The municipality of Lloret de Mar It is located at the southern end of the province of Girona and is part of the region of La Selva. The municipal area has a population of 39.089 inhabitants (INE, 2020).
It belongs to the region of La Selva. It is one of the international reference sites in the tourism in Girona.
Lloret is made up of an urban nucleus and a series of neighborhoods and developments, which makes it a very dispersed municipality at a territorial level. Currently there are more than 35 urbanizations and in its municipal term there are up to seven beaches with a total of 7 km of coastline. Hence, Lloret de Mar is one of the most important tourist destinations in Catalonia.
It has a coastal Mediterranean climate, and you can always enjoy a milder temperature than inland thanks to the moderating thermal effect of the sea. The Mediterranean is a warm sea throughout the year, this moderation of temperatures has more incidence in winter than in summer. The maximum rains are concentrated in autumn.
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Lloret de Mar It dates back historically to the Iberian and Roman times in various archaeological sites. In the Middle Ages, it appears documented for the first time in 966 in the form laured, a version of the Latin word "lauretum" (laurel). Like many Mediterranean coastal towns, Lloret suffered frequent raids by Saracen pirates during the Middle Ages. It is said that the dance tradition of «Ses Almorratxes» originated at that time.
The current nucleus of the population was formed in the s. XV around the beach. Previously, it was 1km inland, to avoid or if necessary to prepare for pirate attacks, and next to the Hermitage of Les Alegries, which was the main church of the Villa before the current Church was built. of San Roman. From the s. In the XNUMXth century, the port of Lloret (currently without vestiges) was becoming increasingly important thanks to trade, of which the houses built by the Indians are a reminder.
Lloret de Mar began to receive the first foreign visitors around 1950. Since the previous years, the twenties, and even before, it had welcomed, in the summers, select families from Barcelona society and its surroundings who were looking for a pleasant atmosphere on the beaches of Lloret . Among the illustrious vacationers, Josep Carner should be mentioned, one of the great poets of Catalonia, who in 1919, in the magazine D'Aquí, d'Allà, baptized Lloret de Mar as "gentle paradise".
The name of Lloret de Mar was known through that famous Marina aria that literally says: “Costa la Levante, playa la de Lloret”. It was sung for the first time in 1855 and years later it became the first advertising slogan of Lloret de Mar
After the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, the bourgeoisie of Barcelona and its area of influence once again chose Lloret de Mar, among other coastal towns, as a holiday destination. Little by little, the fame of the summer city transcends the border limits of the Spanish State and the first foreign faces begin to appear. A German dentist, Ernest Adler (Karlsbad, 1906 – Lloret 1996), of great prestige in Europe in matters of oral medicine, established in the town, contributes to spreading the name and excellence of the town among his Central European clientele.
Lloret de Mar Then begins the great urban transformation that will guide the population towards the tourist business in a conclusive way. People bet everything on a single menu, perhaps fearing that other alternatives could make them fail in the future, which with tourism and hospitality, was expected to be good. The conversion of the town into a first class holiday center has not made us forget the historical roots that show the long existence of the town. Today's Lloret is the result of the skilful adaptation of life in Lloret to the prevailing economic perspectives at any given time.
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