News and events
We present a series of news and events that may interest you related to the Hotel environment.
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We present a selection of interesting news to make your stay at the Hotel more enjoyable.
The Iberian town of Ullastret
On the hill of Sant Andreu, are the remains of the largest Iberian settlement discovered so far in Catalonia. Founded in the 6th century BC, it dominated the Empordá plain near the Daró river and on the shores of a lake, which dried up in the 19th century. For...
Our dolmen in Llafranc
In Llafranc we have our own dolmen. Even though it is 3800 and 5500 years old, it was not discovered until 1954, surrounded by pine trees, vineyards and vegetation. The first person interested in this dolmen was Miquel Mascort i Martó, but no one believed a dolmen...
Coastal Walk: from Llafranc to Calella de Palafrugell
Bordering the rugged coastline of the Costa Brava, from Port Bou to Blanes, the coastal path is thousands of years old, as old as the presence of human beings in this territory. It saved the lives of sailors or fishermen when their boat was shipwrecked against the...
Jam Museum
The Empordà is a country of culture. World famous poets, writers, painters were born and lived here. There are exhibition halls and museums in practically every town. One of our favourites, due to its originality, is the one located in Torrent, very close to...
Cap Roig Festival
In Costa Brava, there are a large number of music festivals of all sorts organized every summer: jazz, classic music, pop, rock…Here at Mas Pastora, we love all of them, however our favorite is the one organized in Calella de Palafrugell, so close to our hotel that we...
The Sant Sebastian lighthouse
Sa Guarda’s mountain, with about 160 meters height, divides two of Palafrugell’s beaches, Tamariu and Llafranc. Those who are brave enough to go up by foot and also for those who are going by car, can enjoy spectacular views, shiver with the impressive cliffs and...
Empordà’s wind
When the wind blows in the Empordà, specially the North wind, the foreigners are scared of its violence and duration. However, local people of the country are happy and relieved: they say the air is cleaned, the ions move and the atmosphere is renewed. Foreigners...
Tamariu’s geyser
There are windy and stormy days, specially at the end of Autumn, which are not pleasant at all. If the wind comes from the East, there is a phenomenon close to Tamariu that is worth seeing. Park your car at Xelida Cove. From there, there is a coastal walk (Camino de...
Pals, a medieval town in Costa Brava
If you do not know what to do in the afternoon in Costa Brava, however you feel like seeing a really beautiful town, then Pals is your kind of plan. It is a little village, only 25 minutes away from Llafranc. It is built around its Church on the top of a hill. The...