Fira dels Americanos Lloret

 There was lots of activity today along Passeig Verdaguer with the start of the 4th edition of the Fira dels Americanos.

All those who attend the event dressed in the traditional white clothing of the Americanos will be given a souvenir hat...you only have to ask at the Floridita Bar!

The full programme of the weekends entertainment can be found here...Fira dels Americanos

Todays views of Lloret & Fenals

 Looking out from high above the cliffs near the tower of Sant Joan between Lloret and Fenals we can get a great view of the plane (and the pilot!) that advertises the various nightclubs of Lloret.

 With todays temperature of 32ºc  its nice to sit under the shade of one of the beach bars with a nice cool drink looking out to our local beach of Fenals....you never know who will pass by, I wonder who it was in this posh superyacht today? 

This weekend in Lloret de Mar

Over the coming weekend 13-15th June we can once again relive the times of the 'Americanos' with their demonstrations of crafts, entertainment and of course the drinks! Daiquiris will be on sale at the replica bar of the world famous Floridita in Cuba. For a full programme of the 3 day long event just take a look at the schedule here 'Fira dels Americanos' 

Holiday weekend in Lloret

 Yesterday in Lloret was the hottest day of the year so far, the temperature rose to 30ºc and its forecast to carry on for the coming week. At present many of the hotels on the coast are full owing to it been a holiday weekend in Barcelona, and those with holiday homes are now in town to enjoy the good weather.

Views of Lloret de Mar

 Today we are viewing Lloret de Mar through a long telephoto lens, all these shots were taken from more or less the same location on the headland above the Dona Mariners statue.

In the foreground in the 1st photo is the Selva Mar Hotel up on the road leading out to Tossa de Mar, the apartment block behind with the orange blinds is the Norest where we have stayed many times over the years!

Looking at the tallest building on Lloret sea front

Bar Cala Banys

Catalan towns, Cardona Castle

While travelling around Spain it seems that built on every mountain top is a castle or some sort of ancient fortress. Today we visited one of the most important fortresses of Catalunya - Cardona Castle overlooking the town of Cardona. The castle dates back to the 9th century but has since been restored throughout the years and is still undergoing restoration even today. During the 11th and 15th centuries it was occupied by the lords of Cardona who were one of  wealthiest families in Europe owing to the the surrounding salt mines/quarries which the castle protected.  In 1976 the castle was opened as a 4* luxury parador/hotel with rooms decorated in beautiful medieval style.

Overlooking the Cardona country side.

The old town

Salt is still been mined in the area

On the Beach in Lloret

 25ºC today and it now looks as though our summer is here.

 The beach has been much busier today than previous days and it really looks as though the holiday season is underway!

Even the Dona Marinera statue had more visitors than normal with standing room only!

Stormy skies over Blanes

 Yesterday we had a trip down to Blanes to get some shots of the dramatic looking skies from the Sant Joan tower, it had been a nice sunny day but it was looking very stormy at times. We could see in the far distance that rain was falling further down the coast and also over the mountains towards the back of the resort which enabled us to get these shots of the stunning cloud formations.

Lloret de Mar sunrise

 Saturday 31st May and we've had a beautiful start to the day this morning, we were out very early this morning to catch the sun as it rose up from behind the hills in the distance. Hopefully the sun will stay with us for the rest of the weekend at least!