Lloret de Mar

One of the most famous places at the Costa Brava, Spain

The county of Selva, in which Lloret de Mar is set, has a broken coastal relief, with cliffs more than 100 metres high. These granite rocks sink into the Mediterranean, forming coves with incredible sea beds, suitable for diving, and broad sandy beaches. The landscape here is dominated by dense pinewoods that reach the line of the beach and that house within them many holiday developments and homes.

Cultural wealth

The quality of the water and the pleasant temperatures this Catalan region enjoys all year attract many visitors every year. The variety of accommodation is another of its attractions, as well as the large number of leisure opportunities. One of these is a walk round the historic centre, where the layout of an old seaside village awaits you.

The Promenade brings together nineteenth century and modernist houses, while elsewhere, the church of Sant Romà, the hermitage of Santa Cristina and the monument to the Woman Sailor, by Ernest Maragall, await you. Sant Romá dates from 1522 and boasts Romanesque and Gothic elements in its structure. For its part, Santa Cristina stands above the beach showing the character of buildings in transition between Baroque and Neoclassical.

Modernism has other beautiful examples in the municipality of Lloret de Mar, like the works of Puig i Cadafalch. The hermitage of La Verge de Gràcia, the transept that leads to Sant Pere del Bosc and the pantheon of the Costa Macià in Lloret cemetery bring you closer to the first Modernist works of this Catalan architect.

On the way out of the town, where the tourist developments begin on the shore beside the beach, like Cala Morisca, Platja de Fenals or Santa Cristina, stands a Roman sepulchral tower dating from the imperial era.

Regional cuisine

The position of Lloret de Mar between the sea and the mountains means its cuisine combines raw materials from very different spheres. Fish and shellfish add their flavour to game and to products from the fields. Broad beans, peas, cod salad ("esqueixada") or cold roast aubergines, onions and peppers ("escalivada") are some suggested starters. Chicken or rabbit with seafood, sea bass, gilt-head bream or prawns make up interesting second courses. Cold meats with "pà amb tomàquet" (bread with tomato) round off any menu. Among the desserts, we should point out seasonal fruit like strawberries, peaches, oranges or water melon. And, to bring out the flavour of such delicious food, there is nothing better than wines with the Ampurdán-Costa Brava Denomination of Origin.
This excellent regional cookery can be tasted both in Lloret de Mar and in other nearby places, like Tossa de Mar.