1965, and was not completed until many years later. The town now in 2008, is well developed. and looks nothing like it did in the 60's, mostly due to the mass of building and construction work that has taken place since.
Now in 2008, Empuriabrava is one of Catalunya's most popular holiday resorts, attracting over 100,000 visitors every summer season. In the late 1960's, Empuriabrava was heavily advertised to the German market, later to the Belgians and then the rest of Europe.
Also in Empuriabrava is the nightclub Pacha, one of the worlds biggest nighclubs. The club, which started in Ibiza in 1973 (James Blunt wrote the song "1973" in a tribute to the club) has gone on to have clubs in, New York, London, Buenos Aires and Barcelona. The town also has a nightclub located directly on the beach, Pasarella, which has an open air bar and swimming pool located within the club.
For those of you who like a more quieter vacation, Empuriabrava has many Beaches and Nature Parks, the main one being the Aiguamolls, an important and widely respected nature reserve on the edge of Empuriabrava. A visit to the park will turn up many wild birds, some not seen anywhere else in the region.
The beach is very clean, and is kept clean by the council of Castello d'Empuires, the local historic medieval town, that has the ruling power of Empuriabrava.