Platja Garbi

Let me preface these discoveries by saying that I ended up in Calella haphazardly. It is not necessarily a town that I would generally recommend. It is not your traditional Spanish/Catalan dream destination. It very much looks like something the 70's spit out and no one ever bothered to clean up.

With that said, I freaking love this little freakish town, which I quickly & affectionately nicknamed "The Twilight Zone."

The strangest occurrences happened throughout the month, yes MONTH, I lived in Calella. 

Apparently since the 70's, Calella, was a booming tourist destination for Western Europeans and the British. It has been on a massive decline over the past decade. What's left behind though are some fun Dutch and English/Irish pubs, a small welcoming expat community, and one of the most incredible beaches you will ever lay your eyes on. 

Beautiful clean white sand for miles and crystal clear turquoise water. Parties & bars on the beach, some free concerts in the summer time and of course drinking it allowed as well.

If you happen to find yourself here, you must stop in at Beach Boys Club, tell the owners, Brian & Cathy, that Amber sent you. Then hit up Brian for his secret stash of American imported Budweiser (Did you know the bottled stuff is always produced in country? Brian believes the secrets in the water, so he gets the cans from the US. Brian is British, which makes this little story even better.)

Also, be prepared to eat a lot of rotisserie chicken.
Let me preface these discoveries by saying that I ended up in Calella haphazardly. It is not necessarily a town that I would generally recommend. It is not your traditional Spanish/Catalan dream destination. It very much looks like something the 70's spit out and no one ever bothered to clean up.

With that said, I freaking love this little freakish town, which I quickly & affectionately nicknamed "The Twilight Zone."

The strangest occurrences happened throughout the month, yes MONTH, I lived in Calella. 

Apparently since the 70's, Calella, was a booming tourist destination for Western Europeans and the British. It has been on a massive decline over the past decade. What's left behind though are some fun Dutch and English/Irish pubs, a small welcoming expat community, and one of the most incredible beaches you will ever lay your eyes on. 

Beautiful clean white sand for miles and crystal clear turquoise water. Parties & bars on the beach, some free concerts in the summer time and of course drinking it allowed as well.

If you happen to find yourself here, you must stop in at Beach Boys Club, tell the owners, Brian & Cathy, that Amber sent you. Then hit up Brian for his secret stash of American imported Budweiser (Did you know the bottled stuff is always produced in country? Brian believes the secrets in the water, so he gets the cans from the US. Brian is British, which makes this little story even better.)

Also, be prepared to eat a lot of rotisserie chicken.
Beautiful clean white sand for miles and crystal clear turquoise water. Parties & bars on the beach, some free concerts in the summer time. You can hike up into the hill here, there are some old ruins up there, you can see peeking out from the trees in this photo. 

Apparently since the 70's, Calella, was a booming tourist destination for Western Europeans and the British. It has been on a massive decline over the past decade. What's left behind though are some fun Dutch and English/Irish pubs, a small welcoming expat community, and one of the most incredible beaches you will ever lay your eyes on. 

If you happen to find yourself here, you must stop in at Beach Boys Club, tell the owners, Brian & Cathy, that Amber sent you. Then hit up Brian for his secret stash of American imported Budweiser (Did you know the bottled stuff is always produced in country? Brian believes the secrets in the water, so he gets the cans from the US. Brian is British, which makes this little story even better.)

Also, be prepared to eat a lot of rotisserie chicken.
Wonderful water!


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Beste hotelaanbiedingen in Platja Garbi

Hotel Dwo Les Palmeres

Hotel Dwo Les Palmeres

4 out of 5
Diputació, 1 Calella
Hotel Dwo Les Palmeres
Hotel Haromar

Hotel Haromar

2 out of 5
Passeig de les Roques, 32 Calella
Hotel Haromar
htop Olympic

htop Olympic

3 out of 5
C Benavente S N Calella
htop Olympic
Hotel Internacional

Hotel Internacional

2 out of 5
Calle Gaudí, 2, esquina Passeig Roques Calella
Hotel Internacional
htop Amaika & SPA - Adults Only

htop Amaika & SPA - Adults Only

4.5 out of 5
Carrer de la Diputacio, 2 Calella
htop Amaika & SPA - Adults Only
Hotel Bernat II

Hotel Bernat II

4 out of 5
Avenida Turisme 42/44 Calella
Hotel Bernat II
KAKTUS Hotel Kaktus Playa

KAKTUS Hotel Kaktus Playa

5 out of 5
c/ Antonio Gaudí, 8 Calella
KAKTUS Hotel Kaktus Playa
AQUA Hotel Promenade & Spa

AQUA Hotel Promenade & Spa

4 out of 5
Passeig Maritim, 7 Pineda de Mar
AQUA Hotel Promenade & Spa
Hotel GHT Marítim

Hotel GHT Marítim

4 out of 5
C/ Del Mar, 2 Calella
Hotel GHT Marítim
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