Hotels in Lloret de Mar

Lloret de Mar

Lloret de Mar is the largest resort on the Costa Brava, a town of about 38,000 people in the comarca of La Selva, 75 km north-east of Barcelona and 40 km south of Girona. Its main beach, about 1.6 km of coarse golden sand, is one of the most popular on the coast and regularly flies the Blue Flag. The municipality has 9 km of coastline, with quieter beaches and coves such as Fenals, Sa Boadella, Santa Cristina and Canyelles set between wooded headlands. The town was first recorded in 966 as Loredo, and until the 15th century its centre lay inland, away from pirate raids. The church of Sant Romà, finished in 1522, mixes Gothic, Moorish and Modernist touches, and the restored tower of the 11th-century castle of Sant Joan looks out over the bay. At the end of the main beach stands the bronze Fisherman's Wife, unveiled in 1966 for the town's millennium, and on the cliffs above Sa Boadella lie the Renaissance-style Santa Clotilde gardens. Wealthy emigrants returning from the Americas left neoclassical and Modernist houses along the seafront and a Modernist cemetery. Lloret is known for its lively nightlife and large resort hotels, but its walking paths and coves also suit families and couples. Buses link it with Barcelona and Girona-Costa Brava Airport, about half an hour away by road.