Tossa de Mar – A Pirate's Ship Refuge
In between Lloret de Mar and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Tossa de Mar offers the visitor magnificent views and landscapes. The town also makes a perfect location for either quiet rests in the sun, sea baths and a culinary holiday, or a hectic adventure sports holiday as well as vibrant nightlife.
Moreover, Tossa de Mar is the only Catalan coastal town which still keeps a Medieval walled town centre, the Vila Vella, complete with a watch tower from which you can enjoy its fantastic landscape. Walking up to the tower is almost compulsory (don’t fret, it’s only a 15-minutes walk), and once there you will be able to see for yourself the wild and rocky aspect of the Costa Brava, is implicit in the name of this part of the Catalan coast.
It is an area famous for its variety of hidden bays and tucked away corners (perfect for smuggling, an ancient practice going back to pirate ships), all competing in beauty, which give way to a great combination of rocky, dramatic cliffs, forests of pine trees and wild waves caused by the Tramuntana wind breaking in the shore. The rugged landscape does not exclude, from time to time along the coast, of larger bays and beaches, with different types of sand textures.
If you’re there in high season, you should know that during the month of August there is a fast painting contest. Participants have to finish their painting within the day, from sun rise to sun set, and the chosen spots to recall inspiration are normally within the town’s best views.
As far as the culinary tradition of Tossa de Mar, you should try their fish stews (cassola de peix) and fish stews with rice (suquet). Both dishes are based on cooking a mix of types of fish and seafood in fish stock. The results are definitely fantastic, and you don’t have to be particularly adventurous to like it.
Tags: Catalan cuisine · Girona province · One-day trips · Sun & beach
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