
Cala Rovira – Platja D’Aro, Espanha

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Quando passámos férias na Costa Brava estava a custar-nos um pouco encontrar aquelas “calas” ou pequenas praias com pouca gente que tanta boa publicidade fazem á zona. Sabíamos que elas existiam só não sabíamos muito bem onde, até que percebemos que mesmo ao lado do nosso alojamento na Platja D’Aro havia uma Praia que não sendo a típica cala pequena conseguia manter esse espírito: Sa Conca.
When we were spending our holidays on the Costa Brava it was costing us a bit to find those “calas” or small beaches with few people that do so much good publicity of the area. We knew they existed but we didn’t knew very well where, until we realized that right beside our accommodation in Platja D’Aro there was a beach that is not the typical small cala but could keep this spirit: Sa Conca.






Localizada na Bahia com o mesmo nome e com vista priveligiada para o Monte Urgull, é uma das mais conhecidas praias urbanas de Espanha. Dizem que no Verão enche bastante, nós fomos em Abril e por isso conseguimos ver perfeitamente toda a extensão dos 1,4Kms de areal. No seu pico, há todos espalhados pela praia e uma zona de desportos de praia.





Last year our first beach day was here, the Grande Plage in Biarritz. It was late April and the weather was not the warmest, but still we layed down in the sun, with our bathing suits on and we put a foot in the water … just because the temperature was not the most pleasant to dive.
The feeling was fantastic we were on a vacation mecca of class and glamor, besides being a surf sanctuary, what more could you ask for?

The beach is bordered by two buildings of great importance, one is the Casino de Bellevue that we see in the photo below (the last one) and the other is the luxurious Hotel du Palais. This was a good time to visit the Grande Plage, certainly at the peak of summer it becomes small for the large turnout it usually has. It was the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III who built the palace which is now a hotel and a symbol of an era of great wealth in Biarritz. Thanks to her, many royal families have made this French town their privileged vacation resort. Inside two restaurants are a reference, La Rotonde and the Ville Eugenie.
Opposite the beach one of the most important buildings the Municipal Casino that is also a Congress Centre.



