The pensionistas go to Cambrils.

Because we enjoyed our trip with the pensionistas to Zaragoza so much last month, we had high expectations of this trip to Cambrils which is on the east coast about 2 hours away from Torre del Compte. We were not to be disappointed.

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The first stop was Parque Samá. The founder, Don Salvador Samá Torrens, began work on the park in 1881 and it covers almost 35 acres.

It consists of many mature trees from various parts of the world around a large pond complete with ducks, fish and terrapins.


For more information on the park, (in Spanish), click HERE.


From there, it was a short ride on the coach into Cambrils where we had a walk along the seafront and some of us enjoyed the local ice-cream. Then it was time for lunch at the Gran Buffet de Cambrils, (pronounced "buffette" in Spanish as opposed to "buffay" in French), for lunch. This place has to be one of the biggest restaurants in the world with the widest range of food on offer. For example in the seafood section they had every shelled sea creature known to mankind - and you could eat as much as you wanted! To find out more about this restaurant, click HERE to go to their website.


After lunch it was up into the mountains to the Castillo Monasterio de Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou which as the name tells you was originally a fortified monastery. It is at 650 metres above sea level and dates back to the 12th century for the church with the addition of the house in the 15th century with extensions 2 hundred years later. You certainly get a good view from the dining room and bedroom windows!

After a guided tour we were back onto the coach and heading for home. Another great day out.