A day in Pals from Lloret

If your looking for a day out with a difference then I recommend you visit 'Pals' which is only about 64km from Lloret. Pals is perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean sea just 5-6kms away, and looking in the opposite direction are the Pyrenees mountains which at this time of year are covered in snow. Within the walls of the old medieval town are lovely cobbled streets and numerous pretty old stone archways with several very good restaurants and a number of craft shops etc.

Lloret de Mar in March

This winter has been exceptionally mild here in Lloret, through the day its been ideal conditions to get out and explore the coast line but once the sun drops in the afternoon though is when the temperature drops dramatically and its time to get back indoors and turn on the heating. These recent photos were taken just last week on one of our favourite walks - between Lloret and Fenals passing through Cala Banys where the bar has now opened up again for the season...a nice relaxing stop off point during the hotter weather for a nice cool drink!

A day in Tossa de Mar

The laid back town of Tossa de Mar is only a short but interesting 20 minute bus journey from Lloret de Mar, just take the bus from Lloret bus station or alternately you could get the boat from Lloret or Fenals beach. Views of the coast from the road or the boat are amazing! As you arrive at Tossa de Mar by bus you will find yourself in the centre of the town....a very nice shopping area, but if you really want to see the picturesque part of Tossa then you need to make your way to the seafront and then upto the walls of the medieval village which is still lived in today!

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A DAY IN TOSSA

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!

On the beach!

It seems that summer has made an early appearance in Lloret de Mar this year, although saying that we haven't really had too bad a winter. Yesterday was a perfect day for the beach, we had a walk over to Boadella beach and were surprised to see how many had made the same decision. Boadella is a naturist beach and plenty were baring all yesterday but there were also several families there to enjoy the 22ºc temperature! I was pleased to see that Boadella has escaped the batting from the rough seas that has caused all the damage to Lloret and Fenals beaches.

 Keeping the beach clean, these little trucks empty the bins and gather any rubbish.

Would you believe the difference in the weather now to how it was at the same time back in 2010 when the snowfall of March 8th caused thousands of homes to be without power for 5-6 days, see the photos below.

Shopping in Lloret

 There were some great bargains to be found with the last of the sales goods in Lloret today, many of the shops had clothing items for as little €5. One rail I saw had some lovely winter coats on sale for only €25...and for the summer months they had bikinis for only €5!

 Brightly coloured Pashminas were on sale at this stall for a fraction of the normal cost, hopefully we wont be needing them in Lloret until next winter but well worth buying now and putting away till then.

 Bouncy castle to keep the kids happy, while mum goes shopping!

Lloret by Night

Boadella Beach - Lloret de Mar

 Good weather is forecast for this weekend in Lloret, just now (Fri 7th March 2.30pm) its 18º and sunny without a cloud in the sky. For anyone who has planned to visit Lloret this week then here are a few pictures from yesterday at the Boadella Beach.

Getting an allover tan!

 Great weather for walking the dogs or a family day out.

Taking it easy at Santa Clotilde Gardens