Platja de Lloret, Mediterranean beach in Lloret de Mar, Spain
Platja de Lloret is an urban beach in Lloret de Mar on the southern Costa Brava, set between two hills and facing south-east. It is 1,171 m long with an average width of 34 m, made of very coarse sand with a steep entry into the water. The Montbarbat stream reaches the sea at its south-western end and the can Lloranes stream at its northern end, both channelled.
The sources do not document the beach's origins or a fishing-port past. They record that the fishermen of the area left a toponymy dividing the single beach into three sectors: Es Trajo de Vilavall toward Fenals, Es Trajo d'en Reiner in the centre and Es Trajo de Venècia toward Sa Caleta. The beach now holds the Blue Flag distinction.
Local fishermen named the beach's three stretches: Es Trajo de Vilavall toward Fenals, Es Trajo d'en Reiner in the centre and Es Trajo de Venècia toward Sa Caleta. Twice a year the "tirada al art" is held, net fishing from the sand, open to the public.
The beach is well equipped with lifeguard stations, showers, and various rental options for water sports equipment. Restaurants and cafes directly on the waterfront make it easy to spend the day without going far.
Twice a year the beach hosts the "tirada al art", when fishermen haul nets directly from the sand; it is a public event. The sand itself shifts from one end of the beach to the other with the sea's direction, and excavators and dredgers have had to replace sand lost from some spots.
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