Tuesday 7th November 2017
A lovely day, so we decided to take a drive down to one of the local beaches nearest to our campsite, Cunit on the Costa Dorada.
The short drive took us to the coastal town in the province of Tarragona.
Our approach in didn’t offer many views of the town itself, only the local train station. (Handy if you want to make the trip into Barcelona).
We parked up opposite the seafront, where a number of motorhomes were also enjoying the benefit of a camping aire.
The area was somewhat scruffy; uneven, dry and dusty earth, but excellent for easy access to the beach.
We headed towards the wide promenade and the sea. The waters were calm and the sandy beach looked so inviting. The place seemed deserted, which was just how we liked it 🙂
The beach was clean and a pleasure to walk along. It is separated by seven stone breakwaters along its’ length, four in the form of islands. These were apparently added in 1980’s due to beach erosion.
It’s 2.5 km length meant plenty of space for the many tourists who must flock here in the height of the season.
The promenade was lined with palm trees and plenty of seating. Along it’s length were a variety of residential dwellings, holiday apartments, shops and restaurants.
Our walk continued up to the sea port Puerto Segur de Calafell, a modern looking marina.
After a quick nose around the boats we paused for dos cervezas in one of the open restaurant/cafes and sat outside to enjoy the sun.
Refreshed we began our walk back to the car. We will be back though to investigate how far the promenade goes.
Lovely 😎
Thanks for a great evening Lutz, hope to meet up again soon