Costa del Garraf

Costa del Garraf is the southern coast of the province of Barcelona.
Costa del Garraf is charming by its beautiful scenery and great climate, There is a lot of attractions for travelers, because it perfectly combines the rich past with the achievements of the modern resort industry, that creates the special conditions for both the mass and elite rest. Sitges is the Center of the coast. It’s one of the most popular seaside of the resort.

This center, located at 36 km from Barcelona, has become known thanks the great Spanish painters. Many admirers of art come here to worship Rossignol, Dali, Casas and Nonelyu, who chose this city as their creative summer residences. Throughout the year, there are many cultural and sports festivals of international importance and economic forums in Sitges.

Many wealthy Spaniards chose Sitges for their summer villas and residences. The old quarters, arches and narrow streets of the historic city center are amazingly beautiful. Here you can see the ancient churches and palaces, which have survived since the Middle Ages. Today in the historic part of town, which is the favorite place for walking tourists, cozy restaurants, bars, cafes and shops accommodated. Sitges is also considered to be "blue" capital of Europe. Gay tourists come here even from North America and Australia. Sitges offers everything: from the small and friendly bars and cafes to grand discos and first-class gay restaurants.

Costa del Maresme

Today I'll tell you about the Costa del Maresme one of the oldest and most picturesque resorts of Spain, which has attracted tourists for many decades.
The ancient seaside town of Malgrat de Mar is located on the border of the provinces of Barcelona and Gerona. In the last 10 years it’s become one of the most modern and affluent resorts of the Costa del Maresme. Huge sandy beaches washed by the clean calm sea, stretch along the city waterfront and beyond for many miles
City is divided into two parts - the historical part, preserved in its original form, known as the "old town", and the modern part, built by numerous hotels and entertainment centers, called "new town". Waterfront Passeig Maritim connects the old town with the newest tourist area, smoothly blending into the next resort of the coast - Santa Susanna. Along the waterfront, serving the favorite place for walking of tourists, the modern hotels are built, interspersed with the staggering array of bars, cafes, nightclubs, discos, souvenir shops offering all kinds of fashionable clothes, expensive jewelry and perfume.

Travel Center of Santa Susanna (55 km to Barcelona) offers the most modern hotels on the Catalan coast. The charming old Catalan town of Santa Sussan is known as one of the most developed tourist resorts of the Costa del Maresme. Its spacious, sandy beaches are less crowded than the beaches of the larger resorts and are ideal for families with children. The historical part of town is situated on the picturesque hills covered with dense plants. Here you can see the majestic watchtower of the 16th century, and the renovated castle Castell de Can Rates. Now its territory is the cultural and artistic center. Near the old town the beautiful park Parque Natural de la Font del Boter is situated.
After reading about this resort and looking photos immediately falls in love with it. But to really enjoy its beauty, you need to come here.

Costa Brava - Bank for the brave!

It is translated one of the most picturesque resorts of Spain, which stretched from Barcelona to the border with France. The descending cliffs alternate with beautiful sandy beaches and pinewoods.
Costa Brava is the coolest coast with very mild climate. The beach season lasts from June to October.
When you arrive to the Costa Brava, you certainly worth to visit Lloret de Mar. This is the tourist capital of the Costa Brava. There are a lot of bars and discos, so noisy and merry holiday is guaranteed for you. The famous aqua-park Marineland and mini-zoo Aqualeon will delight children.
You can easily get to Barcelona, Girona, Figeyras from any town of Costa Brava. Barcelona - capital of Catalonia, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago. One of the most impressive places of the city is the Gothic Quarter, built on the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement. Here is Gothic cathedral, famous for its acoustics and stained glass windows, the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Other Barcelona attractions that are worth to look – are the Picasso museum, zoo, castle Montjuic, singing fountains, the square of Spain and much more.
Annually each town of the Costa Brava celebrates the saint angel feast - fiesta mayor. The holiday usually lasts several days. At this time craft fairs, concerts, attractions for children, fireworks are organized in the town. The festival ends with the parade ofBengal lights.
Costa Brava is famous for its wines and liqueurs, which are relatively cheap here.
I recommend you visit this resort. You will be satisfied and your holiday memorable.

Spain is the dreamland.

Spain is the wonderful country. This is the small paradise on the earth. And I want to share it with you. I'll tell you about Spain and its major resorts.
Spain is the sunny country, which is located in south-western Europe and covers most of the Iberian Peninsula.
Cosmopolitan cities, beaches and historical sites make Spain the ideal place to travel.
Holiday in Spain is the great opportunity to discover the rich heritage of monuments of the country, to see traces of different civilizations, which have been preserved under the sky of Spain, to get acquainted with the customs of people.
Spain is the diverse country: it’s very hot in summer in the south especially in July and August. In summer the climate is dry and hot, and winter - cold. North - wet, this part of the country can be visited all year round.
Spain has so many tourist destinations, that you will need months to see everything. If you want to visit the major cities - three or four weeks will be enough.

Regions of Spain differ significantly from each other. Only one thing unites them: all the Spaniards love to drink and have fun, no matter where, in Madrid, Seville or Barcelona.
But the main reason for visiting Spain is the local cuisine. After tasting Spanish cuisine, you feel like a real Spaniard.
Spain offers to visit the main resorts:
- Costa Brava
- Costa del Maresme
- Costa del Garraf
- Costa Dorada
- Costa Blanca
- Costa del Sol
- Canary Islands (Tenerife - Puerto de la Cruz, Los Cristianos, Las Americas, Gran Canaria
- Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Ibiza).
In my next blogpost l'll tell about each resort separately. You'll love Spain as I love it. And coming here, you'll never want to go home.