Holidays in Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava – 2019

Europe, and indeed foreign countries, began for us precisely with this Party Town of Spain.

Lloret de Mar perfectly matched our introductory data: Schengen in the passport, a couple of hundred euros in your pocket and a burning sunk to rest brightly and see sunny Spain.

Content

1. What did we like about the resort?
2. Climate and season
3. Where do I recommend buying tours?
4. Sights that we visited
5. Popular beaches
6. Top hotels
7. How to get there?
8. Reviews

Lloret de Mar, Spain – resort features

The history of the former fishing village of Lloret de Mar in Spain today continues, first of all, as a resort beach annealing destination.

Real life here begins at nightfall: in The city has more than 400 bars, restaurants and clubs, each of which seeks to stand out by the original program and dissolve tourists on more cocktails? World famous DJs, music from the 80s and 90s, salsa motifs, laser shows and themed parties – entertainment madness has no limits. Therefore, in mainly gathers youth contingent from all over Europe. By the way the Germans admiringly call Lloret de Mar the second Spanish Ibiza.

Surprisingly, frequent guests are here and pensioners, whom Attract cheap hotels – good “three” – and the Mediterranean Sea. We, by the way, also rested in 3 stars. Family holidays with children as practice shows, is also relevant, but only when living in a quiet part of town near the beach Fensals (Platja de Fenals). There just have a choice of 4-5 * all-inclusive hotels, which Ideal for travel with a child.

To come to Spain in Lloret de Mar is definitely worth three reasons:

1. Relaxed rhythm of life on the beach. In the afternoon, everyone relaxes by the sea, at night in nightclubs along the coast.
2. The city is convenient as a starting point for trips to completely different directions: shopping outlets, Girona, Barcelona, Andorra and even france.
3. Well, and the main thing – to rest here is much cheaper!

Weather in Lloret de Mar – when is it better to go?

When is it better to go to Lloret de Mar? High season, in theory, Lasts from May to October. In fact, the peak tourist pilgrimage falls in July-August. We went on tour at the beginning May, swim at this time is cool, but for walking and lying on beach ideal +20 degrees Celsius. Therefore, a visit to Andorra, Montserrat, Barcelona and Girona, we liked it twice?

Autumn and spring months do not use superpopularity, then the water does not warm up, then the rain will wet. However, the weather in Lloret de Mar promotes beach relaxation and these “unclaimed” periods. We, on the contrary, advised us to go at this time – tours are much cheaper? The climate in the region is very mild: in winter, the air temperature even at night is almost never below + 10 ° C, and in the summer on a thermometer you rarely see more than + 28 ° C. Although in our trip alone in 2017 it was more than + 30 ° C. Once on time is not necessary. We also traveled to Barcelona in May 2018 and the weather was great! (+21 .. + 24 ° C)

In principle, everyone sets priorities himself, but, in our look, fully enjoy the picturesque nature of Lloret de Mar – coves with rocks protruding from the emerald water, green hills, pine forests – and Spain as a whole will turn out exactly in initial and final periods of the season.

Where to buy tours to Spain? (Costa Brava)

We went on tour, and at that time it cost a ridiculous amount – about 20 000 rubles for one for 7 days. Then we walked along agencies looking for the cheapest tours, booking sites online was not. In 2019, the price tag is slightly higher, but the most profitable Offers can now be found online by yourself:

• Travelata
• Level.Travel
• Onlinetours

First, the best deals from all tour operators are going on one site (as on Book). Secondly, there is no margin for work of a travel agent / rental of premises / cookies to the office. Third, you – the master of his choice, fenced off by the skillful pressure of third individuals? Read honest reviews about hotels, see photos and decide – take or look further. Often, seeing a tour on the agency’s website and having come to their office – such a price is no longer detectable. Online no problem with that.

Tours in Lloret de Mar in 2019 cost an average of 48,000 rubles per week for two, provided early booking at least in 2 months.

You can count on last-minute tours in the Costa Brava, but Of course, closer to the height of the hot season (July-August). By the way Buy a tour before the start of the season in May in Spain can be even cheaper.

Sights in Lloret de Mar

What to see in Lloret de Mar? Sightseeing tours are undoubtedly will offer a rich program, but you probably know how it is usually happens. If not at a gallop across Europe, so with the importation into kind of a place for shaking up money?

Build your route is easy. Specifically in this corner Spain, first of all, is to see the symbol of the city – the castle Castell de Sant Joan, located on a hill. Worth attention and picturesque gardens by the sea of St. Clotilde, an unusual cemetery (Modernist Cemetery) where you can see the real Catalan Art Nouveau of many family tombs and tombstones, the Maritime Museum in mansion on the city embankment. Also interested in “Cat House” – a unique museum dedicated to the purr of animals.

As for the surroundings:

• Montserrat Monastery with the Black Madonna – patroness of Catalonia, towering on the mountains of amazing forms. Here we climbed hiking trails to the top and saw monastery from the top of the mountains. Upstairs fresh mountain air?

A little advice: it’s better to look for Russian guides on the spot, not from a travel agency. If you are two, you can team up with others. tourists and in the 4-6th go to explore the place in a comfortable environment, yes and decide to leave faster or stay easier)

First trip abroad

• Girona – an hour from Lloret de Mar bus ride. We went there for 1 day on our own without guides. Walked around the city, sat in a cafe. Bus ticket in one the side then cost around 3-5 euros.

