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Figueres is the capital of the comarca (similar to a county in the US or a shire in the UK) of Alt Empord a region of Girona in the Autonomous Region of Catalonia in Spain. The town has international renown as the birthplace of the surrealist Salvador Dalí. In Figueres, one will also find a museum dedicated to the master. Another prominent figure who hailed from Figueres is the inventor of the first combustion-powered submarine, Narcis Monturiol.

Figueres is possessed of the typical Mediterranean climate, that is, warm and dry summers and wet and mild winters.

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