European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse I Quad cd Tossa a mar Llort a mar Costa Irona s f to Cassada la Selva a Santori Atout iils and fishermen share the Beach at Tafia with a game of pingpong Between the boots. Exploring the Costa brava Arjeo Check to Chi re Lauranti Aiu Oret feature non spa nah food. Onto Bravo ton traits land and reek. ,may7,19b6 Lloret de mar. A popular tourist resort on Spain s Costa brava is not the mos attractive of towns. Maori and Sand is what it has to Tolar. For the disco and Beach crowd it s Fine or those who want More than go cart tracks and water slides. Other resorts Are Bailor. However Lor he american military Community Lloryel is a frequent destination offered by bus tour firms. Several alternatives Are available for the Lloryel visitor who warns to explore the surroundings. Optional Tours costing about $15 to �20 each can be booked among them trips to Barcelona to the monastery Montserrat to the tiny country Andorra about $40 for an overnight stay and trips along the Coas use. Doll Yourse Liers May want to rent a car or take the boat or bus. In Lloret Avis rental cars Are available in summer Only bul a Small firm Lloret car operates year round. Car rental has become expensive since Spain joined the common Market and a hefty 33 percent tax look effect. A vow Golf will Cost about s37 a Day. Unlimited mileage with reductions Lor weekly rental. Public bus connections Are Good. For example on workdays there Are eight departures to and from Barcelona 70-minute rid and on sundays and holidays live departures. Cost one Way is 331 pesetas about $2.35 on workdays and 379 pesetas about $2.70 on sundays and holidays. The bus stops in Barcelona almost at the foot of the Ramblas. The heart of the old City. At least two Boa companies have service to Llort. Cru Eros sails Blanes Lloryel Jossa san Feliu several times daily. Lajes Mari mos sails Between Blanes and Tossa with stops in Santa Cristina Boadella fan ats Lloret and Canyellas. Bolh have sunday service in july and August Only. A coastal cruise is the Best Way to see the Costa Sava which Means rugged Gray Rock outcroppings contrast with Gold Sand beaches and Green Pines. Slop at Tossa de mar just 12 Kilometres from Lloret but Lar Distant in atmosphere. Why does Tossa feel better than Lloryel it too is my of tourists and souvenir shops but ii is not so Brash not so totally dedicated to he tourist. One feels there Ere local people there who have a life of their own. Lloret. On the other hand is ded scaled to making foreigners feel they Are still Home but with Sun and sea added. Tossa the Flower of the has Nomen remains and some of its 12th-Century City Walls still stand ii was once an artists Colony and the local museum is filled with paintings irom that Era plus n Chagall the celestial violinist the museum is Bull right into the Walls of the Vila Volte. I he old Lorl Iliou City. Climb past the museum up Slone Steps to the lop of. The Hill Lor a Superb View of the Crescent Beach. Tossa s fishermen still pull their colourful boats Tor up on Shore sharing space Wilh the sunbathers. San Feliu is a Large Lown with a pleasant promenade and Good shops the Best View is from the Ernita de Sant Elm Herm Lage of St. Elma shod climb irom the Lown. In summer the Sadann the catalonian Folk dance is danced on the pase there. The tourist Soltice has i he schedule. Farther up the coast is the Venice of Emporia brava a canal town created Lor wealthy tourists. Boats can Dock right at the doors of the while houses end res Laurants Sel oui tables along the Waterside. The Coral in Lovely but Don t neglect the Inland. About a 10 minutes drive rom totally tourist Emporia brava is its alter ego straight out of the Middle Ages. Calello d Emp uries was led High and dry when the area silted up squeeze Down its cobbled sterols. Almost too tag he for a Small car and Park at the Cathedral then stroll the silent walks Girona capital of the province and a half hour s drive from Lloryel is dominated by its Cathedral and split neatly in two by the Onar River. Steep stepped streets Are lined with gothic buildings. Among the things to see Are the romanesque Arab Baths the Church of Sant Nicholau and the Church and museum of Sant Pere Gall Gants. Al Call the old jewish hello is Lull of Arl. Galleries printing shops and stalls of antique books. Girona is a commercial Center and a Good place for shopping. The Village Uarl d Konyar still produces its traditional Black earthenware and Green pottery. Cassa de la Selva is a Center for Cork production. The Waters of the spa Caldes de Maravella Are bottled and drunk throughout the Region. The gentle Navarres mountains covered with Green Oaks Strelch Between Girona and Lloryel. For spectacular views Stop at the shrine of Els Angels or at Maleu or Mont Negre. . The stars and stripes Page 15
