Blanes

Description

Blanes is a town and municipality in the comarca of Selva in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. During the Roman rule it was named Blanda or Blandae. It is known as the ``Gateway to the Costa Brava``. Its coast is part of the Costa Brava, which stretches from Blanes up to the French border. Blanes is a popular tourist town in Catalan and Spanish. It is known for the Concurs de Focs d`Artifici during the Santa Anna festival this event includes a lot of fireworks. Other places of interest include a botanical gardens, coves, such as the Cala Bona, and beaches which are surrounded by mountains. The history of Blanes predates the Roman conquest. One of the botanical gardens in Blanes is the De Mar i Murtra, which covers almost 15 hectares. It includes over 4000 different plant species. Another garden is the Pinya de Rosa, which consists of over 7000 different plant species. The festival falls in the last week of July week in Santa Ana and lasts eight days. This week the competition is held every year Fireworks of the Costa Brava, one of the largest in Europe.