Pals (cat. Pals) is a town and municipality of the comarca Baix Empordà (Spain, Catalonia). It borders with the municipalities of Torroella de Montgrí, Fontanilles, Palau-sator, Torrent, Regencós and Begur. The name of the town comes from the Latin “palus”, which means wetland and refers to the nearby wetlands.
It is part of the Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park.
The vegetation of the municipality of Pals is dominated by stone pines and mainly white pines, that extend on the slopes of the Massif of Begur, to the south of the municipality.
On the other hand, the vegetation of the surroundings of the Basses d’en Coll is also remarkable. Around the freshwater lagoon, there are reed beds, while in the dunes on the beach one of the most important samples of psammophilous vegetation in Catalonia can be found.
Due to its situation among wetlands and the concentration of property in a few hands, the town was considered unhealthy, oppressed and poor for centuries. Rice is one of the signs of identity of its people. Its cultivation has been documented since the 14th century. It was strongly promoted at the beginning of the 20th century by the lineage of indianos descendants of Pere Coll i Rigau (1853-1918) and his son Pere Coll i Llach, politician and businessman, friend of President Companys, who despite having militated in the Patriotic Union of Primo de Ribera, was patron of the newspaper La Humanitat and Commissar of Public Order of the Generalitat de Catalunya until the events of 6 October. As a result of this, the Arròs de Pals brand has emerged, a product adhered to the Productes de l’Empordà brand.
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