http://www.visitblanes.com Tourist Guide to Blanes, Spain: Gateway to the Costa Brava Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.visitblanes.com/383-blanes-harbor-expansion-project-completed http://www.visitblanes.com/383-blanes-harbor-expansion-project-completed#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:39:25 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=383 The expansion and fortification project of the port of Blanes has been completed.

The much delayed project was finally approved not long after the destructive storm of December, 2008]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/383-blanes-harbor-expansion-project-completed/feed 2 http://www.visitblanes.com/381-parliament-of-catalonia-oks-tourist-tax http://www.visitblanes.com/381-parliament-of-catalonia-oks-tourist-tax#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:49:39 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=381 The Government of Catalonia has approved, belately, the autonomous community's budget proposal for 2012 -- which includes a provision to introduce a tourist tax.

While the tourist sector has reacted furiously, the Government points out that many other tourists destinations, such as Paris, New York or Tokyo, already tax visitors]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/381-parliament-of-catalonia-oks-tourist-tax/feed 3 http://www.visitblanes.com/363-catalonia-to-introduce-tourist-tax http://www.visitblanes.com/363-catalonia-to-introduce-tourist-tax#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:46:38 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=363 The Government of Catalonia is planning to introduce a tourist tax to be paid by national and foreign tourists alike.

Tourists would pay between € 1 and € 3 a night depending on the type of accomodation.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/363-catalonia-to-introduce-tourist-tax/feed 1 http://www.visitblanes.com/360-nativity-scene-in-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/360-nativity-scene-in-blanes#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:49:39 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=360 When you spend some time on Terrassan's terrace, either enjoying the sun or the shade of the large umbrellas, you can hardly imagine what Blanes is like during the fall and winter months.

Here's one thing you might not expect to see: the terrace of Cafe Terrassans now sports a huge nativity scene.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/360-nativity-scene-in-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/359-blanes-sees-waves-up-to-4-meters-high-in-heavy-rain-storm http://www.visitblanes.com/359-blanes-sees-waves-up-to-4-meters-high-in-heavy-rain-storm#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:25:42 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=359 Catalonia last night was battered by a rain storm with strong gusts of wind and waves up to four meters high.

This time around no damage has been reported to the promenade along S'Abanell, the beach along Blanes' tourist district.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/359-blanes-sees-waves-up-to-4-meters-high-in-heavy-rain-storm/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/356-blanes-old-fish-market-demolished http://www.visitblanes.com/356-blanes-old-fish-market-demolished#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:04:23 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=356 Blanes' old fish market -- the red-roofed building next to fish restaurant Can Flores -- has been demolished.

The building, abandoned years ago in favor of the town modern fish auction, was in poor repair. Heavy rains caused its rood to cave in.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/356-blanes-old-fish-market-demolished/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/355-tiki-tapa-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/355-tiki-tapa-blanes#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:40:43 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=355 We've discovered a nice new restaurant along Blanes' main boulevard.

Tiki Tapa sets itself apart from its neighbors in more ways than one.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/355-tiki-tapa-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/353-mr-mojito-in-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/353-mr-mojito-in-blanes#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:13:52 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=353 Guest post: People watcher John Havers and his wife get to know ‘Mr. Mojito.’

Here’s what you need to know just in case you run into him as well.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/353-mr-mojito-in-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/327-blanes-approves-ambitious-redevelopment-project-for-tourist-area-beachfront http://www.visitblanes.com/327-blanes-approves-ambitious-redevelopment-project-for-tourist-area-beachfront#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:22:19 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=327 The city of Blanes has approved an ambitious redevelopment project for the beachfront in the resort's popular El Pins district.

Besides giving the waterfront a new look, the upgrade is also expected to solve the recurring problems of low levels of sand -- as well as other storm damage -- at S'Abanell beach.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/327-blanes-approves-ambitious-redevelopment-project-for-tourist-area-beachfront/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/291-blanes-weather http://www.visitblanes.com/291-blanes-weather#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:18:48 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=291 Current weather in Blanes, plus climate by month, including minimum and maximum average temperatures, average temperature, relatively humidity, days and amount of rain or drizzle, hours of sun per day and sea water temperatures]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/291-blanes-weather/feed 0