{"id":17737,"date":"2014-11-24T23:17:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T22:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=17737"},"modified":"2021-05-19T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:45:13","slug":"tossa-de-mar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tossa-de-mar\/","title":{"rendered":"Daytrips from Barcelona &#8211; Tossa de Mar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tossa de Mar<\/strong> is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/beach-costa-brava\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Costa Brava\u2019s<\/a> gems. Sitting pretty in a cove the curved beaches spread a kilometre wide and the town itself gently rises away from the sea through a maze of tiny, narrow streets which house the oddest selection of shops ever for a seaside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ski-resorts-near-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resort<\/a>. Quite why you\u2019d want to buy a Katana on your summer holiday is beyond me, but then, this is Spain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tossa-de-mar\/#A_popular_resort\" title=\"A popular resort\">A popular resort<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tossa-de-mar\/#Tossa_de_Mar_by_night\" title=\"Tossa de Mar by night\">Tossa de Mar by night<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_popular_resort\"><\/span>A popular resort<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_83408\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83408\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tower-5394_1280-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infotossa.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Tossa<\/strong><\/a> is an incredibly popular resort and with good reason; a veritable feast of sights, sounds, smells and choices greet you upon arrival and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-beaches-relax-and-unwind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sandy beaches<\/a> are as inviting as any out there. During the summer streets are always brimming with visitors and to keep them entertained there are performers, painters, T-shirt printers and a whole clutch of themed bars, restaurants, creperies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/ice-cream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ice cream<\/a> parlours. During the day the sheltered streets are a welcome break from the blazing hot beaches although the agitated sea provides an excellent cool down too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/great-outdoors-in-the-costa-brava\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The great outdoors in the Costa Brava<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tossa_de_Mar_by_night\"><\/span>Tossa de Mar by night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By night, <strong>Tossa de Mar<\/strong> is bustling in a different way; people dressed up in their best rags to enjoy an evening meal while the din really begins to rise as street acts perform for their bread. Off season, <strong>Tossa<\/strong> is more of a sleepy town with just a few day trippers perhaps skimming stones on the deserted beach and enjoying the vistas from the beautiful walled city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/costa-brava\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Most charming villages in La Costa Brava<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83409\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83409\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/tossa-de-mar-1286660_1280-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To get to <strong>Tossa,<\/strong> it\u2019s an easy drive from Barcelona. Or if you would prefer to arrive via public transport, then there is a bus service that can be booked in advance at www.sarfa.com. You can also take a train from Barcelona to <strong>Tossa<\/strong> although this is a little more complicated as there is no train station at <strong>Tossa de Mar<\/strong> and you\u00a0will, therefore, need to\u00a0alight at Blanes train station 25 kms away and then take a local bus (which stops outside the train station) or a taxi which will cost around 3o euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Looking for a place to stay in Barcelona?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> is available to help you with all of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">accommodation<\/a>\u00a0needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"17737\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tossa de Mar is one of the Costa Brava\u2019s gems. Sitting pretty in a cove the curved beaches spread a kilometre wide and the town itself gently rises away from the sea through a maze of tiny, narrow streets which house the oddest selection of shops ever for a seaside resort. 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