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customs and traditions in Tossa de Mar

There are few places in Catalonia, where customs and traditions are maintained, as in Tossa de Mar. Each month brings events to their roots in the local Catalan past bear. This is also a legend that continues to shape the present day Tossa.

Tossa more revered saint in whose honor a festival, a parade or a Aplec , a kind of friendly meeting with the Catalonian Sardana dance , has occurred, but one of the Saints has a special role: Sant Ramon de Penyafort , who in 1236 entered the ground Tossa. On the way to Barcelona, he was on the beach Mar Menuda , the little sea, stopping to make a dying man in the last minutes of his life to assist. You can still see a cross in the rock, which is to commemorate the event.

But the legend lives in Tossa not only in the memories of many, for every 23rd January, at the beach will be a High Mass, in honor of the Holy is read. Who attends this show understands the importance of the Catalan language to the inhabitants of Tossa and how far back their roots. Stranger might want someone with them, have them translated the text of the sermon and give them the whole story of the Holy closer.

more about customs in Tossa can be found on the side http://www.tossainfo.eu/tradition.html and depending on the occasion in these pages.

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The Pilgrim of Tossa

Tossa de Mar is the only point where a Preserves tradition that began around the year 1400 originated. At that time, Tossa, threatened, like all other places in the area of the plague that was already in some places its effect. Every place in his own way trying to escape the evil, including the then relatively important town of Tossa.

Tossa promised so every year on 20 Send to January as a thanksgiving pilgrimage to the Hermitage St. Sebastian in Santa Coloma de Farners if they were spared from the plague. Tossa has been spared and has been sending this time each year a pilgrim who is now accompanied by hundreds of people for some 40 km from Hermitage. The pilgrimage, which begins at seven in the morning clock is in complete silence. The night of 21. January brings the company in Santa Coloma de Farners then the next morning to go back the 40 kilometers to Tossa. Part of the pilgrims will merge the two distances barefoot.

On the evening of 21 January is the pilgrimage back to Tossa and moves with the statue of Saint Sebastian by the city. This is the only day of the year on which are lit on the wall of the old town as the lights where hundreds of spectators waiting for the return of the pilgrims. In connection with the pilgrimage and the protection of Tossa by the St. Sebastian was built in 1593 and the present capella de la Mare de Déu del Socors in Vila Nova.

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medicinal plants in Tossa de Mar

Tossa de Mar is a year-round paradise for lovers of healing or medicinal plants. During the year, let out about 100 different species observed in their development. The nearly 100 years virtually untouched forest, the plants can develop again in its original and tourists come to the really very rare in the heights of Tossa.

But medicinal plants are not only the manufacture of herbal medicines and beauty products, as many medicinal plants are also in Tossa to normal food. Thus, the wild asparagus, which here in large quantities occur, or capers, olives, blackberries and strawberries here is very typical trees with their red fruit. The only competition here comes from the birds appreciate the good fruits of course.

To enjoy this natural wealth Tossa also may have to but to venture to a height of up to 200 meters and can be one of the 19 beaches behind them, which is of course easier in winter than in summer. Comfortable shoes and maybe you should not forget, because strong rains make in a few days of the year as some way to a small adventure. This also means that it better, not to venture into the mountains when it really time for much rain falls, because discovering medicinal hot should not have to go to in a moment in danger.

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Restaurants in Tossa de Mar

Tossa de Mar, offers zuminde st of May through September, an incredible amount of restaurants. Some of them are probably among the best of Catalonia, others come across the "usual tourist food" away little. It is therefore extremely important to his nose and honest recommendations to follow in order not to experience an unpleasant surprise.

One should in his consideration definitely consider two things. In order to offer low prices suggest some restaurants "cheap" meals, but add then add in small that the prices are without VAT, forget about the drink or another "little thing" - and again I was already angry at other rumors about ears in terms of ease of use. A meal for 9 euros is not so cheap if you then wine, coffee and VAT must be expected to do so.

