The district of Lloret de Mar extends over a distance of 48 km2 and belongs to the area La Selva.
The number of inhabitants amounts 1999 to 15,000 humans.
In the season the number can rise due to the tourism to over 160.000 humans. Lloret is situated between Barcelona (distance 70 km) and Girona (distance 45 km). of the French boundary we are thus 110 km far away.
By bus one can achieve Lloret de Mar at any time directly. By course there are the stations " Blanes ", which is appropriate approx. for 7km far away. The next airport is in Girona, whereby this is opened only in the summer.
Barcelona is the main airport for Lloret de Mar. With a taxi the travel after Lloret de Mar costs 110 Euro.
Beach from Lloret de Mar.
To the weather conditions
Lloret de Mar is protected to a large extent by the mountain chain by Les Gavarres by strong hoists.
The Tramontana, which continues to provide in the north in the spring for tempests, ends briefly before Lloret, so here mild temperatures and even in the winter.
In October it is still possible, in that 20 degrees warm Mediterranean still too baden.
This branching well at the local entry to Lloret de Mar is the first impression of the city.
The name of Lloret de Mar
It originates from that Latin " Laureatum " and means " place of the Lorbeeren " and for the first time in the year 966 in a will to the monastery by Ripoll was described
18.tes century
In this time was Lloret de Mar poor, like a church mouse. Only in the year 1778 Lloret de Mar came by increasing maritime trade with India and America to the prosperity.
This enabled Carlo's III by the resolution of the free trade.
Developed threw by Macia and Pujol the Ribas directly at the today's beach of Lloret one built. After that the colonies were lost, were the navigation and also the work in the shipyards at the end.
More and more citizen of dannen and those pulled, were still here operated in the cork industry and in the fishery
At this time was here the first high point of the tourism. Up to this time the Spaniards actually more or less lived on the large gains, which had obtained you by goods of and to America.
Also the entire townscape was adapted to the tourism. Few buildings of splendour from passed time remained.
......and today??
Shoppen up to declining, because there is innumerable loading for all articles in all price positions.
Leathers, decoration and Cosmetic are the main racers here. Eating and drinking? Over 250 hotels, 600 Bars and taverns, 150 restaurants as well as over 50 Discotheken offer for each something. All geschmacksrichtungen are available and if you liked, the next party in the early Morgen. rises each Tuesday is market day. They find it behind the Spielcasino at the bus station.
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