Lloret de Mar Weather

4th November and the 59th Costa Brava Rally is due to start today but if this bad weather continues as it is now then I wont be going out for photos for the blog! Yesterday although it was still warm it was very humid with slight rain at times - until late last night when it started to thunder and lighten with heavy rain....and its still coming down! The sea was very rough yesterday and in places on Fenals beach it was almost touching the promenade wall.

Most of these rocks are normally covered by sand!

These photos taken 31st October on Lloret beach show how the rough sea from the recent storms of last month cut through the sands leaving  rocks exposed on the beach after washing huge amounts of sand out to sea.

Costa Brava Rally 59 - Lloret

The 59th edition of the Costa Brava Rally takes place this week end 4th -5th November. This is the oldest rally in Spain and always attacts hundreds of visitors to town, many of the hotels are now fully booked with the 124 crews from 18 different countries which have entered.
The podium will be in the usual place just in front of the Town Hall in Lloret and the main base where the cars can been seen is to be near the Evenia Olympic Palace Hotel.

View a map here > Where to see the cars!

Recent weather in Lloret de Mar

At last it seems to have stopped raining...for the time being at least. After heavy rainfall during last week we finally had a rain free day yesterday which is just what was needed for the stall holders at the second hand market which took place in the El Reiral district. There was wide range of goods on sale, new goods as well as second hand. I'm sure that if this becomes a regular event then it will be huge success and give the people in and around Lloret the chance to get rid of unwanted items that are just too good to throw away...I know I'll be clearing my stuff out if there is a next time!

So after a very nice day yesterday when the temperature rose to a nice 21C, the early evening sky was quite a spectacular sight, which was changing by the second as the sun was setting.

30th October 2011

With temperatures again today reaching 21C, holiday makers are out enjoying the sun and spending time on the beach as well as the sea! See the photos below...who would think it was Halloween?

Is it really 31st October?

Halloween??

Lloret Photos Exhibition

A large selection of previously unseen photos are on show in Lloret de Mar at the Antic Sindicat  building in Calle San Pedro (free entrance) This huge collection belongs to Josep Valls, and he is showing about 1,200 of his photos, yet he has more than 50,000 which he has obtained from friends, family and markets. They are on show now until 27th November.

Market in Lloret de Mar

This coming weekend there will be a market of second hand goods in Lloret, this is something very different for Lloret so I'm sure it will be a huge success. It gives people the chance to sort out items they have at home which are too good to throw away and in turn it gives the buyers a chance to grab a few bargains! The market will be where the weekly Tuesday market is held in the Reiral district.