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June 15, 2009
Blanes • Where to Drink • Where to Eat:
It’s a shame that many tourists seldom venture outside Blanes’ tourist district. Those who do will find some excellent treasures in town, one of which is Café Terrassans — a hugely popular tapas bar. We’ve written about Terrassans before, but we found a wonderful video of the place, which inspired us to share some more information…
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June 2, 2009
Beaches • Blanes • Costa Brava:
Five months after a devastating storm left a trail of destruction up and down the Costa Brava and beyond, many seaside resorts are still busy repairing the damage. However, all beaches have sand and are ready for tourist season.
Good news for Blanes-goers: S’Abanell beach already has more sand that it had last year.
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Lloret de Mar:
The lifeless body of a German man, who was missing for more than a week while vacationing in Lloret de Mar, has been found. Initial reports say the man may have died accidentally by falling 15 meters down a steep slope.
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Malgrat de Mar • crime:
A 26-year-old man from Holland fatally stabbed his girlfriend before turning the knife onto himself in Malgrat de Mar on Sunday.Police have arrested the man, who is hospitalized in serious condition.
The two were on vacation in Catalonia.
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May 18, 2009
Costa Brava • Tossa de Mar:
The city council of the Costa Brava seaside resort Tossa de Mar has adopted a proposed ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to have sex on the beach — or, for that matter, in any public place. The ordinance also prohibits begging in the streets, prostitution, overly noisy bachelor parties, and the use of alcohol or drugs in public.
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April 23, 2009
Beaches • Blanes • Blanes News • Costa Brava:
Some 40 divers have cleaned up the underwater coastline of Blanes.Members of national and local police forces, along with divers provided by the national civil and emergency defense services cleared remains of boats sunk during last December’s devastating storm.
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March 26, 2009
Apartments • Blanes • Where to Stay:
Vacation in Blanes? Why stay in a hotel in the tourist district — surrounded by ‘British pubs’ ‘German restaurants’ and ‘Dutch snackbars’ — when you can experience the local life, in Blanes’ old town district, in the comfort of your own apartment?We’re talking fully-furnished, modern apartments in a rustic building, built in the characteristic local style, just steps from the beach and from bakeries, tapas bars and the daily fruit- and vegetables market.
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March 21, 2009
Blanes • Blanes News • Costa Brava:
The Cabinet of Spain has made nearly €7 million available for repair work to be carried out along the beaches of the Costa Brava, in the province of Girona (Catalonia).The work is necessary to repair extensive storm damage to beaches and beachfront roads in Tossa de Mar, San Feliu de Guixols, Platja d’Aro, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Cadaqués, Port de la Selva, L’Escala and Blanes.
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March 17, 2009
Blanes News:
In a major show of committment to the health of its tourist industry, the city of Blanes is investing millions of Euros in its plans to turn its tourist district into a pedestrians-only paradise.Parallel to the project, which will be performed in phases over the next few years, Spain’s Ministry of the Environment is upgrading the seaside Paseo de S’Abanell boulevard.
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January 15, 2009
Blanes:
Crisis? What crisis? Braving storms, the worldwide financial crisis, Spain’s housing crisis and changes in the tourism industry, Blanes is alive and well — and ready for the 2009 tourist season.
And… just like every year, the beaches — battered in the winter storms — will be back in time for your arrival.
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January 1, 2009
Beaches • Blanes:The latest big storm to hit Blanes has taken out its beaches — but as after earlier storms, the beaches of Blanes will be fully restored and ready for locals and tourists alike.
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December 28, 2008
Beaches • Blanes • Blanes News:One Blanes beach is strewn with the wreckages of fishing boats, tourist ferries and pleasure craft — while the sand of another beach is either sucked away or deposited in the streets…
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December 27, 2008
Blanes • Blanes News • Costa Brava:A winter storm causes much damage in Blanes and other towns along the Costa Brava.
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December 21, 2008
Costa Brava:We’ve updated Costa Brava Real Estate, one of our sister sites. Come and take a look.
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June 18, 2008
Blanes • Blanes News:Blanes is affected by the economic realities facing Spain, but the town is alive and well and remains a top tourist destination.
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May 29, 2008
Beaches • Blanes • Blanes News • Costa Brava:Storms decimated the longest beach of the Costa Brava this summer (taking out a chunk of the promenade as well), but we’re happy to report that the beach is back. Videos show the damage and the repair efforts.
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February 25, 2008
Blanes:Photo: a night view of the longest beach at the Costa Brava…
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Blanes:
You’d never think so when you visit during the summer, but during the winter months Blanes does experience its share of inclement weather.
Here’s a picture of the boulevard along S’Abanell — the aftermath of a big storm in January, 2008.
S’Abanell is is known as the longest beach at the Costa Brava, but after [...]
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September 9, 2007
Blanes • Where to Drink • Where to Eat:Cafe Terrassans provides locals and tourists alike with an authentic tapas bar experience.
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August 13, 2007
Blanes • Where to Drink • Where to Eat:Can Tirol — a tiny, terrace-only cocktail bar — serves the best cocktails and crepes in Blanes.
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About Visit Blanes
Visit Blanes is a tourist guide to Blanes, Spain -- a seaside resort known as the Gateway to the Costa Brava. For now, most of the information found here is about Blanes, but we also intent to include information about other popular Costa Brava holiday and travel destinations: including Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar, Platja D'Aro, Palamos, Llafranc, L'Escala, Roses, Cadaques and many others.
