January sunrise in Lloret

 You need to set your alarm to capture shots like these of the early morning sunrise in Lloret!

Lloret de Mar Markets

Lloret Market

Local Spanish markets are always a huge tourist attraction for holiday makers and if you are visiting Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava this year then you have a great choice of easy to reach markets.

Lloret Market

 Lloret's local market is held every Tuesday near to the Olympic hotel complex on the edge of town.

 From the roundabout by Lloret de Mar bus station just take the road leading out of town between the garage and the Casino Royal hotel, a steady walk will bring you to the market in about 10 minutes.

Lloret Market

Two nearby resorts also hold very good markets, you can reach these easily by bus from the bus station. Blanes market is held every Monday right on the the edge of the towns beach! To visit Blanes market just get the L1 bus at the bus station, first buying your ticket at the kiosk inside. The next market to visit is at Tossa de Mar - held on Thursdays, again buying your ticket at the kiosk before getting on the bus for Tossa de Mar. On the way to Tossa you will have some fantastic views of the coastline so don't forget to take your camera!

Blanes Market

 The largest market in the area is Tordera and is held every Sunday, when the whole town becomes one huge marketplace. Excursions to Tordera can be booked through your hotel or the Laietana office by the bus station. This market is only about 30 minutes drive from Lloret, but because of its location is not very easy to reach by public transport. 

Tordera Market

Lloret weather in January

 Just lately we are having excellent weather by the coast here in Lloret de Mar, it almost seems that summer is not too far away again! Temperatures rose to 22ºc over the weekend, but I'm sure that we will be getting colder weather before too long so until then we can enjoy the sunny dry weather and these early morning sunrise photos taken just this morning

The 3 Kings parade in Lloret

The streets were filled with excitment as the 3 kings made their way through the streets of Lloret de Mar this evening. Sweets were thrown out to everyone who were watching the parade, children were trying to catch as many sweets as they could  as the kings went by.

 From the start of their journey at the Town Hall they were slowly making their way to the sports pavilion where even more little excited faces would have been waiting to see the 3 kings.

Tomorrow morning the Spanish children will be waking early to see if they have received the gifts asked for in their letter to the kings, hopefully if they have been good then they will get what they asked for but if not then they may only receive a piece of coal! 

 

 

 

 

 

Barretina Closes

 The oldest bodega in Lloret de Mar has sadly closed. Many of  Fiona's (above left) customers and friends joined her to have a last drink in the bar last night. She has been in the bar for 14 years, and she is now handing back the keys to the owners who are now looking for someone else to run the bodega. 

Fiona will be there this morning just to open up for a few hours to let her old Catalan customers just have one last game of cards!

We all wish Fiona   good luck for the future in whatever she chooses to do next.