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Friday, August 31, 2012

Lloret de Mar shopping

Its that time of year again when the summer sales are now coming to an end. Sunday 2nd September in and around the main shopping streets of Lloret stores will have all their last minute bargains set out on stalls. This last day of sales will take place from 10am - 10pm. You will also find several stalls in the church square and also out in front of the town hall...bouncy castles will be also there to keep the kids occupied while your rummaging through the bargains!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Lloret de Mar Photos

 Recent photos from the beach at Lloret.
Every day the planes are out flying advertising the best clubs in town.

Catamaran cruise - eat, drink, music, water sports and games.
Great views of the coast from the parasailing.
No traffic jams here!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Fenals Fiesta - Lloret

Its been a fantastic fiesta weekend in Fenals with 3 days of celebrations, we have had live music, fireworks and dancing all going on until the early hours of the morning.
The kids have been able to enjoy all kinds of activities such as rides and bouncy castles on the square and also down on the seafront. 
 


Saturday, August 25, 2012

Clon Festival - Metalmania!

On the stage last night for the last of this years Clon Festival events in Lloret were 'Metalmania' a fantastic tribute to the heavy metal band Metallica...we managed to get to the front to take more than 300 shots of them in action!
  Here's just a few photos, but as usual you can see lots more on the CLON FESTIVAL page.




Friday, August 24, 2012

A day trip to Blanes.

Blanes Marina
 Its so easy to find plenty of places to visit from Lloret de Mar, you only have to go the the local bus station and buy a ticket to the place of your choice. Just a 20 minute bus journey down the coast brings you to Blanes, A good day to visit for shopping would be Monday when the local market is held, the stalls stretch all along the seafront. The fresh fruit and veg stalls are located on the street which runs parallel with the seafront just one street back.
Blanes has a fairly large marina which you can walk around and watch for the fishing boats coming in with their catch of the day. Around the marina and seafront are numerous restaurants - you are actually spoilt for choice with the number of restaurants in Blanes, as you can imagine many of which specialise in seafood!
You can also take the 'hop on hop off' bus up to the Marimurtra Gardens set high on the cliffs from where you can see for miles! the gardens have more than 4,000 types of cacti from all around the world.


Sunday, August 19, 2012

A boat trip to Tossa de Mar

A slideshow of photos taken during a boat trip to Tossa de Mar showing views on the way and a few shots around the town. The restaurant is the Bar El Raco...a busy little place with a great 'menu del dia'

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Lloret de Mar Restaurants

 One of the most popular online search phrases for Lloret de Mar holidaymakers is "Lloret de Mar restaurants" so here is my guide to the best restaurants in town.
Can Guidet
Whenever you dine out in Lloret de Mar one thing you can always be sure of is great value for money and an excellent choice of restaurants. If you follow the old rule of dining out at the same places as the locals then you won't go wrong! You will find that all restaurants will have their own special daytime menu 'menu del dia' this is usually a typical Catalan meal consisting of three courses with wine. Catalan cuisine cannot be considered as spicy but ALWAYS very tasty and cooked to perfection! You can expect to pay between €8 - €11for a midweek menu, weekend prices are considerably higher at some places. The Chinese restaurants in Lloret all offer the cheapest 'menu' usually about €5-6  again for 3 courses with wine, unless of course you go to the all you can buffet restaurants such as the Free Wok or Nou Wok the prices there range from just over €8 to €12 depending on the day.
Here are most popular centrally located restaurants as favoured by the locals in Lloret....

La Campana
La Campana - best spit roasted chicken in town served with the freshest salad possible.
La Fusta - located near the church and Gerry's Bar always excellent food.
Orient Express - good menu with views over looking Lloret sea front.
Route 66 - something a little different, again overlooking the sea front, great food & views!
Calamic Steakhouse - lovely old Spanish style decor, famous not only for their steak but also their seafood.
Tobago Steakhouse - in the midst of Llorets nightlife, just follow your nose to the aroma of their famous barbecued steaks.
Can Bolet

 Can Bolet - one of the oldest restaurants in town, always excellent food with a variety of set menus as well as a'la carte. The Can bolet are renown for their sea food menus.

