Blanes Travel Guide

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Pro

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  Friends & Family, Green, Great for Rocky Coves, Good food, Cheap & Easy to get to 


Con

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  not all the waiters in restaurants speak english 


In a nutshell

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  A lovely place well worth visiting. 

 

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Things to Do  

Marimurtra garden

Marimurtra garden, Blanes

 slavja Says:  This garden is a private property but open to tourists. 

A Surreal Trip to the Dali Museum

A Surreal Trip to the Dali Museum, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  We spent a day in the Catalan town of Figueres to visit the Dali Museum.I had been here before, when Dali was still alive, but I wanted to take the Small Person and looked forward to seeing it again.The Salvador Dalí Museum is the permanent home of the world's most... 

More Dali !

More Dali !, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  Picture taken from inside the Dali museum, Figueres.(They didn't seem to mind). 

Footpathes

Footpathes, Blanes

 LanaFromRiga Says:  The best way to see all parts of the garden is to take a map with walk scheme. The map you can find near the main entrance. There are many cactuses near the main entrance and you can buy one or too for your home botanic garden. 

The Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden, Blanes

 LanaFromRiga Says:  There are three zones in The Marimurtra Botanic Garden: Subtropical Garden, Tempered and Mediterranean Garden. 

The Timetable

The Timetable, Blanes

 LanaFromRiga Says:  April – October 9-18.00 every day, November – March 10.00-17.00, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.00-14.00 

Hotels  

Hotel Stella Maris

 1 Review and 53 Opinions  Et helt greit sted å bo for alle, hvis du vil bo billig og enkelt. Hyggelig personale, en fantastisk... 

Pimar Hotel

 1 Review and 46 Opinions  We stayed in this Hotel 4 nights from 11th to 15th of October 2006 . As the summer season had... 

Restaurants  

Cantina Mariachi: Best mexican food in Blanes!

Cantina Mariachi: Best mexican food in Blanes!, Blanes

 KleoScanti Says:  Cantina Mariachi is a very good Mexican restaurant. Tasty food, good service, nice hall, outdoor terrace - everything you need. One of the good points - they serve a very tasty sangria, another one - they have big dishes, made especially to share between family or... 

(Trying to remember, possibly 'Es Moli'): Go for lunch in Tossa del Mar

(Trying to remember, possibly 'Es Moli'): Go for lunch in Tossa del Mar, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  We had hired a car, so we took the scenic route to nearby Tossa de Mar for lunch on recommendation from close friends who lived there.We had a really good, quality meal there in a traditional restaurant with interesting decor, that specialized in seafood. There are... 

Nightlife  

(it will come to me!): Good international bar

(it will come to me!): Good international bar, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  **April 2011 - I have been told this bar is no more - shame! but as Matthew hs two young boys now, the hours were jsut too unsociable**My dear frrend Matthew and his Andalucian wife Marta, own a very good international bar in a padestrianised street, at the opposite end of... 

Transportation  

Up the coast by boat

Up the coast by boat, Blanes

 angiebabe Says:  This boat went past while I was enjoying the sea views of the Costa Brava from my rocky perch along one of the paths at the Marimurtra botanical gardens - boldly plastered with all the contact details needed to know who they were and how to get hold of them!Looked rather... 

Train to Barcelona from Blanes

Train to Barcelona from Blanes, Blanes

 angiebabe Says:  The trains to Barcelona leave quite frequently through the day and only take an hour and 15 minutes to Place Catalunya Station or a few minutes on to Estacio Sants (where there are baggage storage facilities, elsewhere none).On the way, worth taking the train for these... 

Public transport

Public transport, Blanes

 angiebabe Says:  Maybe Ive become spoilt and extravagant but I so often travel with the joy of a rental car to go here and there and be free to make diversions, stop or whatever - all to maximise the time available to see sights and take photographs. Even taking photos from a moving self... 

