Ripoll & Gombrén

Heading towards the Pyrenees just a little over 100 km from Lloret is the fairly large town of Ripoll surrounded by some lovely little villages and set in amazing countryside, very popular with hikers and rock climbers. Ripoll town centre is a good shopping area with an abundance of cafes, restaurants which cater for its 11,000 + population.  The Pyrenees can be seen in the not too far distance from Ripoll and just now are covered in snow so you also have great views of the snow capped mountains.

One of the nearby villages is Gombrén where set in the hills is the ancient monastery - Santuari de Montgrony which is first documented in the year of 899 and rebuilt in the 12 century. 

Winter Pastimes in Lloret

 It seems that we will soon be seeing a sharp drop in temperature and the good weather will end according to the local weather forecast. Rain is expected tomorrow and next week daytime temps will be only in single figures! Recent photos from Fenals beach show these fishermen making the most of the good weather, even though the sea is very rough they can still be seen down on the beach every day enjoying their daily fishing session!