A day out from Lloret.

Taking it easy in the gardens!

In Lloret yesterday it was a very nice 25c by far the warmest day of this year so far, so I think we can say that summer is almost here! We set out for the day by first visiting Santa Clotilde where the gardens were the busiest I've seen for a long time. From there onto Santa Cristina where there was some sort of festival going on, there were so many people and cars there it was just impossible to get into the grounds or down to the beach so we gave that a miss.

Views from Santa Clotilde towards Boadella beach and Santa Cristina

 So on we went a little further down the coast and stopped off at Santa Susanna by the Carrefour shopping complex where just to the side was quite a large market, as it was about 2pm by this time sadly most of the stalls were ready to close. I'm not sure if this market is there every Sunday but it is worth a trip down there as it did seem that there were some good bargains about!

Santa Christina

 Over at Santa Christina the workmen have been very busy just lately preparing the grounds all around the church for the summer. The main pathway leading down to the beach is at present been made much safer for walking with a thick layer of gravel/sand being laid. Also through the woods new paths have been made which lead to newly made viewing points giving great views out to sea and along the coast.

Costa Brava Rally 62

Friday and Saturday 14-15th March Lloret de Mar is once again hosting the oldest rally in Spain - Rally Costa Brava 62. The 102 classic cars taking part can be seen at 4pm today along the seafront today so parking restrictions will be in place.

Craig Mallon - An appeal

Would you please spare a few minutes of your time to watch this short video which is hoped will generate more information which may eventually lead to who killed Craig.

Lloret Beach Bars

 The beach bars of Lloret and Fenals are always a pleasing sight the way they are designed and decorated with nice seating areas and flower arrangements etc, especially Punto Garbi at the far end of Fenals beach. Just now though there is a ruling which has been enforced by Madrid which means that these bars now have to be removed during the winter time...so we are now left with the ugly blank spaces you see below!

 Two of Fenals popular beach bars as they are through the summer.

This photo above is the Sunshine Bar as it is now (just by the entrance to the woods at Fenals)  and below is the now empty site of the Punto Garbi...what an eyesore Fenals is especially as there is still no beach along this stretch and still no sign of any attempt to repair the damage!