Lloret - November weather

For the start of November we've had quite a mixture of weather, temperatures have been a very nice sunny 20º -22º but we have also had a good deal of rain most of which has fallen through the night I'm glad to say! These photos all taken this week show just how rough the sea has been but yet its still warm enough to sun bathe on the beach...providing you stay away from the water. Its far too dangerous when the waves are crashing upto the beach as they have this week.

Lloret today - Cala Banys

With a nice temperature of 21º c today there were plenty of people taking a nice pleasant stroll from Lloret through the woods and to the bar at Cala Banys. The bar will close at the end of this month for the winter season but with weather like this its best to make the most of it!

Market day in Lloret de Mar

Every Tuesday morning in Lloret you will see groups of people heading towards the market to search for the best bargains. Just now as the weather has cooled down considerably the stalls are stocked with winter clothes....along with the usual Spanish dresses, underwear, bags, shoes and lots of fruit and veg. The market starts at about 8.30am, the stall holders begin to pack up and close between 1-2pm. 

Living in Lloret de Mar, Spain

Is it maybe a dream of yours to pack your bags along with your personal belongings and move over to Spain either to work or retire when the time comes? If so then there is a very good website I've come across which gives lots of advice from people who have done just that! Whether your looking for work, wondering what the lifestyle is like, wanting to learn the language, read up on the news from around Spain, see TV listings for the UK or even download some useful documents to help you get through all that red tape you will find lots of useful information on the Spain Buddy site. You can read personal interviews and experiences of others who have taken the plunge with the latest episode been from Lloret de Mar....read the piece here - Moving to Lloret de Mar

Three drowned in Lloret this week.

PHOTOS OF THE BEACH TODAY 

Today the sea in Lloret has claimed another life making that the third this week. The sea has been very rough for several days now and red flags have been flying warning people of the danger. Its not always possible for visitors to Lloret to realise just how dangerous the sea here can be, sometimes the red flags are up and it may look quite calm...but there maybe very strong undercurrents...flags are there for a reason! There are three flags and they are to be treated as traffic signals - green for go, yellow for caution and red is always STOP. Meaning that no one is allowed in the sea, the lifeguards do a fantastic job on Lloret beaches and what ever they say must go! Flags are always displayed on poles at the top of the beach but if you see red flags in the sand by the waters edge then on one is allowed beyond that point...see the photo below. Please have a great time and take care while on your holidays in Lloret...take notice of the flags and stay safe.

Out & about in Lloret today

 This morning the weather was very overcast and grey but we decided to take a trip up to the urbanisation of Roca Grossa from where there are very good views of all Lloret, Looking out to sea we could see a large yacht berthed in a small cove near Boadella, so we went to take a closer look! The name of the yacht is 'Beiss' I've looked online to try find who the owner is (as I usually do!) but this time I couldn't find any listing for it.

View from Roca Grossa

A closer look of the yacht 'Beiss'

Fenals Beach

View from the woods in Fenals

Costa Brava Rally 2015

Today is the last day of this years Historic Costa Brava rally which once again was based in Lloret de Mar. There has been a host of events throughout the weekend but this morning we had another chance to see a team of  Castellers in Lloret at the closing event.

Costa Brava rally 2015

In Lloret de Mar this weekend 1-4th October the Historic Costa Brava rally is taking place, the podium is set up just by the Town Hall. Restrictions for traffic will be in place around Lloret during the time that the cars are out about on the local roads.
There will be other activities for us all to see over the Rally weekend, take a look at the following link - Hisoric Costa Brava Rally

Below are photos from a previous Historic rally in Lloret -

Barcelona or Girona Airport transfers

Travelling to or from  Lloret de Mar or Tossa de Mar from Barcelona or Girona airport in October? 

This is the latest service bus timetable from the bus station...

I also have details of a transfer company that will carry larger groups of between 9 - 13 persons, ideal for stag / hen parties etc...see the printout below. Please contact them direct by email or telephone.

September in Lloret

 What a lovely peaceful start to the day it was in Lloret this morning!

First thing this morning it looked as though we were set to have a dull, cloudy and much cooler day but shortly after these photos were taken the sun gradually came out from behind the clouds and once again we have an almost cloud free blue sky with a current temperature of 24ºc.

Game of Thrones in Girona

Series 6 of the popular TV series 'Game of Thrones' is just now been filmed in Girona....not too surprising when you look around at the fantastic buildings and streets of the old part of the city, it's an ideal back drop for the Game of Thrones!

We had a trip there on Monday to see if we could see any of the filming taking place, sadly the only evidence we saw were lots of TV & media vehicles parked up just across the river from where filming is taking place and just 2 stars of the series....the horses seen in the photos below!