Shopping  

Mataro Town & Shopping Center: Shopping on a Rainy Day

Mataro Town & Shopping Center: Shopping on a Rainy Day, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  Mataro is a port town around 30 kilometers before Barcelona from Blanes. Locals suggested we went there to shop as the rain was relentless.On arrival, the town had an instantly likeable, non touristy vibe. We strolled around a while and had a spot of lunch in a local Catalan... 

Blanes Fruit and Veg Market: Daily Fresh Fruit and Veg

Blanes Fruit and Veg Market: Daily Fresh Fruit and Veg, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  Blanes fruit and veg market is open every morning except Sundays.Local produce is fresh, good quality and cheap.If you are renting an apartment and doing some cooking in occasionally, I would highly recommend getting your fresh foods there. 

Local Customs  

Out in the country with the neighbours

Out in the country with the neighbours, Blanes

 angiebabe Says:  Stayed with friends a few minutes out of Blanes - at their villa complex out in the lovely countryside. Lovely countryside with rolling hills and vineyards - fields with poppies and colourful wildflowers!Get to see or meet the neighbours - closeby complete with character -... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Take care in the sun !

Take care in the sun !, Blanes

 Pauldelabar Says:  I know that one of the high priorities on many peoples minds is to get in the Sun as fast as they can and for as long as they can to get a tan to be proud of when they return home. But.........BEWARE OF THE SUN !If you are fair skinned or even if not, USE Sun protection... 

Beware Dodgy Late Night Chinese Take-Away

Beware Dodgy Late Night Chinese Take-Away, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:  Beware the late night Chinese Takeaway Restaurant that is the only open place in the wee hours in the winter (near the old part of town I think).Late one Sunday night, a friend decided (against his better nature) that he would risk a take-out from the only place open at 3... 

What to Pack  

Take Some Slippers!

Take Some Slippers!, Blanes

 amapola66 Says:   Yeah, not very rock and roll, I know ! - but even in the summer, Spanish homes are designed to keep the heat out. The floors are usually tiled and accomodation can be quite cool inside.Slippers are essential to ones well being in the cooler months there.My advise is to... 

Favorites  

Nice Blanes

Nice Blanes, Blanes

 slavja Says:  The main beach in Blanes is very long and quite nice. Many narrow streets hide some incredible small buildings. 

A good town to rest in

A good town to rest in, Blanes

 KleoScanti Says:  There are a lot of different things to do. You can just lie on the beach (don't forget to use sun-blocks) or spend your days on feet, exploring town's streets and the botanical gardens, or do shopping, or go and visit Barcelona and other towns on the sea coast. In the... 

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 April – October 9-18.00 every day, November – March 10.00-17.00, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.00-14.00 

 

Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi, Me, my partner and our 4 year old are travelling to blanes at the end of June, staying in Camping Solmar. It's our first... 

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Blanes - the start of the Costa Brava

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 The Costa Brava, which means 'wild coast', runs for some 200kms from Blanes northwards to the region of Emporda which borders France. It is a mix of pine-backed sandy coves, golden beaches and crowded... 

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Amapola's Blanes page

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 I have spent many happy trips to the Costa Brava (the brave coast); My most recent, being a trip last March (2004) to visit old and dear family friends. The Costa Brava is so named, because ot the...... 

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The best place to stay in Costa Brava

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 It was a wonderful trip to Spain, and I think Blanes is the best place to stay while you're visiting Costa Brava. I had lived in Santa Susanna several years ago, so I can compare and contrast. This...... 

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Blanes

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 Blanes is the port town with longest beach in Costa Brava seacoast. The main sight is the botanical garden “Jardi Botanic Marimurtra”. 

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A SEASIDE TOWN IN COSTA BRAVA

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 During our Barcelona trip we stayed in Pimar Hotel in Blanes.Blanes is a town in Costa Brava and it takes 1,15 hour to Barcelona by train.We used RENFE-Line 1 (Maçanet/Mataro-L'Hospitalet) There is...... 

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