Santa Cristina Hermitage & Beach

 Once again we have a gorgeous day in Lloret de Mar with clear blue skies and 26ºC... great weather for October! 

 Over at Santa Cristina beach this afternoon holiday makers are still able to enjoy a little time sunbathing and taking a dip in the unusually warm sea.

A day at Roses - Catalunya

 For those of you who have ever landed at Girona airport you may have noticed a large sweeping bay on the coast just a few minutes before landing...this is the bay of Roses where the town of Roses lies to the Northern end of the bay. The beaches here are very fine sand which slope gently into the sea so its ideal for families with young children. Boat trips will take you out the picturesque Isles of Medes off the coast at Estartit just a little way down the coast. We took these photo when we visited Roses just this Thursday 9th Oct, we were very lucky as it was just the right conditions to get these shots of the stunning cloud formations!
We will go back to Roses at a later date and book into a hotel for a couple of nights as we found it would be the ideal location from where we could visit other places up in that part of Catalunya such as Cadaques, Port de la Selva and the monastery of Sant Pere de Rhodes.

 Santa Margarida area of Roses - a residential area where the residents all have their own mooring for their boats right on the doorstep!

Sant Antoni horse parade

This Sunday the horses and riders from 'Club Hipic' taking part in the Sant Antoni event will parade through Llorets streets as they make their way to the seafront and around the paseo in front of the town hall. They will gather at the club early in the morning where they will been making sure the horses look their very best for the event, from there they will  head towards town down Calle Sant Pedro towards the church and then onto the town hall at 12 noon 

A stroll around Llorets shops

 As you stroll around the centre of Lloret there are a wide variety of shops selling just about anything you need for your holiday and also to take back for your friends and family.

There are plenty of small privately owned supermarkets which might be only a fews doors from your hotel, these are handy for your basic groceries, drinks or a sandwich to take to the beach.

   

 Gift shops and fancy ceramics.

 Maybe hair extensions or a tattoo as a way to remember your holiday!

 Cool white cotton clothing for those hot summer days.

 Traffic free zones!

 Friendly staff!

If you need to take the weight off your feet for a while there are lots of cafes and restaurants to choose from along the streets. 

Costa Brava Rally 2014

We have the Historic Costa Brava Rally cars running about the town and the roads leading out of Lloret so there maybe some minor hold ups if your out and about over the weekend. We managed to capture a few shots of the cars as they were lined up before the start of the event yesterday.