But what is typical of Tossa? Tapas from the classic type are rarely found and even very good pizzas are not well regarded as typical. Paella is not also from Tossa, even if one can find very good. And the really very typical dish from Tossa, Cim i tomba is probably not to everyone's taste , since dominated the garlic. And then of course there are some other excellent fish, but not belonging to the lower price range and therefore can be for many more as the highlight of a holiday considered. Who wants to eat in the restaurant every day (and not just eat out of hand is used) should certainly take into account in an appropriate amount of its holiday fund and forget that Spain, or in this case, Catalonia, still belong to the Low Countries. The current prices are more above German levels.

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Beaches Tossa

Tossa de Mar has a total of 19 different beaches of which can be achieved but only four on foot, if you live in the town itself. Two of the beaches have for years about the blue flag that guarantees a certain quality of water, which can be seen, of course, only relative, since the measurements take place very early in the year, compared to a time when the weather conditions and boat operation in any way with the summer can be. The statement must therefore be so in relative terms and can not be regarded as a true seal of approval.

The four sandy beaches from Tossa, Platja de la Mar Menuda ( http://www.tossainfo.eu/mar-menuda.html ), Platja del Reig, Platja Gran ( http://www.tossainfo .eu / platja-gran.html ) and Platja d'Codolar are also only suitable for children because children are very fast and no reason to rely on swimming. The most ideal nor the beach Mar Menuda is sandy beach with its shallow side Banyera de Ses Dones, who is also protected by the waves completely.

In the two summer months, you have to sometimes a place on the main beach Playa Gran fight, not only because of the strong crowd, invest here but also because the boats, boaters occupy a part of the sand (and water) and let the pay (or rent) lawn chairs and their toll. But it is for the skin anyway better go early morning or evening on the beach, so if there is no mass rush more.

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fish in Tossa

all who see today visit Tossa de Mar in secret even the small fishing village that was before the 50s. They would come at all to the idea that, although very limited, richness of the place is not due to the local fishing. But on the economic history Tossa we talk another time

If you think really, we understand why fishing could never lead to riches, for all the "competitive locations" on the coast have a better road connection, and had before Tossa with the film "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" in all his mouth was, more people. So how should the fishermen with their small boats to customers more quickly than the competition. The only advantage was the location that happen here fish (and occurred) that there is not already in the neighboring villages.

For a certain period of time was also a Tossa own fish market, but it was finally carried to his grave in 1992. Since then, the few remaining fishermen land their catch in Blanes offer to buy, which led last year to some friction as well as the privileges of the few remaining traditional fishing Tossa were abolished temporarily. Fishing as it is in Tossa still operated by some families is a shipwreck near, for the low income opportunity attracts no recruits.

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The arrival of the Magi from the East

As elsewhere in Spain, so wait in the Catalan Tossa the children on 24 December at the Christ child, but on the evening of 5 January on the arrival of the Three Kings who bring the gifts from the Orient, which is in a way logical, since the newborn Christ child hardly even think about gifts.

in Tossa de Mar will therefore each evening of the 5th January, a big parade, the same design to the German carnival. With the arrival of the kings and their retinue sweets are thrown in all directions, picking up the children Tossa from the street. Since the move, in which more than 100 people are involved takes place in darkness, he is also accompanied by a torchlight parade, the the atmosphere of the "Orient" is amplified.

The parade ends up at the church of the place where present the numerous children Tossa their name to the kings - with the hope of course that some of the requirements are met the next morning, which of course is no longer the object of the Kings, but the parents in attack must take.

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A former fishing village

Although in the summer months, sometimes it seems as if Tossa de Mar, an international small town has become, so the true Tossa yet of his Catalan domestic shrines marked and a stranger, is not ready at least a few words in Catalan to use language will always occur as a stranger and have no real contact with the residents.

are the most important festivals of the place not easily discovered during the summer, but are spread throughout the year. And even many Catalan pastries and dishes remain the non-resident concealed, since so many pastries are baked at only a very few days of the year.

Tossa de Mar, in spite of its small size, a place of major significance. The attachment of the old town is the only preserved in the Catalan coast, divers found at the Mar Menuda a fascinating Exit point and the Babel of the way Tossa is also called, had the first modern museum in Catalonia. Here today held the largest international fast painting competition and on every street is a work of a Catalan artist.

about all these hidden treasures in the course of time I will tell here in the hope that one or two curious to do something to Tossa.