Just on the edge of Lloret are....
Can Sabata - great food and service, fantastic farmhouse setting!
El Reno - fantastic restaurant open 24 hours per day.
Can Sabata
Can Guidet - excellent Catalan menu in a farmhouse style setting where they grow much of their own salad stuff and vegetables.

Georgio's - to reach Georgio's you would need to get a taxi if you have no car, but well worth the extra couple of kilometre's journey!In the Fenals area we have some great restaurants, I can honestly say that with living in this area I have now tried almost everyone and not yet had a bad meal. 

Georgio's
The International and Xaloc both on Fenals seafront are equally as good with excellent dishes to suit all tastes.
El Jardin - on the main road opposite the Royal Star offer an evening 'menu' as well as the usual 'menu del dia'

El Raco de Fenals
El Raco de Fenals - just opposite El Pub, this cosy little restaurant is actually the only place where we now see people queuing for a table.
On the main street in Fenals are the
Can Quicu - not only a full menu but here you can choose from a variety of dishes from their tapas menu.
Leman and America restaurants great service in both and have a wide range of meals to suit all tastes!
Autentic - (still known as the Washington by many people) a very well known and popular restaurant with excellent service. Sundays 'menu del dia' is a very fishy affair consisting of mostly seafood!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Lloret Clon Festival - 'Clocks'

The latest tribute band to step on the stage for last nights Clon Festival was 'Clocks' a tribute to one of the biggest and best bands in the UK...it seems they have a 'few' fans in Spain as well judging by the hundreds of fans in the crowd who sang along as the band went through the list of Coldplay's hits!



Lots more photos and videos from the Clon Festival
 @ Lloret de Mar Stuff


Friday, August 10, 2012

Lloret de Mar - August

  August in Lloret and as you can see from these photos taken just a few days ago the town is now very busy and lots of people are here enjoying the high summer temperatures...in the high 30s almost everyday!
The 'hop on hop off' bus takes people around the sights of Lloret
Hardly a space on the beach!



Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Lloret de Mar Football Tours

We can arrange for your football team to play against local teams.
Bring your team to the lively resort of Lloret de Mar for a friendly match with one of our local teams, matches will be played at the local Lloret FC ground or we can possibly arrange a match at other resorts along the coast. Lloret is fast becoming one of the top destinations for sports tours with fantastic facilities at the local sports venues. We have the best nightlife on the coast and masses of daytime attractions ensuring you have round the clock fun during your stay! 
Hotels to suit all budgets are on the doorstep of some of the best clubs and disco's in town!

Contact me for details - LLORET FOOTBALL


Monday, August 06, 2012

Lloret - Villa Rental

Due to last minute cancellation you can rent a villa in Lloret with fantastic coastal views of Lloret and Blanes. This villa has just been re modernised, it has 3 double bedrooms, 2 beautiful bathrooms, a spacious open plan lounge/dining area, Sky TV,  private pool, BBQ area. Please contact 'Villa Rental' to rent this stunning villa at a one time special offer!
Available dates from today until 18th August.
and 25th Aug until 11th September.

Friday, August 03, 2012

A Birthday Party in Gerrys Bar

If you live in Lloret or ever visit for a holiday dont ever tell anyone in GERRY'S BAR that its your birthday as this is what will happen to you....or maybe you could set up a friend! This video was taken during Ian's 40th birthday celebrations on Wednesday 1st Aug, we secretly believe he enjoyed every minute!



Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Lloret de Mar Foam Party!

Not the original foam party which the Lloret de Mar nightlife is renowned for but this is the mini version for the kiddies on Fenals beach..it looks like their having a great time probably getting into practise for when they are older!