Spain, Here We Come! (Page Three)
We departed Hamburg and headed to Spain. Tossa de Mar is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, located on the Costa Brava, about 103 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border.
We are waiting in Line at Ryan Airlines
September 10th
The plane should be here soon!
Ah ha! Our ride
Giddy up ol' girl
September 10th 2016
Leaving Barcelona for Tossa
Del Mar
Whizzing down the freeway
It was a magnificent day
Tossa next turnoff
Off by itself along the Spanish coast
View from our hotel room... Time to rest before going out on the town
The walled city (Fortress) dominates the city
Night time and the fun begins!
Nightlife in Tossa goes on until the wee hours
Did You Know? - Tossa de Mar is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, located on the Costa Brava, about 103 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border.
Dining late at night at the beach
Restaurants along the fortress wall
We selected a romantic location to dine
Did You Know? - Due to this midday lunch break, many workers do not get out of work until around 8 pm. Typically, this is when they will have a small snack or "merienda" to get them through until dinner time. Dinner, similar to lunch but usually lighter, is a late affair in Spain which is normally served from 9 to 10:30 pm.
Great fun!
Reinhard taking pics
Hans can rest tonight
Dinner with Mike, Christina and Uwe
Karin and Hans
Reinhardt is having a good time
Very narrow streets indeed
The hole in the wall works well... Beats walking to the main gates!
The Tossa Fortress had very think walls
Did You Know? -
The "Vila Vella enceinte" is the only example of a fortified medieval town still standing on the Catalan coast. Its present appearance dates back to the end of the 14th century. It still has the entire original perimeter with battlemented stone walls, four turrets and three cylindrical towers with parapets.
At the highest point, where the lighthouse stands today, was, until the beginning of the 19th century, the castle of the Abbot of the Monastery Santa Maria de Ripoll, the territorial Lord of the town. The site has been declared a national historic monument in 1931.
The interior of the Old Town is a charming place with narrow, cobblestoned streets, the Governor's House (now the Municipal museum), the House of Holy Cloth ("Sant Drap"), a medieval hospital, and remnants of a Romanesque church and a Gothic church.
Dinner is over... Time to go home!
Oh oh... Which way do we go?
The turret still stands guard
Inside looking out
The fortress from the beach
Busy at the beach
Good night.... See you tomorrow
September 11th 2016
Reinhard's pool overlooks the ocean
Kerstin and Christina
Uwe and Mike
(The name Uwe is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic
the meaning of the name Uwe is: Universal ruler.)
The neighboring houses are also beautiful
Reinhard's villa and pool - Five bedrooms
Reinhard is coming for breakfast
Great day for the beach
Clear as a bell for miles
Oops! Kerstin says we have to go back to the pool!
Hans decided to stay for a couple of minutes and admire the beach
M-m-m-m-m-m-m Wonder it they need some oil rubbed on them?
Kerstin got Han's diagnosis from the local doctor
Time for a drink!
Karin has the pan we need
Three studs in the pool
Applause.... They made it all the way to the other end of the pool
Karin enjoys the pool
Dusk sets on the beach and the sunbathing ladies are gone...
Lunch at the beach
Reinhardt and Uwe determine it is time to shop
Ancient ruins are nearby
We are off to "The Walled City" or Old Town - After all it is September 13th
Did You Know? - The "Vila Vella enceinte" is the only example of a fortified medieval town still standing on the Catalan coast. Its present appearance dates back to the end of the 14th century. It still has the entire original perimeter with battlemented stone walls, four turrets and three cylindrical towers with parapets.
At the highest point, where the lighthouse stands today, was, until the beginning of the 19th century, the castle of the Abbot of the Monastery Santa Maria de Ripoll, the territorial Lord of the town. The site has been declared a national historic monument in 1931.
The interior of the Old Town is a charming place with narrow, cobblestoned streets, the Governor's House (now the Municipal museum), the House of Holy Cloth ("Sant Drap"), a medieval hospital, and remnants of a Romanesque church and a Gothic church.
We had a short walk to the "old city"
Shopping... An old Spanish sport
The tiles in the city are beautiful
The city is loaded with colorful balconies
"Shopping? Who, me?"
The streets are narrow everywhere!
Small stores are all over the place
Need some dead skin removed from your feet?
Let the fishies do the job for you!
Old tiles are still found in the streets
Shops and restaurants are everywhere
The seafood looks excellent
Karin and Kerstin seeing the sights
The parrish church
Built in 1775
Did You Know? - This church, dedicated to the martyr Vincent of Saragossa, was inaugurated at 29 November 1775, after 20 years of construction.
The church is one of the largest in the diocese and can, during important celebrations, host the whole population of Tossa de Mar. Much of the interior of the church was devastated during the Civil War in 1936.
Inside is the chapel of Saint Sebastian, a saint adored by the population. The devotion, started in the 15th or 16th century, culminates each year on 20 January into the commemoration of "Vot del Poble" (pledge of the people).
The retable of the Rosary has also survived the destruction in 1936.
...but sauerkraut was difficult to find!
Passeig del Mar, 19, 17320 Tossa de Mar, Girona, Spain
Great groceries!
Enough of the city.... Let's see the countryside!
Exploring outside the walls