Blanes   

Blanes is a prosperous town with large maritime tradition, which has adapted to the changes that tourism brings, to become one of the most popular places for holiday makers in Spain. The town has created all aspects required by the holidaymaker who returns each year to visit this town of Roman origin.

Numerous hotels, apartments, camping’s, shops and tourist attraction has changed the character and features of the town and the lives and habits of its inhabitants.

The places of most interest are the port and the botanical gardens “Mary Murta”. The port offers the opportunity to see, each weekday. The daily fish auction an important event for the locals and of great interest to the holidaymaker.

The botanical garden founded by the German, Karl Faust in 1921, and it is to him that Blanes has one of the most important botanical gardens in Spain. Above the gardens you will find the ruins of the castle San Juan, situated at an altitude of 60 metres. From there, every July in the fiestas you can see the most famous fireworks which are set off from the beach.

Blanes is very accessible by road 60Kms from Barcelona and 42 from Gerona, the train line between Barcelona, Gerona and France passes through here.