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Costa Brava – An Overview
In addition there are two bus companies which provide a service from Barcelona to different villages on the coast. Of these, one provides continual communications with Palafrugell, passing through Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar, Llagostera, Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Palamós, and the other runs from Barcelona to Torroella de Mongrí, and passes through Sant Feliu de Guíxols, S’Agaroó, Platja d’Aro, Palamós, Palafrugell and Pals.
There are also several sea-links via motor-launches offering communications between te coastal villages from Blanes to Tamariu, as well as a host of private boats to take one wherever one wants to go.
The main access to this exceptional coastal region is the Gerona-Costa Brava airport, situated near the provincial captital and today equipped to receive all kinds of aircraft. It is right in the middle of the Costa Brava, equidistant from all the tourist centres of the coast. It is fitted with all the installations and services required by contemporary aviation and is constantly being modified to deal with the ever-increasing traffic it receives.
- Source: Enrique Palau, Costa Brava (English Edition), Postales International Colors. Note: this book, richly illustrated with hundreds of fantastic, full-color photographs, can be purchased at book stores and souvenir shops throughout the Costa Brava.
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I have seen the Sardana performed several times now when groups of people dance it on the boulevards of places like Blanes, Lloret de Mar, and Tossa de Mar.
Sometimes I see people join in. Some know what they are doing, while others do not and therefore break up the rhythm of the group.
Is it OK to join in? At first the dance looks deceptively simple, but it really appears to be complex and difficult to learn.
Hi Jolanda,
Generally Sardana performers prefer that those who join in know the dance. In many towns local Sardana groups will hold a few instruction meetings. Look for posters and announcements at bulletin boards in Tapas bars and elsewhere.
The Sardana is an emotionally-charged dance. During Franco’s reign, the Catalan people were not allowed to dance the Sardana because the dance represents the Catalonian culture as well as the people’s traditional independence.