People began to live in the place of the present Spanish city Palamos in 2500-1500 BC. E., presumably, they were Greeks. Since the 13th century, there is a port here, by the way, today it is considered the second most important among the pleasure and fishing ports of Catalonia. For many decades, Palamos existed as a village, whose inhabitants were fishing and barking cork, and only in the middle of the last century, when the tourist infrastructure began to develop rapidly, it became a resort town.
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Palamos hotels
There are a lot of different hotels in the city, accommodation can be found for every taste and wallet . There are also elegant hotels with designer interiors and panoramic sea views, and modest apartments that can only interest a very unpretentious tourist . Many high-level hotels offer a variety of spa programs th level of maintenance . The level of service is about the same as everywhere in Spain: the staff is very friendly and not very diligent, but despite all this, everyone likes everything - apparently, this is the specificity of the holiday in Spain .
Beaches
The beaches here are sandy, in some places the pine forests and cork oak trees come to the water itself, in places the rocks hang over secluded bays, which is very typical for the coast of the Costa Brava (after all, this means "Rocky shore"). The beaches are well-equipped, offer many opportunities for water sports and various entertainments.
For example, the beach in the La Fosca area is very popular, alongside it is built a lot of villas belonging, among others, to the Russians. By the way, the interest of compatriots to purchase real estate in Spain is growing: friendly country, wonderful climate, reasonable prices.
Fish market ...
One of the tourist attractions that can be seen in Palamos when in the afternoon returns to the port of fishing vessels and the sale of the catch begins . This happens in the form of an auction, only the starting price is assigned the highest price, buyers wait patiently when it falls to an acceptable price, and then press the button on the special console . In the old the buyers emotionally shouted their price, the fishermen responded no less emotionally, often came to swearing, the whole event turned out to be more spectacular and loud . In our age the auction is almost in order, but it's still interesting to watch the process .
... and fish restaurants
No less interesting than in the evening to try the restaurant wonderful dishes prepared from the morning catch . Кстат and, the peculiarity of local restaurants - the fish does not have a fragrant sauce, because the chefs believe that this is a way of camouflaging stale fish .In the restaurants of Palamos, the fish is prepared so that the client can enjoy its taste (fresh fish is always delicious) and appearance (fresh fish is always beautiful) . You can enjoy both parameters of the dish in the small family restaurant El Celler del Barri Vell , that in the Old Town (the fish is delicious, the portions are huge, the prices are democratic), and in the famous La Gamba, marked with Michelin stars (the fish is also very tasty, the prices are Michelin, portions ... and that, did anyone see big portions in Michelin restaurants?) . However, many restaurants New cities are ready to feed their guests with delicious food .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Palamos
The last decades the city develops very dynamically, many tourists could appreciate the long beaches, amazingly clean sea, beautiful shore line, Mediterranean nature. Along the beaches there is a promenade, which is surrounded by a number of shops of various types and restaurants with bars and coffee shops
Inside the city are many streets, built up by houses typical of Spain's architecture . Walking along them will help to imbue the spirit of independent Catalonia, Palamos is located . New neighborhoods of the city are attracted to its southern part, gradually being selected to the resort of San Antoni de Salonj, apparently, this will lead to the merger of the two resorts . Excellent route Palamos connected to other resorts E coast: Barcelona - capital of Catalonia, Girona, a city of France . This allows an extensive program of excursions, both independently and with the help of numerous travel agencies .
Active Life
interesting Palamos and lovers of yachting. In the port there is a parking lot for sports yachts and there are opportunities for their repair, so the city often includes in its routes many yachtsmen traveling across the Mediterranean.