Sant Martí d'Empúries

Sant Martí d'Empúries is an entity of the town of L'Escala. It is located next to the ruins of Empúries or Empòrion. It is from the a medieval period in the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries. It was the county seat until 1079 Empúries moved to Castelló d'Empúries place less exposed to attack.HistoryIt was an inhabited place since the arrival of Greeks from Phocaea in the 6th century BC. It was Christianized by Saint Feliu, an African martyr who died in 304 in Girona. He was bishop between 516 and 693. Charlemagne mentions Ermenguer as first Count of Empúries in 812.