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Winner of the monthly raffle - August

Like every month in GHT Hotels we celebrate a raffle among all our customers who have completed a satisfaction questionnaire on-line (to receive it, you have to leave your email address when you do check-in).The prize is two days in any of our hotels on half board.


So the lucky one on the past month of August was Mr.ATANASIO ROMAN GARCIA, from Spain. Congratulations!

Activities and parties in september

At today's pot we offer a range of activities that may interest you in the face of September, especially in Lloret de Mar and Calella. 

First, we remind you that this weekend, specifically on Sunday 11th, is “La Diada” or National Day of Catalonia, which we dedicated a post the last year (you can read it here). During this special day in Catalonia, various activities are performed related to Catalan culture and traditions in most cities and towns across the country. In Lloret, for example, there is a “Puntaires” (lacemakers, very typical in Catalonia) meeting in the Paseo Verdaguer throughout the morning and in 12 noon, is the "Cant dels Segadors" (the anthem of Catalonia) in the Plaza de la Villa. At 18.00 will be a contest of “Colles Sardanistes” (typical catalan dance) in the square Pere Torrent, and eventually, at 22.45 “Sardanas” hearing in the Plaza de la Villa. 

In Calella, on 10 September at 21.00, will take out a torch march organized by the platform CalellaDecideix per la Independencia. The march will begin at the Plaza Catalunya and end at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where a manifest will be read.

On day 11, at 11.30 in the Plaça del Ajuntament, Els Segadors (national anthem of Catalonia) be sung by the Choir Harmonic and “Gralleres i Grallers of Calella”. Then at 12 noon, will be the hoisting of the “Senyera” (Catalonian’s Flag) and offering to Rafael Casanova.

On September 14, at Plaça Pere Torrent of Lloret de Mar, Fiestalonia festival will be held with groups and dances of the Balkans and the same day in the church of Sant Romà, will be held the International Festival and Contest coral Mediterranean song.

And finally, and for those you like speed and cars, from 16 to 18 is the Rally of Lloret-Lands of Catalonia, the first French rally event played in Catalonia (and Spain). Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, have always had a special bond with rallies and motor, as also marks the Rally Costa Brava, which this year celebrates its 59th edition at the first week of November, and the Costa Brava Historic Rally, the next edition which will be at middle April 2012. We will keep you informed.

Sport, a whole world

"Fira de Calella i l'Alt Maresme", which takes place at the Manuel Puigvert, ride is a sample fair of products, traditions and culture of Catalonia which received the Innovation Award of the Fairs in Catalonia in 2006. Calella's Fair happening in our city is a door open to other peoples of our country, it's showcase of everything we do in our land and a place of encounter and exchange of cultures.

In recent years, the town of Calella has a strong commitment to sport events and to become a Sports Tourism Destination and, in fact, it has been achieved through, among others, the Challenge (and Half-Challenge) Costa de Barcelona-Maresme, which this year celebrates its 3rd edition in Calella. Also held several championships of beach volleyball, handball, beach soccer, taking advantage of the spacious beaches of Calella.

The dimension of sport is universal. The sport has surpassed the sole aspect of physical activity and has occurred one of the cultural and media phenomena in our society. It as a role in the collective imagination and in the organization of everyday life.

This privileged status makes it possible in sports where they express some of the great values ​​of contemporary society: the fair play, the collective success, personal improvement, the value of the strategy, teamwork, etc. At the same time, the media promote the values ​​that derive from the sport.

The manifestations of the sport are numerous. Among others, we should mention the following relationships that bring meaning and significance to sport:

- Sport and health

- Sport and Competition

- Sports and entertainment

- Sport and Recreation

And for all these reasons, this year, the XXXI "Fira de Caella i l'Alt Maresme", that will be celebrated from 22 to 25 September, is dedicated to the sport.

We remember you that our two hotels in Calella, the Hotel Balmes and the Maritim Hotel, remain opened during the days of the fair and with unbeatable prices and quality! To consult our prices and offers, click here.

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More information:

http://www.firadecalella.cat/

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Winner of the online satisfaction survey. July 2011

In GHT Hotels we are always thinking about how to improve our facilities and services and, therefore, we encourage all our customers to fill oursatisfaction questionnaire.And there's no better way to do it than raffle each month, among all those who have answered the surveys, two days in one of our hotels for two persons in half board basis.

Thus, the winners of the previous month is:

July: Mrs. Annika Häggstal from Sweden.

We hope you enjoy your holidays with us ... again!

Tossa de Mar loves classics

Tossa de Mar is a town with a special charm, situated in a beautiful spot south of the Costa Brava. It is a town that preserves its traditions and also created new ones, and we just want to talk about this today, as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September will celebrate the First International Scooter concentration of Tossa de Mar. This event is organized by Moto Club Tossa and consists of several planned activities, such as a route along the coast, a slalom, a gymcana, an acceleration test, market, food, prizes, music and much more!

Moreover, as every year the 23, 24 and 25 September is held the eighteenth Volkswagen Aircoled Classic Concentration of Tossa de Mar (Friends of Volkswagen of Catalonia). As announced last year in the article Tossa de Mar and the Volkswagen Beetle, during the 3 days that last the concentration, you can watch the vintage cars parked on the waterfront of Tossa de Mar, as well as attend the various tests that will carry out the participants.

Please remember that our chain, GHT Hotels, has 3 hotels in Tossa: Neptuno***, Costa Brava*** and Oasis Tossa****. If you want to come, do not hesitate to consult our offers on our website!

Fireworks for our new website!

We have just released the new GHT Hotels website, in which we have invested many hours for you, the customers, have a tool to know us better and, above all, to learn more about activities and places close to our properties, from beaches and coves to the agenda of our destinations. In addition, the site has been translated into 9 languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and Russian. We invite you to take a look!

We also want to remember that, today and untill Wednesday July 27, every day at 22:30 there is the fireworks competition in Blanes, held annually since 1970, although the tradition is much older (the first references to the disparament of fireworks dates back to over a hundred years ago, specifically in 1891).

The tradition of the fireworks were stopped by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War of 1936. In 1944 this custom is recovered in the Major Festival. Since that time until today have not failed to organize any year. The launch pad has always been the rock of Sa Palomera, beautiful setting located within the beautiful sea in the middle of the bay of Blanes.

The Fireworks Competition in Blanes is known throughout the Spanish State, has a great reputation amongst the pyrotechnic world. Competitiveness and the struggle of the participants to get the Trophy Vila de Blanes has brought the qualifying of the competition as Great Pyrotechnics. The primary purpose of holding this competition was to attract people of all nationalities

to boost tourism in Blanes. A total of 900,000 people will see this year's firework display that takes place in the course of Blanes Major Festival. Beaches, terraces, walksides, sports and commercial docks and mountains of Sant Joan and la Peña are crowded by public (between 120,000 and 150,000 people per day).

For all those who would like to attend we remind you that Blanes is easily accessible by public tranport from all our destinations. We also offer the chance to see the spectacle from the sea, aboard a boat with a glass of cava and the traditional cake included. Ask at reception!

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