Lloret de Mar Clon Festival 2011

I recently posted a piece about this years Clon Festival the first of which is taking place tomorrow night. After seeing the poster it seems that the venue has changed from Placa Pere Torrent  where it took place last year, it is now back to the original place of  Roca d'en Maig at the beach..sorry for the mix up!

Barcelona Port

Independence of the Seas

Last Friday the cruise terminal at Barcelona had the busiest day for passengers so far this year. A total of 7 cruise liners arrived carrying over 27,000 passengers. The Costa Serena, Carnival Magic and the MSC Splendida  cruise liners were either starting or ending their journey but the other four - Noordam, Aida Vita, Thomson Dream, and the Independence of the Seas were passing through using Barcelona as one of their stop off points.

The next busiest day for the port will be August 20th when ) cruise liners will be arriving carrying 31,000 passengers to Barcelona.
 The USA leads the way for the cruise industry with Barcelona holding 4th position and the 1st in Europe, being one of the most favoured stops for cruise passengers.

Lloret de Mar Clon Festival 2011

At last the names for this years Clon Festival are finally out!

For those not familiar with this festival, its one of the biggest and best annual events in Lloret de Mar. Some of the best tribute acts are on stage in the Placa Pere Torrent (carousel square) starting in a few days time on 8th July with Achtung Band a tribute to U2. The next band to play on 22nd July will be a tribute to Abba with Abba Revival. This is the second time here for this Abba tribute band, we last saw them in August 2004, an excellent show! Next on stage 5th August will be the Exploding Boys - a strange name for a tribute to the Cure (or maybe not!) 

On 19th August is the fourth and final act for this year and will be Gansos Rosas,  if you can't guess this will be a Guns & Roses tribute act...I'm looking forward to that one!

If you are in or near Lloret for any of theses dates you really must try get to see at least one of the acts. It is a free show, you can buy drinks and a bite to eat such as burgers and hot dogs at the kiosks in the square. The shows usually start at 10.30 and go on until about midnight.

Go to the LLORET STUFF WEBSITE   to see photos from previous Clon Festival events.

Lloret de Mar Catamaran Cruise

 For an exciting day out with a difference jump on board the Lady Joana catamaran for an all you can eat and drink party. Sail the coast as you are entertained on board by the DJ and animation crew. The catamaran will pick you up at either Tossa , Lloret. Fenals or Blanes for a fun filled excursion to remember. What better way can you think of to celebrate your special occasion such as birthday or anniversary. Stag and hen parties are our speciality !!

See more HERE

Lloret de Mar - Dragster's Moto Group

Each year in Catalonia is the festival of San Juan, when bonfires all over the region are lit with the Flama del Canigo. Just as they did last year the Dragsters Moto Group travelled out to Vidreres to bring the flame back to Lloret in order to light the towns bonfire....
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....this must have been a great honor for the bike riders and their passengers!

  Victor and Dolores.

They certainly got a small crowd watching as they set off on their journey out to Vidreras with a police escort. In the photo above is Victor and his wife Dolores - You can normally catch Victor working with his brother Oscar on the beach in Fenals with the Watersports centre.