http://www.visitblanes.com Guide to Blanes, Spain: Gateway to the Costa Brava Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Visitblaneshttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://www.visitblanes.com/98-dutch-schoolgirl-killed-coach-accident-spain http://www.visitblanes.com/98-dutch-schoolgirl-killed-coach-accident-spain#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:40:37 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=98 A 16-year-old Dutch schoolgirl has been killed in an accident involving a coach in northern Spain. Two other school children are seriously injured and 17 passengers are slightly injured.

The coach was carrying teachers and pupils from a secondary school, Canisius College, in the southern Dutch city of Nijmegen to Barcelona, when it turned over on the A7 motorway near the city of Gerona in north-east Spain. [video]]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/98-dutch-schoolgirl-killed-coach-accident-spain/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/95-beach-reconstruction-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/95-beach-reconstruction-blanes#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:46:31 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=95 In Blanes work is underway on the repair and upgrading of S'Abanell -- one of the beaches most affected in last year's devastating December storm.

Over the next two or three weeks, 250.000 cubic meters of sand will return the beach to its pre-storm size. ]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/95-beach-reconstruction-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/94-fireworks-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/94-fireworks-blanes#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:22:50 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=94 In the 39th edition of the Concurso de Fuegos de Artificio de la Costa Brava, some 7 tons of explosives were used over a six day period in stunning pyrotechnics displays put on by international top competitors.

The Grand Finale, yesterday, was viewed by 80,000 spectators.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/94-fireworks-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/93-sabanell-beach-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/93-sabanell-beach-blanes#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:54:20 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=93 The tourist season is in full swing, but the City Council of Blanes is still waiting for Spain's Ministry of the Environment to make good on its promise to deposit 250.000 cubic meters of sand on the beach of S'Abanell.

Delivery will likely take place in late July or early August.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/93-sabanell-beach-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/92-blanes-fireworks-2009 http://www.visitblanes.com/92-blanes-fireworks-2009#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:27:07 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=92 The Costa Brava Resort city of Blanes, in Catalonia, Spain, is preparing to welcome up to 1 million visitors for this year's version of its International Fireworks Festival.

In the 39th edition of the Concurso de Fuegos de Artificio de la Costa Brava, some 7 tons of explosives will be used over a six day period in stunning pyrotechnics displays put on by international top competitors.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/92-blanes-fireworks-2009/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/91-man-drowns-blanes http://www.visitblanes.com/91-man-drowns-blanes#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:44:16 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=91 In the first fatality at the Costa Brava coast this summer, a man drowned off the coast of Blanes yesterday, Blanes police and the Mossos d'Esquadra report.

A lifeguard who noticed the swimmer was in trouble had called for help, but by the time it arrived the man had already drowned.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/91-man-drowns-blanes/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/89-best-tapas-blanes-costa-brava http://www.visitblanes.com/89-best-tapas-blanes-costa-brava#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:10 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=89 It's a shame that many tourists seldom venture outside Blanes' tourist district. Those who do will find some excellent treasures in town, one of which is Café Terrassans -- a hugely popular tapas bar.

We've written about Terrassans before, but we found a wonderful video of the place, which inspired us to share some more information...]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/89-best-tapas-blanes-costa-brava/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/88-costa-brava-beaches-tourist-season http://www.visitblanes.com/88-costa-brava-beaches-tourist-season#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:35:15 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=88 Five months after a devastating storm left a trail of destruction up and down the Costa Brava and beyond, many seaside resorts are still busy repairing the damage.

However, all beaches have sand and are ready for tourist season.

Good news for Blanes-goers: S'Abanell beach already has more sand that it had last year.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/88-costa-brava-beaches-tourist-season/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/87-georg-heile http://www.visitblanes.com/87-georg-heile#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:23:58 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=87 The lifeless body of a German man, who was missing for more than a week while vacationing in Lloret de Mar, has been found.

Initial reports say the man may have died accidentally by falling 15 meters down a steep slope.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/87-georg-heile/feed 0 http://www.visitblanes.com/86-malgrat-de-mar-stabbing http://www.visitblanes.com/86-malgrat-de-mar-stabbing#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:56:24 +0000 Sundial http://www.visitblanes.com/?p=86 A 26-year-old man from Holland fatally stabbed his girlfriend before turning the knife onto himself in Malgrat de Mar on Sunday.

Police have arrested the man, who is hospitalized in serious condition.

The two were on vacation in Catalonia.]]> http://www.visitblanes.com/86-malgrat-de-mar-stabbing/feed 0