не пляжный отдых not a beach holiday

Holidays in Spain were not impressive. The hotel fully complies with the stated requirements. There are no complaints about the delivery of accommodation, food and cleaning. They brought us to the hotel late at night, the flight from Samara was postponed. An unpleasant little thing that the travel agency did not inform us about was the municipal tax of 13.86 euros, which is taken from tourists when placed in a hotel. They gave us room 203, after reading reviews about the lower rooms, in which everything is heard from the street, asked to be changed to the 5th or 6th floor, motivated by the fact that I really like heights, but they technically refused me, saying that there were no places, but you can come up in the morning and resolve the issue with the administrator. I liked the number, I did not go to change it in the morning. The only inconvenience of the room was only that in the morning after 8 the elevator signal starts to beep intensely when it is called (they go to the dining room). The beds were neatly made, cleaned, the floors were simply brushed off with a wet rag, but everything was neat, I even started to leave 1 euro each. The attitude of the staff was friendliness, correctness, participation in problems was at its best, I have no complaints about them. We had full board meals, but out of 8 days, due to excursions, we dined only 2 times, dined 4. Therefore, you can safely take either breakfast or breakfast dinner. The food is of high quality, it may seem that it is monotonous and there is not enough of it, but at first glance, it’s just that in Turkey and Egypt they will arrange 27 types of pastries and 50 types of greens, eggplants and cucumbers, so you get the feeling of being packed with products. For breakfast in Beverly 4 types of cheese, 5 sausages (of which 3 canned ham), 4 types of yoghurts, pastries and another for breakfast. We don’t eat like that at home, so there’s nothing to turn up the nose. The only thing that finishes off is the lack of tea and coffee for dinner, there was even an idea to buy a boiler on the market (I didn’t find it on the market : -)) We took picnics on the excursion 2 times, but we didn’t like them. The weather was kick-ass, 18-20 degrees, so there was no rest. We sat on the balcony wrapped in blankets, alcohol in supermarkets is cheaper than in duty free and food is cheaper the farther from the embankment, water 5 liters 1.35 euros, beer 0.5-0.8 euros per can 0.33 liters, tequila 1 liter 35 degrees 8 euros, absinthe 0.2 liters 7 euros, brandy Napoleon 0.2 liters 3.5 euros, cherries and apricots 2 euros, melon 0.8 euros (fruits are cheap away from the beach, alcohol is in a supermarket 100 meters from the hotel). In general, I got the impression that the season there is only from July 5 to mid-August, the rest of the time is cold. For excursions, we rented a fiat panda 54 euros per day, 14 euros insurance from everything + 5 euros for the second driver, 10 euros navigator, you will be lost without it. Only for excursions it is advisable to choose a specific address with streets, so you really get to the place, otherwise navigators lead you to the city center. We traveled all the towns within a radius of 200 kilometers, toll roads from 1.12 to 2.27 euros, the navigator can fill in free roads, not much further, gasoline 95 is about 1.4 euros. Just take a pen and a notebook to write down how many liters and what kind, otherwise you will talk at the gas station like a dumb with a deaf. By the way, the toilet in Catalan is "servessio", otherwise you will go with your dryness and there is no one to ask, because not everyone will understand what you need (we had to call the Russian guide at the tour desk next to the hotel, then she neighed like a horse). Of all the attractions, we really liked Montserrat, Besalu and Vik (Vik-town, which for some reason is not on sightseeing trips, but in vain) - but only lovers of antiquity will like it. Barcelona was not impressed, neither Guell nor Gaudi, only the Gothic quarter was a bit like. Shopping did not work out because of the prices, so we only did zyring. Were in Iglias Court and rummaged through the streets, the prices are ridiculous. By the way, we got a little bit at the fair in Blanes, which once a week, 100% cotton T-shirts made in Morocco and children's sweaters and pants with fleece all cost 1 euro, but for this we walked about 800 meters along the fair. In Blanes itself, at the top of the bus station, there is a clothing supermarket "cocktail" where there are very decent shoes and clothes at normal prices. Just to sit in a cafe with various types of dishes and a bottle of wine will be about 60-70 euros, the menu of the day (the first second compote is 9-11 euros) The population is very friendly. Blanes in general is the territory of an elite nursing home, 70-80% of tourists are people over 60, so this is a place for families. But in the neighborhood Lloret de Mar (Yoret de Mar locally) is a real hot spot with bars and clubs of marijuana, so just go there to break away. Whoever is traveling from across the sea and the beach, you have the wrong address, in Blanes (and probably along the entire coast) this is not the case. Happy holidays everyone!