Aiguamolls de l'Emporda natural park.

We have today spent a very pleasant few hours at the Natural park of Aiguamolls de l'Emporda about 120km from Lloret de Mar. The park has a visitor centre where you can pick up leaflets with info and maps showing the different routes around the marshland. There is ample car parking, toilets and drinks/snacks machines.

There are several hides and lookout points along the routes overlooking the lakes from where you can observe the many species of birds which flock to the area. Today we were lucky enough to get these photos of the few types of birds we saw, as well as a few cows and horses!

Lloret - November weather

For the start of November we've had quite a mixture of weather, temperatures have been a very nice sunny 20º -22º but we have also had a good deal of rain most of which has fallen through the night I'm glad to say! These photos all taken this week show just how rough the sea has been but yet its still warm enough to sun bathe on the beach...providing you stay away from the water. Its far too dangerous when the waves are crashing upto the beach as they have this week.

Lloret today - Cala Banys

With a nice temperature of 21º c today there were plenty of people taking a nice pleasant stroll from Lloret through the woods and to the bar at Cala Banys. The bar will close at the end of this month for the winter season but with weather like this its best to make the most of it!

Market day in Lloret de Mar

Every Tuesday morning in Lloret you will see groups of people heading towards the market to search for the best bargains. Just now as the weather has cooled down considerably the stalls are stocked with winter clothes....along with the usual Spanish dresses, underwear, bags, shoes and lots of fruit and veg. The market starts at about 8.30am, the stall holders begin to pack up and close between 1-2pm. 

Living in Lloret de Mar, Spain

Is it maybe a dream of yours to pack your bags along with your personal belongings and move over to Spain either to work or retire when the time comes? If so then there is a very good website I've come across which gives lots of advice from people who have done just that! Whether your looking for work, wondering what the lifestyle is like, wanting to learn the language, read up on the news from around Spain, see TV listings for the UK or even download some useful documents to help you get through all that red tape you will find lots of useful information on the Spain Buddy site. You can read personal interviews and experiences of others who have taken the plunge with the latest episode been from Lloret de Mar....read the piece here - Moving to Lloret de Mar