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Arrival of the 500,000th tourist at the airport of Girona – Costa Brava

Date
1969
Archive
INSPAI, Image Center of the Provincial Government of Girona
Document type
Imatge fixa
Reference code
CAT-INSPAI-3-199706
Link to the online document
Description

The image of the arrival of the 500,000th tourist at Girona – Costa Brava airport in 1969 symbolizes the explosion of international tourism in Girona’s regions and its integration into the European map of holiday destinations. This photographic document, from the Diputació de Girona, reflects the impact of air mobility on the economic and territorial development of the Costa Brava. The airport becomes a key infrastructure for the connection with northern Europe, especially with countries such as Germany, France and the Netherlands. This tourist milestone not only represents a quantitative figure, but also a qualitative change in the perception of Catalonia as a place of welcome, openness and international projection. The photograph is witness to a moment in which tourism becomes an engine of social transformation and a tool for building a shared European identity.