Cap Gros is a cape mountain visible from almost every point on the north coast of Palamos, from the harbor to the beach of Es Castell. It has an area of 5 hectares between Fosca beach (north end) and Cala Margarida (south end). Formerly occupied by farmland cultivation, today it is in the public domain and on it grow pines and some species of cactus next to the sea. Cap Gros is crossed by several coastal path that are now much frequented by walkers who find in this forest a quiet location with excellent sea views (from almost 70 meters high).
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