Muro

The name of Muro comes from the Mozarabic and castilian languages, meaning a wall.
Nearby are many prehistoric sites and also several caves that were inhabited in prehistoric times. Roman tombs have also been found in the area at es Fiters.

First mentioned in 1232 after the Catalan Conquest when it was given to the Count of Empúries. At that time it had a prosperous Jewish community of many of these were moneylenders and doctors who were given privileges for their assistance to the Catalan king. Reputedly the village also had 45 slaves mostly Tartars, Sardinians or Moors.

At Can Simó, a property dating from the XVIIIth. Century, is a museum exhibiting local tools and crafts.