Went for 10 euros round-trip to Girona

• Andorra – it’s also profitable to travel here with a personal guide on the car (you can with the same, which went to Montserrat). Ideal for shopping, walks overlooking the mountains. To my friends very much I liked it, but they left about 300 euros there, having bought a lot good clothes.
• Barcelona – we went to the capital of Catalonia tour of the hotel, the cost is not exactly remember, but next time I would also collected the company and rented a car. I remember that the bus was not very convenient, you strongly depend on other groups and you are afraid late and be alone. ? Anyone advise at least 1-3 days go to Barcelona, now it’s our favorite city.

Excursion in Barcelona: Guided Walk – for 2 hours and € 20

On our first trip, Park Guell was still free.

• Port Aventura is a must-see place. if you like amusement parks. Bye, and we visited over 24 countries, is this the best and cheapest park in the world? In the same Universal Studio (were in Los Angeles) is not. Then (in 2013 year) the ticket cost about 23 euros, now from 55 euros per adult (although it is worth noting that added Ferrari Land). Sure to ride on Shambhala. We drove on it as much as 2 times.
• church of Sant Romà (Sant Roma) in style catalan gothic
• theater-museum of the genius of surrealism Salvador Dali in Figueres and the Castle Pubol (Gala Dali)

With children, you can still go to Water Park, Marineland water park or look at animals in the Aqualeon mini-zoo.

In Spain, tourists will be interested in numerous sculptures, fascinating for its monumentality. Do not forget to guess the wish at the monument to the fisherwoman, and it will surely be fulfilled. Donna Mariner is installed at the end of the Central Beach, and nearby there is a magnificent observation deck.

Excursions from Lloret de Mar

We will give the most popular excursions and designate approximate prices from local travel agencies to make it more convenient to navigate. Of course, the tour operator will request for a similar a trip much more expensive.

Where to go organized from Lloret de Mar?

• Girona and the Salvador Dali Museum – € 45-50
• Sightseeing in Barcelona – € 35-45 + entrance to the Sagrada € 22

For comparison: the tour operator, this tour costs € 100

• Montserrat – € 50-55
• Amusement Park Port Aventura – € 63-65 (transfer and entrance ticket)
• Andorra – € 55-65
• South of France (Collioure and Perpignan) – € 50-55
• 2-day trip to France (Nice, Monaco, San Remo and Cannes) – € 215-225

If you get to Barcelona / Girona on your own, and a tour of terrain is still needed, then a storehouse of all the cool excursions on Russian is Thripster. Look ↓

Beaches in Lloret de Mar

What to do besides exploring the sights in Lloret de Mar? Spain is traditionally loved for sea waves and the sun!

First trip to Europe (Lloret de Mar)

The beaches of the Costa Brava are officially recognized as one of the best in the world. The most popular ones are:

• The central beach of Lloret de Mar, length of 1630 m (pictured just him). The most noisy, crowded and not giving rest at night nearby hotels
• the second largest beach is Fenals, surrounded by a pine forest and especially visited by russian tourists. Here the situation is quieter, and the beach itself is clean and well maintained
• especially beautiful and secluded – the beach of Sa Boadeya – with the “nursery” a zone in one part of it and a nudist zone in another
• cozy beach, located on the way to Blanes – Santa christina
• beach in the picturesque bay of Sa Caleta near the Central the beach.

Weather in Lloret de Mar allows you to go to the beaches and “get” Golden tan in the spring, but with a swim it is better to wait until the end of May and the beginning of June. The price of the umbrella and lounger is € 14 (7 + 7).

Top resort hotels

Where to stay? We made a selection of good hotels in the resort. About “all inclusive” and Lloret de Mar: Spain is not famous at all quality and adequate in value all inclusive (except Mallorca), so it is better to choose the good old half-board (breakfast and dinner) or full board (3 meals a day).

Please note that the price is per tour. two seasonally for 7 nights with departure from Moscow.

Independently book each of the hotels on Booking or RoomGuru.

How to get to Lloret de Mar?

With a tour, of course, there is a transfer from Barcelona airport, but how be with independent forays? Options for how to get from Barcelona in Lloret de Mar and back, a few.

1. Regular bus: from Lloret bus station to Station Estacio del Nord. Travel time 1 hour 30 minutes, starts at 6:30 every hour. Cost – € 9.7 one way.
2. Train: from the train station in Blanes and to the train station Saints. Travel time is 1 hour and 20 minutes. Price – € 6.95 one way + € 1.65 per bus to Blanes.
3. Taxi: it is necessary to book in advance (price from € 123)
4. The cheapest way to book a car in this search engine. About our experience car rental, we told in a separate article.

Public transport in Lloret de Mar, though not the most developed, but walks regularly. Schedule is on the sites of stations.

Reviews about Lloret de Mar

In general, reviews about Lloret de Mar make it clear the following: rest here is a hard choice: either budget or comfortable, can not be combined.

In Lloret sell the cheapest tours to Spain. Right:

• affordable housing by the sea (for self reservation)
• a bunch of clubs
• and low prices compared to other resorts.

All three, it would seem, plus attract a certain contingent – European students, who, the main thing that was 1) cheap, 2) fun, 3) a lot of alcohol. They settle down at the central beach and shout at night as “sliced pigs” (comment. direct quote). Not difficult guess which part of the town tourists are thrown at cheap tours.

For constant tusnya and sandbox resort Lloret de Mar, although it is worth just reasonable approach to the area of residence. For example, Fenals – far from noise-din, around mom-dad with children, the beach is even better central. But not so financially attractive, if you know minimum possible amount.

By the way, beaches, sea, more or less tour program. (sights, excursions) – great benefits Lloret de Mar. Vacationers, of course, grumble, but after weighing them adding budget comes back again. Also advise friends ?

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