GK Tours. Day 27
Saturday 30th November 2024
L’Escala to Pals via Llafranc
Wondering where to go today, we thought we’d take up Bob’s recommendation and visit Llafranc, he knew it when it was a little fishing village.
It was only about a 45 minute drive and took us through the countryside with vineyards ( there is a wine route here you can follow if you wish 
) and lots of fruit trees, some still with fruit hanging from their branches.
Arriving in Llafranc, for some reason our satnav took us through the middle of town, tiny roads and one way systems that eventually ended up at a road blocked with the fire service 
. And guess what? There was no other way to get to the parking area, all roads ended back at the road block 
, where, by this time, the fire service had accomplished whatever mission they were on and were packing up.
Once the road was reopened we parked up and wandered down to the little harbour. It’s a tiny place but very tidy, it really has everything you would want for a holiday.
Lovely little bars and restaurants with a view over the small sandy beach, so you can eat and drink while watching all the activities – sailing, stand up paddle boarding, swimming 
and pleasure boats taking customers out for the day.
You need to be fit though as most of the properties around this little bay are up the hill .
After a stop for refreshments, a run on the beach for Meg and a walk along the harbour wall we headed back to the van for our next stop.
This was a village called Pals. We didn’t know of it but passed it on our way to Llafranc – spying the medieval church and village perched on a hill, inviting us to visit 
.
Pals didn’t disappoint, it’s a gorgeous little place, very tidy, very old and very quiet on a Saturday afternoon. The old walls are still standing as well as the towers that helped to defend the old town in years gone by.
At the top there are amazing views to the coast with some great information boards explaining certain places along the skyline.
Walking around ancient Pals there are more info boards regarding the buildings that you pass.
It’s a very calm and serene place – I know that it may be different in the summer – but there aren’t too many shops and bars, most of the properties are homes, very refreshing.
We stopped at a lovely restaurant with tables in the sun, treating ourselves to calamari and tortilla, washed down with some local Rosé. Just perfect.
We stayed the night in a carpark just on the edge of the town, no services but designated as a camper stop.
I had set the slow cooker going with a pork stew which was perfect for a small dinner, yum. It was a very calm but chilly night.
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