Towers over the sea - a daytrip to Tossa de Mar

Another gorgeous day along the Mediterranean (really rather unusual for temperatures to be in the mid 60s in January, but we will not be complaining). Today we took the hour long drive up the highway to the Costa Brava. Specifically, the charming (former) fishing village of Tossa del Mar, population just a shade under 6,000.
For anyone who was ever been to the Costa Brava in the heat of the summer, and to Tossa in particular, it's difficult to imagine this town with so few inhabitants. But in the depths of winter it's quite easy that these lovely towns can remind you what first attracted vacationers to come 100 years ago. The walls around the old city (dating from the 13th century) offer a winding path up with spectacular view after spectacular view until you reach the lighthouse at the top (and a pretty museum which is housed inside). Of old there was a castle there, but it disappeared a few hundred years ago. Still, the walls remain the best and most complete example of a walled seaside town in the Mediterranean, and the quaint life and beauty of the Costa Brava are well worth the ride up. And if that wasn't enough, the paella along the beach with a jug of local white wine and a homemade flan for dessert made sure that the experience was delightfully memorable.

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