Christmas in Lloret

I had to look twice yesterday when a 4 x 4 vehicle passed me with a trailer on the back on which there were 2 police bikes. I've often heard people saying that the police seem to be getting younger these days but they would have to be getting a lot smaller as well to be able to ride these bikes! As the driver of the vehicle pulled up further down the road he let me take some photos before he pulled into his garage to unload them. Inside the grounds of the villa l could hear 2 little excited voices waiting to see their presents, not policemen at all but his two young sons!

Lloret Beach - Tirada a l'Art

There was plenty of activity on Lloret beach today where hundreds of people congregated for the annual Tirada a l'Art event. All those who join in continually pull on the rope to drag the fishing net from the sea, but today after tugging and pulling for about a hour or so when they finally got the net in there wasn't a single fish landed. It looks to me that maybe the Med is running out of fish!

Lloret de Mar Events

A yearly reconstruction of one of the oldest methods of fishing can be seen on Lloret beach tomorrow at 8am and again at 1pm. Many of the locals will gather just as they did years ago to pull in the (hopefully full) fishing nets which have been cast out to sea. Tirada a l'Art shows how the nets were manually dragged from the sea by the people of Lloret in exchange for a few fish to feed their families. Once the nets are in the catch will be cooked and served on the beach for those taking part. See the video below....weather permitting we'll get our own photos and video tomorrow!

Lloret - Fenals Beach

  

Is this the bravest lady in Lloret? Although the weather is good with reasonable temperatures through the day I think you have to be very brave to take a dip in the sea at this time of year!

Lloret de Mar Bikers Event

A very noisy video taken on Sunday 27th as hundreds of bikers were arriving in town for their special day!

Lloret Bikers Event

 One of the biggest bikers events we have seen took place today in Lloret.  Bikes of every shape, size and make lined the Av Just Marles and all around the carousel square stalls were selling just about everything the serious biker would ever need!

Food and drinks were on sale and live bands played on the specially erected stage in the square...a great lively atmosphere and a good day out for everyone!

Lloret - Fenals Beach

After the dreadful  storms we have had in Lloret during the last 2 weeks or so it now looks as though we are back to more settled sunny weather - for now at least! 21º  today would you believe! Just to show what effect the heavy rain has had on Fenals beach, these pictures show just how the water flooding down to the sea has gouged its way through the sand. Several trees in the woods just to the back of the beach have fallen with the land slides, and others have had to be cut down to make them safe....so Fenals beach area is not looking its best just now!

Lloret de Mar Beaches

Lloret de Mar Beach

Now that the winter is well and truly here, you may be either looking back on your summer holiday of this year or looking forward to the warmer weather next summer when you can book your next annual break. So, just looking back to the great weather we have had in Lloret this year you can view a selection of photos I have taken of all the beaches during the last few months....many people dont realise there are 5 stunning beaches which make up the resort of Lloret.

See all the photos and info about the beaches here >>  LLORET DE MAR BEACHES

Fenals Beach

Gegants de Lloret de Mar

Today in Lloret we saw a very special event and that was the wedding between the 2 giants of Lloret - Es Nais & Miss Ling...and what a lovely day it was!

Lloret de Mar Sky Tonight

 The sky as it was tonight in  between the hours of 5.30 - 6.00pm.

(Not sure if they are in the correct order!)

Ryanair in Girona & Reus Airports

An agreement has at last been struck between Ryanair and Generalitat of Catalonia which will secure flights to and from Girona airport for the next five years, and will restore routes in Reus as from April 2012. Only a signature is needed to say that AENA will not increase costs to Ryanair in 2012.
Once achieved the airline say they will carry 3 million passengers per year to Girona, and 500,000 to Reus, which would secure 500 jobs at the Tarragona airport.

There are also plans to set up a commitee which will meet several times a year in order to plan and arrange the most viable routes for the region.
Land will also be made available for Ryanair to build a hotel close to Girona airport and also a hanger for aircraft maintainance.

Gruesome find in Lloret de Mar

Two badly decomposed bodies have been found hanging from a tree in Lloret de Mar, they are said to be of a male and female and suspect that it is a double suicide pact, a few more details can be read here .....TYPICALLY SPANISH NEWS

Lloret's Medieval Event 2011

The annual Medieval festival will be again taking place in the streets of Lloret 12th & 13th Oct. This is always a very popular event where you can see craftsmen demonstating how things were made in medieval times. The usual stalls of hand made goods and produce will be open through out the day from tomorrow morning until Sunday evening. There has been quite a bit of controversy just lately about the live animals and birds of prey which have been on show in past events, so this could be the last time the animals will be taking part.

Lloret de Mar Beach

Photos of Lloret beach taken about mid day on Saturday 5th November.

Lloret de Mar Beach

Video taken during recent bad weather in Lloret.

Costa Brava Rally 59 - Lloret de Mar

Photos from the very wet Costa Brava Rally 59 held this weekend in Lloret de Mar!

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.

Lloret de Mar Luxury Hotel

Do you fancy a 5* luxury break in Lloret de Mar? Then the  new hotel and spa Sant Pere del Bosc which opened this year could be the ideal place! The hotel is set in a fantastic location in the grounds of the ancient Benedictine  monastery San Pere del Bosc, only 6km from the hustle and bustle of Lloret de Mar centre and surrounded by forestry / countryside.

Each of the 19 air conditioned suites are exclusively decorated to the highest standard and come with elegant furnished seating area, wide screen TV, luxury bathroom and mini bar. Hotel amenities consist of beauty & spa treatments, outside salt water pool, limousine hire, restaurant and landscaped gardens.

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Lloret de Mar weather in October

"How long is this weather going to last" everyone in Lloret de Mar seems to be saying these days!

 We are now half way through October and still the temperatures are way above what they should be for this time of year. It was forecast that it would be cooler as from Sunday and as this video shows we have had a fair bit of cloud today - but still it reached 25ºC by this afternoon and the cloud slowly drifted away.

So plenty warm enough to soak up the sun on the beach for those here on holiday!