Places to Visit - Palau Sator

Out in the nearby Catalan countryside there are some beautiful medieval villages that we like to set out to visit and one such place we came across yesterday is one of the best! With a population of only about 300 at the little village of Palau - Sator there is so much to see, for example there are several top class restaurants, museums, beautiful buildings and streets all of which are immaculately kept!

We took more than 100 photos around the village...far too many to post on here but you can see my pick of the best on the Facebook link to the right on this page Further down this page are photos from the restaurant and museum we also visited in the village.

To find this village on Google maps just click here >> Palau - Sator

Palau - Sator Museum

For such a small village Palau - Sator has so much to see ! For example this museum shows just how people lived and worked in years gone by from farming, blacksmiths, shoe makers, to wine making and olive oil production. You can see original carts, the tools they used and rooms set out to show what their homes could have looked like..but I suspect that these photos show furnishings from what would have been relatively quite well off hard working families.

Restaurant Mas Pou at Palau - Sator

 This restaurant we came across at Palau Sator is the ideal place for special family events or even a 'menu del dia' as we did yesterday! The restaurant is set in landscaped gardens and has several individual rooms which can be hired for your family celebrations. As we entered we were given a full tour of this special place by the owner who you can tell is very proud of his family run business. His family also make their own wine, olive oil & marmalade all of which are on sale to visitors and they also sell to other businesses in the region.

Lloret de Mar Formula 1 events.

This weekend we can see three full days of events in Lloret de Mar to coincide with the Barcelona F1 Grand Prix, this event in Lloret is gaining more popularity every year with more and more activities added each year. To see what  is happening in town this time you can download the full programme here... http://lloretdemar.org/images/lloretfw.pdf

May holiday in Lloret

 May 1st and its the start of a long weekend holiday, but unfortunately its just not holiday weather today! Down on the seafront its a very damp, dismal day and out at sea the passengers on the boats are having a rougher trip than normal!

Lloret de Mar Views

Take a walk along the beachfront in Lloret just as the sun is rising and you may be lucky enough to see had some fantastic views such as the ones seen here in these recent photos.

St George's/Sant Jordi day in Lloret

 As always on this special day there will be books and roses on sale by the town hall in Lloret de mar, not only is St George the patron saint of England but also of Catalunya and the custom is for men and women to exchange gifts of books and roses!

Sant Antoni Horse Parade

 The weather was looking very dark and cloudy for the start of yesterdays horse parade, but the rain managed to hold off until later in the day. Just in time the clouds cleared and the sun came out, ensuring that the parade went ahead as planned and everyone once again enjoyed this yearly event

Lloret de Mar events

Tomorrow in Lloret we can see the Sant Antoni Abad horse parade which takes place in Lloret centre. The horses and riders will meet at the Club Hipic at 9am, from there they will then make their way through the streets arriving at the church at approx 11.30 and then onto the Town Hall. 

Once at the town hall they then do their usual parade of 3 times around the paseo giving us all the chance to see the beautiful horses and their skilful riders.

Boadella Beach Lloret

Today we went over to Boadella beach to take a few photos from the cliff tops and also down on the beach. What we didn't realise was just how rough the sea was at times and we took a few pics of these 2 children who were having a great time dodging the big waves as they came in! Their father was close by and I asked him for his email address so I could send him the photos. Thank you to him for allowing us to take the photos!

Great scenery of the coast from the cliff tops!