Tuesday 11th June. Blanes. On arrival in Blanes my first impression was
that this place has retained much of its historic character as a 1960’s holiday
resort for the budget travellers from the uk and Germany. Concrete and glass
seemed to be the dominant architectural feature and there are blue plaques
positioned by the Spanish equivalent of our National Trust to commemorate the
places where Germans and English fought in hand to hand battles to regain
sunbeds. No stop it! It aint that bad! Its
good.
Seriously we drove through Blanes in only the second rainy
day of the trip and as we went right through the centre I could see its
appeal…loads of bars. Restaurants and even chic designer shops. Quite a bit to
do here. We then turned the corner to see the main prom and despite the rain I
could see why so many europeans flocked
here in the 60’s and 70’s ….a gorgeous beach and long promenade. The many
campsites have been ostracized to the very end of the prom, but again that’s
ok, we know our place and it is quieter here.
Thursday 13th Update. We really like Blanes. I
will in future keep my mouth shut when advising other travellers. I actually
told a guy back home who was coming to Blanes in a camper to think about other
places. How wrong was I and I’m glad to say that he ignored me. We are
presently on Solimar Camping but there seem to be quite a few other high
quality sites in the area. There are a good choice of supermarkets, bars and
restaurant all of varying quality and expense and the beach is superb.
Everything seems clean and well looked after.
Today we had our first ‘bucket
and spade’ adventure of the trip, spending an hour on the beach this morning. Went
for a dip, it seemed cold but after 5 mins I soon warmed up and had nearly 20
mins swimming in the 18c water. We were intending to only spend 3 nights here
but we’ll probably make that 6 and leave after the weekend. Probably head
towards Callela another place that I’ve always avoided so I’ll have to eat
humble pie again. Although it can be compared to Benidorm I would say that unlike Benidorm, Blanes doesn't feel British and definitely makes you feel as though you are in Spain.
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| Blanes beach near the camp site area. |
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| Blanes. Looking down to the main town area. |
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| Blanes. The small beach by the harbour. |
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| Blanes. Promenade area in the town. |
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