Hotel Xaloc Platja d'Aro
Cala Rovira 9 Platja d'Aro, Costa Brava, Catalonia, 17250, Spain and Canary Islands
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Trips from Lagrasse
... from the Mediterranean (due to the changing course of the Aude river).
The city’s impressive undercover market was good fun to explore and its enormous Archbishops Palace cathedral is breathtaking (the only Gothic cathedral on the Mediterranean that rivals those in northern France, according to the tourist propaganda). On the way home we stopped at Les Grand Buffets. Incongruously situated at an indoor sports centre, the variety and quality of food and ...
Girona
... city wall, which gives wonderful 360 degree views of the city, a couple of church/cathedrals and some pretty good places to eat as well. It's a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of the big city. One thing I like about cities with beautiful old buildings such as Girona is that they spotlight the buildings when it gets dark, making the town very scenic to walk through at night.
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Old friend, good times!
... the beach waiting for the van to arrive and the keys to be handed over.
When we got it we were off......Tony and I and Alex, and wouldn’t you know it the van was rainbow coloured, poor Tony, that’s the only thing he said he didn’t want. So he drove off in the amazing techno-coloured camper van. Girona here we come.
Arriving in Girona only about ...
The final stage of Catalan walk-the coast
... being rather foot and calf sore, we pressed onto Callela (so less distance to the hotel) before sitting up at the beachfront for a well earned drink. Gin and tonics have never felt so good!!!
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R & R at the beach
... br>
So after trying to work out a way of getting in at the waters edge, I gave up and went to this point. The water was clear, blue/green, about 24 degrees and the high buoyancy of the Mediterranean. Michael looked like an old style English tourist as he sat on the beach in shirt and shorts not going in. I just stood out amongst the ...
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