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View of BlanesMaxis88 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Blanes

Coastal town

Blanes is a town and municipality in the comarca of Selva in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. During Roman rule it was named Blanda or Blandae. It is known as the "Gateway to the Costa Brava". Its coast is part of the Costa Brava, which stretches from Blanes to the French border. The township is 18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi). Blanes is a popular tourist town, and it is known for the Concurs de Focs d'Artifici during the Santa Anna festival; this event includes many fireworks. Other places of interest include botanical gardens, coves such as the Cala Bona, and beaches that are surrounded by mountains.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Blanes
Province
Girona
Autonomous community
Cataluña
Population (INE 2025)
42,699
Altitude
13 m
Mayor
Jordi Hernández Martínez (Partido de los Socialistas de Cataluña)
Area (IGN)
18.2 km²
District
Selva
Postcode
17300
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What to see

  1. 1Jardín Botánico Marimurtra
  2. 2Castillo de San Juan
  3. 3Iglesia de Santa María
  4. 4Castillo-palacio de los Vizcondes de Cabrera
  5. 5Jardín Botánico Pinya de Rosa
  6. 6Font gòtica
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 92 · Catalunya E12
  2. 2Hiking: GR 92.2 · Variant: Lloret de Mar - Tordera
  3. 3Platja de Blanes
  4. 4Platja de s'Abanell
  5. 5Hiking: Camí de Ronda
  6. 6MTB: BTT la Selva - Circular Sud
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  • 35 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    35 places to stay in Blanes

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  • 136 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    136 restaurants in Blanes

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Blanes

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 972 37 93 00
    • Official website: www.blanes.cat
    • Email: intervencio.municipal@blanes.net

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes97 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, motorhomes, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Blanes Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Blanes

35 registered places to stay

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