Tired of going to the sea? You have a great opportunity to spend the day with the children at the Marineland water park, located in the town of Palafols, between Blanes and Lloret de Mar. Do not confuse with Water World Park in Lloret.
There are swimming pools for adults and children, water slides, water playground, and even a small zoo with a dolphinarium.
You can read some useful information about Marineland water part with more photos following the link.
Fans of American cars once again gathered this weekend in Playa de Aro. In 2015 this holiday is held already for 26th time. And as usual, the celebration is organized by the American Car Club of Catalonia.
Still, there is something special in those cars – the terrifying roar of the engine, the huge volume, size, charm, charisma…
And for ordinary residents of the city and the first June tourists – this is an excellent opportunity to spend a weekend with family and friends, gaze at polished cars and make super pictures on their background.
A short story about American Cars in Playa de Aro 2015 with photos of the cars can be viewed at the link.
For lovers of prickly cacti – between the cities of Blanes and Lloret de Mar, on the rocky coast there is a wonderful park of cacti Pinya de Rosa. Spanish engineer Fernando Riviera de Caralt, a great admirer of these wonderful plants created this park lovingly in 1945. Once the park’s area was more than 50 hectares; today, unfortunately, the park had to seriously make room. Nonetheless, today there you can still find at least 7,000 (!) varieties of these beautiful spines.
Some useful information and photos of the park can be viewed at the link.
The traditional festival of the Catalan tractor drivers “Fira de tractoristes 2015” took place last weekend in the open field near the town of Vidreres. This year, already for the 40th time – quite a long tradition!
Various equipment was lined up in the field; there were police, fire and medical vehicles, various tractors and yellow tow trucks from Viñas company. Mandatory attribute of any fairs and town festivals – a variety of tents selling a variety of food and unbelievable knick-knacks, the purpose of which you can not even guess. The obligatory march of giant dolls is followed by entertaining contests and a demonstration of professional skills for working in the field.
And well, for dessert – an indispensable part of the program – a procession of tractors! More than a hundred, of different ages and epochs, caressed by love of their owners. Quite often on the tractor sit several generations, from grandson to grandfather …
You can read the short story about the Tractor drivers festival in Vidreres 2015 with photos following the link.
We continue to explore one of the most remarkable and picturesque sights of Catalonia – hiking trails laid along the seashore, usually called “cami de ronda” in Catalan. Today we propose to to make a walk along the seashore from the San Pol beach in S’Agaro towards Sant Feliu de Guixols. This route is different from the previous walk along the La Gavina residencial complex in S’Agaro, today we have more descents and ascents, the path is not so even, sports shoes are recommended, as well as fresh water to replenish the acid-base balance, dedication and camera, because the views are absolutely stunning!
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When visiting the city of Figueres, most of the tourists usually aim at visiting the Salvador Dali Theater-Museum – and this is really a must-see place.
However, only a small part of the guests of Figueres knows that, not far from the Dali House Museum, there is another prominent landmark. Namely, the Fortress of St. Fernando in Figueres (Castillo de San Fernando), the largest bastion type fortress in Europe, founded in 1753.
The fortress was vital for Spain to protect itself from the encroachments of the peace-loving neighboring France. The fact is that under the terms of the Treaty Of The Pyrenees peace agreement of 1659, the northern part of Catalonia was ceded to France, and with it all the defensive structures of that time, leaving the borders of Spain without proper supervision.
The construction was carried out thoroughly, no money was spared. The project was breathtaking – the fortress could house a garrison of 4,000 people, the underground stables could fit 450 horses, and the supply of food and water should have been enough for a whole year of siege!
According to the tradition of those years, the fortress was named in honor of the Spanish monarch Fernando VI, who ruled at the time of the foundation of the fortress. Unfortunately, he did not have time to enjoy the finished creation, and after the death of the king, the construction was delayed for almost 40 years, and many objects were never completed. And the good-natured French already in 1794 laid siege to the fortress and took by storm, and then repeated it again and again in 1811 and 1823, showing no respect for this wonderful gem of fortification science.
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Walking along Besalu on Saturday, April 18, we were surprised to find announcements that the city is hosting a festival of the Texas cowboys in the style of the Wild Wild West (Festa Western a Besalú), and for the 6th time already!
Fans of country-style, American cars, cowboys in obligatory jeans, boots and hats, flags of the Confederation of the Southern States, traditional cowboy fun – rodeo and dancing to live country music – all of the above was concentrated on the fenced site behind the old town…
A short story and photos that we managed to take during the Cowboys Festival in Besalu can be viewed at the link.
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