Lloret de Mar Route
Easy. Some of the heritage elements on this route are located in the town centre, while the rest are accessed from a wide forest track that starts at the Municipal Cemetery (C/ de Plató) and ends up at Sant Pere del Bosc.
Descripction: Lloret de Mar was profoundly transformed in the second half of the 19th century, first of all by the return of the indianos who had made their fortune in America, and then by the first summer residents. The legacy they left behind was so significant that it has not been extinguished by the far-reaching transformation experienced by the town from the second half of the 20th century, as this route makes crystal clear.
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- Museu del Mar – Can Garriga (pg. Verdaguer). Family home of the indiano Enric Garriga i Mataró, who made his fortune in Cuba. It is a three-storey mansion that now houses the Maritime Museum, which explains the history of Lloret from the perspective of its close relationship with the sea.Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 58″ N, 2° 51′ 03″ E)
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- Casa de la Vila (pl. de la Casa de la Vila, 1). This neoclassical-style three-storey building, built between 1867 and 1872, has always been home to Lloret de Mar Town Council. Conservative in style, its most striking features are the long balcony on the main floor, the entrance composed of three doors with semicircular arches and the coat of arms of King Amadeo I that crowns the façade, one of very few that exist in Catalonia. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 55″ N, 2° 50′ 52″ E)
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- El Liceu (c/ Prat de la Riba, 8). This building features important neoclassical elements, such as the moulded triangular pediment and the group of three windows with semicircular arches on the first floor. Private. Shop on the ground floor. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 55″ N, 2° 50′ 49″ E)
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- Cinema Modern (pl. del Carme, 18). Former cinema built in 1915 that opens out onto the square with a striking modernist façade. The interior has been completely refurbished and is now a shopping centre. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 57″ N, 2° 50′ 45″ E)
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- Parish Church and Rectory of Sant Romà – Lloret (pl. de l’Església). The Parish Church and Rectory of Sant Romà were refurbished and altered between 1910 and 1920 under the modernist project of Bonaventura Conill i Montobbio. The destruction caused in 1936 did not affect the Chapel of the Holiest Sacrament or the rectory building, attached to the church, with impressive modernist elements.Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 59″ N, 2° 50′ 51″ E)
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- Can Comadran (c/ St. Carles, 16). Commissioned in 1877 by the indiano Nicolau Font i Maig, its modernist features include the entrance with its cedar wood door, the leaded windows and the staircase. The interior also contains plenty of elements in the modernist style, including sgraffiti, mosaics, and bannisters. Municipal building. Open to visitors. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 42′ 02″ N, 2° 50′ 48″ E)
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- Cementiri Municipal (camí del Repòs). Inaugurated in 1901, it contains several pantheons, hypogea and other first-rate modernist funerary monuments belonging to the most noteworthy families in Lloret and designed by the leading artists and architects of the period. It forms part of the European Cemeteries Route. Open to the general public.Veure ubicació aquí (41° 42′ 06″ N, 2° 50′ 10″ E)
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- Path to Sant Pere del Bosc. Various modernist elements of great artistic worth are dotted along the path leading to Sant Pere del Bosc, in the north-west of the municipality, such as the Angel Monument, dedicated to Jacint Verdaguer in 1904, the, Casetes de l’Àngel, (small shelters for pilgrims), the Oratory of Mare de Déu de Gràcia, by Puig i Cadafalch, and the Preaching Cross, by the same author. Free entrance
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- Sant Pere del Bosc. This former chapel was rebuilt in 1898 at the behest of the indiano Nicolau Font i Maig. He commissioned its transformation into a neo-Gothic-style sanctuary and had his own home, a large porticoed building, constructed right next to the sanctuary. There is also a monument dedicated to N. Font and a former almshouse inaugurated in 1922. Now a hotel. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 42′ 43″ N, 2° 47′ 26″ E)
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- Santa Clotilde Gardens (pl. N. Rubió i Tudurí). Located in a beautiful setting, these gardens were designed by Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí, who took his inspiration from the Italian Renaissance model. In addition to their rich natural heritage, the gardens contain some superb artistic and architectural elements, such as a series of fountains and sculptures, along with the great stairway overlooking Santa Cristina Point. Open to the general public. Veure ubicació aquí (41° 41′ 28″ N, 2° 49′ 34″ E)