Tossa de Mar
Tossa de Mar is the most attractive of the bigger resort towns, and a particularly nice place to arrive by Crucero. In the Vila Vella (Old Town) cobbled streets with stone cottages lead up to a lighthouse with impressive views of the bay. Outside the old walls there are steep, whitewashed narrow streets full of bars and restaurants. There are a plenty of good places to eat in Tossa. Can Tonet on Plaça de l’Esglesia has been going since 1900. The Municipal Museum has got the only Chagall painting in Spain, named the Celestial Violinist. (Chagall holidayed here in 1934). The museum also has some Roman mosaics excavated at a nearby 2nd-century villa, named Turissa, from where Tossa derives its name. The annual festival of the Pelegri de Tossa, on January 20th and 21st, celebrates a pilgrimage from Tossa to the inland town of Santa Coloma to honour Sant Sebastian for having spared Tossa from the plague in the 14th century. Festa major is celebrated on June 29th.
See also
Tossa Great White Shark
A Great White Shark was washed up injured and later died at Tossa de Mar in Catalonia in 1992. It seems there was an attempt by the local authorities to cover up the incident through fear of upsetting the tourist trade. Read
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