First stop at Hotel Diana (this is where we spent our first week of our 2014 adventure) for a coffee break before our walking tour.
The unique eaves troughs...
Looking up to the rooftop terrace...
Diana ...
Some of the inside detail ...
The morning was spent touring the Castle grounds, the "Vila Vella" the medieval city. We walked up and around on the wall on the hill to the top!
The view from the Hotel Diana rooftop terrace ...
The ramparts and towers are visible from the "newer" town below.
We stopped to say hello to Pandora (Ava Gardner).
Tossa de Mar was the setting for the movie "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" starring Ava Gardner and James Mason. Released in 1951. During the filming Ava Gardner and her husband Frank Sinatra stayed at the Hotel Diana.
The area around the old Castle is full of history, narrow cobble stoned lanes and buildings of character ... with minimal commercialization.
There were only a few tasteful shops ... an antique shop and a couple artisan shops.
I like it here ... it is quieter!
Let's head back down to the seaside boulevard to quench our thirst ...
Come back soon, we will be going for lunch and touring the rest of the village!
