Lloret de Mar Tourist Information and Lloret de Mar Holiday Guide

LLORET DE MAR LOCATION AND GETTING TO LLORET DE MAR

Our dedicated Lloret de Mar map page shows it is located on the Costa Brava of Spain. Situated on the coast between the major resorts of Tossa del Mar and Blanes. The nearest major cities are Barcelona and Girona.

LLORET DE MAR AIRPORT

Girona Airport is the nearest airport to Lloret de Mar and is thirty kilometres away with a travel time of approximately thirty five minutes. Here are various Lloret de Mar airport transfer options.

British Midlands offers daily flights from Birmingham to Girona and Ryan Air has services from Blackpool, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster, Dublin, Durham, Liverpool, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay and Shannon.

WATERWORLD LLORET DE MAR

Water World close to Lloret de Mar is of course a water park with slides and is great fun for the family. Waterworld Lloret opens from about the 16th of May of each year and closes again on or around the 18th of September. The Waterworld park is generally open from ten in the morning until either six or seven in the evening each day.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN LLORET DE MAR

The cliff top gardens of Santa Clotilde are simply stunning. They were designed by the architect Nicolau Rubio in the 1900's.

Lloret de Mar has plenty of golf courses nearby including Santa Cristina de Aro golf course and Club de Golf Angel de Lloret.

Mass tourism really hit Lloret de Mar in the 1950's and 1960's with the advent of the package holiday. Access is easy due to the close proximity of Barcelona airport.

LLORET DE MAR BEACHES

Of course the big tourist attraction of Lloret de Mar are the beaches. The town is built next to the main beach known as the Playa de Lloret. This is a mile-long beach lined with a promenade as you would expect it has plenty of shops, bars and restaurants. Also popular is the beach of Playa Santa Christina.

Water sports are available in abundance in Lloret de Mar. You can enjoy sailing, scuba diving, windsurfing, parasailing, jet skiing and water skiing.

South of the main beach you have the quieter and certainly more scenic Playa de Fenals, backed by green pine trees this makes a lovely location for a picnic.

LLORET DE MAR HISTORY

It is proven that Lloret de Mar dates back to the 3rd century BC so needless to say it is also rich in history - not that many people visit Lloret de Mar for that!

Still if you need a break from the sun and sand there are options. There is the Maritime Museum just off the seafront promenade.

The Castell (castle) de San Joan dates back to the 11th century. It has been attacked many times. Now it has been restored and serves as a heritage centre.

LLORET DE MAR NIGHTLIFE

Lloret de Mar is famous - or should that be infamous? - for it's nightlife. People come to Lloret to have fun and party and there are all sorts of nightclubs, discos, bars, cafes and restaurants. Some popular Lloret de Mar bars are: Gerrys Bar, 7 Seas Pub, Funky Monkey, Buzzby's, Rabbies Bar, Sportsman Pub, Route 66, Navy Pub, Rob Roy, Bravehearts and Bar Cala Banys.

Lloret de Mar is renowned as a popular destination for hen weekends, hen parties, stag weekends and stag-dos. Our nightlife in Lloret de Mar page has more information.

LLORET DE MAR RESTAURANTS

Of course tourists don't come to Lloret de Mar to experience the traditional Spanish cuisine. It is there with some fine Spanish restaurants but of course there are lots of English restaurants, Indian curry houses, Chinese restaurants and all the major brand-name fast-food places. Try the Can Sabata restaurant who offer a good-value Menu del Dia for €9. This is for a 3 course lunch with bread and wine included.

WORKING IN LLORET DE MAR

Lloret de Mar is a great place to search for jobs especially if you are under the age of 30 because the nightclubs, bars and pubs are always needing extra staff for the summer season in Lloret which is full of young partymakers getting drunk. We have a jobs in Spain section with useful advice on where to start.

LLORET DE MAR WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES 2012 AND CLIMATE

Between May and October the daily average temperature in Lloret de Mar never usually falls below 20ºC and usually hits above 30ºC from July to August. In September and October the average daily maximum temperature in Lloret de Mar is 25ºC to 21ºC. In the winter months in Lloret de Mar the maximum average winter temperatures are only 13ºC to 17ºC so it is cold with temperatures often falling below 5º during the night.

LLORET DE MAR TOURIST INFORMATION VIDEO

Below we have a short video of the sights and attractions in Lloret de Mar.

EXCURSIONS, DAY TRIPS OUT AND THINGS TO DO NEAR LLORET DE MAR

If you are staying in Lloret de Mar or going on holiday to Lloret de Mar then do consider taking a break from the beach with these ideas for Lloret de Mar days out and excursions so you make the most of your holiday to Lloret de Mar:

1. Take a day out from Lloret to visit the scenic city of Girona.
2. The small beach resort of Sitges is very artistic and bohemian with great festivals.
3. For another big beach resort close to Lloret de Mar, consider a day trip to either Blanes or Tossa de Mar.
4. In just two hours you can drive into the Pyrenees mountains and go sking in Spain.
5. A day trip to Barcelona from Lloret de Mar is an essential day out.

WHERE TO STAY IN LLORET DE MAR - ACCOMMODATION IN LLORET DE MAR

The local tourist office offers a service where they can help you find accommodation in Lloret de Mar. There are hotels, apartments, pensions, apart-hotels, hostels and camping sites.

A suggestion for a hotel is the Lloret de Mar Oasis Hotel (Oasis Park Hotel). Just four hundred metres from the nearest beach and only eight hundred metres from the resort centre. Offering 428 rooms the Lloret de Mar Oasis is a 4 star establishment offering the highest quality services in a relaxed atmosphere. The hotel has a bar area, restaurant, two swimming pools (one childrens), sauna, Jacuzzi, gym, games room, and offers evening entertainment. The Lloret de Mar Oasis can be easily reached from Girona airport (25 km) and Barcelona airport (75km). The hotel is located in Calle Pere Codina I Mont, Lloret de Mar.

MOVING TO LLORET DE MAR - LIVING IN LLORET DE MAR

If you have found this guide on Lloret de Mar because you are thinking moving to the Lloret de Mar area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Lloret de Mar Spain, useful and informative, as well as our living in Spain section which has more tips and advice.

OFFICIAL LLORET DE MAR TOURIST INFORMATION

The tourist centre office in Lloret de Mar can help you will local information such as maps, guides, brochures, help with accommodation and they can answer any questions you have about dates for festivals, fiestas, weather information, transport and airport transfers to Lloret de Mar.

Official Website: The official website for Lloret de Mar.

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Lloret de Mar Tourist Information - Page Summary - This page contains unique content about the beach resort of Lloret de Mar, a popular and very large tourist destination on the Costa Brava coast of Spain.

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