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S’AGARÓ VELL
LA PERLE DE LA COSTA BRAVA
ES UK
La joya de la Costa Brava: la lujosa urbanización S’Agaró Vell con el exclusivo hotel La
Gavina, que alguna vez fue una península rocosa, árida y sin valor junto al mar Mediterrá-
neo. Sus únicos habitantes: cabras. Hoy en día, este promontorio se ha convertido en un
destino exquisito de la Costa Brava y es considerado uno de los refugios más exclusivos y
con mayor valor en Cataluña.
La historia cuenta que Josep Ensesa Pujades, originario de Girona y propietario de un mo-
lino de harina, tenía deudores. Uno de sus clientes insolventes era un pastor de cabras,
quien pagó su deuda con un terreno junto al mar. Este terreno rocoso, seco y escarpado
The jewel of the Costa Brava – the luxurious S’Agaró Vell urbanization with the exclusive La
Gavina hotel – was once a barren, rocky, and worthless peninsula by the Mediterranean Sea.
Its only inhabitants: goats. Today, this rocky outcrop has become an exquisite hotspot of the
Costa Brava and is considered one of the most exclusive and valuable retreats in Catalonia.
Legend has it that Josep Ensesa Pujades, a Girona-born flour mill owner, had outstanding
debts. One of his insolvent customers was a goat herder who settled his debt with a piece
of land by the sea. This dry, rugged terrain was located in the region already known as the
Costa Brava and had little value at the time. However, when seaside resorts became fashi-
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