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In the last few hours, one of the characteristic images of the Costa Brava has been recorded, the strong storm with large waves. In this case, in La Vanguardia’s Readers’ Photos we see this snapshot recorded in l’Escala, in Alt Empordà.
The bad sea is combined with the tramontana (etymologically it means “from beyond the mountain”), which is a cold and turbulent wind from the northeast or north, very characteristic of this area of ??northeastern Catalonia.
This wind uses the north of the Pyrenees and the southwest of the Massif Central (France) as an acceleration zone, to enter the Mediterranean.
In this area of ??the Costa Brava, which on these days of rough seas lives up to its name, the Tramuntana can last for several days with consecutive winds gusting over 200 km/h.
The Costa Brava is the name assigned to the coastal area that begins in Blanes and ends at the border with France, in Portbou. This coastal strip has an extension of 214 km.
The term “Costa Brava” was published by the journalist Ferran Agulló in the pages of La Veu de Catalunya on September 12, 1908. With this expression, he wanted to describe the wild and rugged landscape that characterizes much of the coastal area of ??Girona.
