Beach damage - Lloret & Fenals

 The latest photos of the damage to both Lloret and Fenals beaches clearly show that more damage has occurred during the week. Even more massive rocks and boulders have been uncovered owing to the fact that so much sand has been taken out to sea. What will be done to repair the beach we will have to wait and see, sometimes the sea will bring back so much of the sand it has taken but its doubtful that this will be repaired by mother nature alone!

Walkways which lead to nowhere!

Fenals beach below... the stone path which should lead down to the sand has been so badly damaged that now the bottom half is just a pile of rubble.

 So much sand has been taken that these rocks are not usually visible on Fenals beach!

Lloret de Mar Countryside

If you fancy a day with a difference in Lloret then its sometimes nice to get away from town and just take a gentle stroll through the woods and countryside at the back of the resort....just as we did yesterday to take the pictures you see here. Apart from the amazing views stretching as far as the eye can see you will come across horses and donkeys in the fields and even though we are getting towards the end of February there are still lots of colourful flowers in bloom.

 The monastery of San Pere del Bosc in the distance. 

Cats Festival 2014 - Lloret de Mar

Once again this year the Russian tourist board in Lloret are hosting the very popular Cats Festival, it begins with the parade at 11am in front of the town hall. Everyone taking part in the parade will be dressed in cat themed costume and the 'Giant Cats' from Calalonge will also be attending. 

Concerts and exhibitions are taking place in town until 28th Feb...also the cats museum will be open for
visitors.

Lloret de Mar Carnival 2014

Wouldn't it be great if this good weather lasted until Carnival Time?

It's nearly time for the carnival here in Lloret de Mar starting off on 28th February when there will be a full 6 days of entertainment and activities. The big parades will take place over 2 days Saturday and Sunday 1st-2nd March. This is one of the best events on Lloret's calendar and there's sure to be a massive turnout from Lloret's residents and also the hotels (those that are open!) will be fully booked for carnival time. The close of the carnival will take place in front of the Town Hall at 8pm on Wednesday 5th March with the very strange event of the 'Burial of the Sardine'.......dont miss it!

Lloret de Mar Q for Quality!

Lloret de Mar has again received the Q for quality award for 4 of its tourist accommodations. The certificate is given as a recognition of good service and continued inprovement year after year. In the province of Girona there are a total of 24 Q awards with Lloret de Mar achieving 4 of these.

In the centre of Lloret the 4* hotel Anabel has now held the award since 1999, and on the seafront the Marsol has held the award since 2008. At Santa Cristina beach stands the Santa Marta which first received the award in 2004 and has maintained its Quality ever since. 

Last but not least is the excellent Camping Toucan, they are now in their 10th year for Quality accommodation and services!

Hotel Marsol

Anabel Hotel

Fishing in Lloret

Yesterday we had a temperature of 22º in Lloret and already at 10.30 this morning its 18ºc. With temperatures forecast to rise for this weekend its a great opportunity for getting out and about and enjoying the HOT weather!

 The sea is still very rough as it has been all week but it wont deter the local fishermen from trying to catch lunch for their families!

St Valentines Day in Lloret

 February 14th and what a beautiful day it is in Lloret de Mar today to celebrate St Valentines Day!

 There's hardly a cloud in the sky and people are out in the sun enjoying the 22ºc we have today.

 Love is in the air and it also seems that spring is just around the corner with the flowers in bloom!

Lloret Beach damage

 I'm glad to say that the rough sea which has been battering the coast during the last few days has now calmed down compared to how it was. Its caused a considerable amount of damage both on Fenals and Lloret beach, leaving the steps and metal walkways tangled and hanging in midair. There is just about a 100mts stretch of Lloret beach which has been taped off preventing people form venturing anywhere near. Other parts of the beach are ok, in fact its much wider in parts owing to the fact that much of the dislodged sand has dumped itself at the castle end!

Its even calm enough (and warm enough) for some to take to the sea again!

Fenals beach

 Continuing with the photos from Fenals beach, with yesterdays photos we can now clearly see that the sea is still very rough down there and bit by bit the beach is disappearing!

 This part of the beach is normally a favourite spot for families with young children as they can safely walk through the shallow rock pools with their fishing nets and catch small fish and the little crabs which live among the rocks.

 In these 2 photos you can see how the sea has carved out a huge steep ledge in the sand.

 But meanwhile a family have found a safe spot on the beach to have a picnic, it really was so warm yesterday.

Where's Fenals beach gone?

The beach as it should be!

Fenals beach has certainly taken a pounding with the rough sea during the last few days, its now impossible to walk along the beach towards the Punto Garbi beach bar at the end as the foundations of the sea wall have now all collapsed near the the woods. So far the wall is still intact but it does look as though it wont last very long if the sea keeps on this relentless pounding. The weather however is still very good and even yesterday the temperature reached 18ºc - which is great for this time of the year. These photos show how  Fenals beach looks today and the 1st photo is how it should be on a normal winters day!

Views over Lloret de Mar

 Here's quite a different view of Lloret today with these first 2 photos taken just yesterday overlooking the  nightlife area and on towards the Roca Grossa  urbanisation in the distance.

The Gran Casino Hotel just across from the bus station just now is looking rather quiet with all its balcony doors closed...and no beach towels hanging from them like we usually see!

2 views of Roca Grossa