2019-09-01_Lonely_Planet_Traveller

PHOTOGRAPHS:

PAU

SAYROL/UNSPLASH,

MARC

NAYLOR.

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM IMOGEN HALL

MYHUSBANDTOOKTHE

picture(above)astherestof

usenjoyedtheviewand

theseabreeze.We’djust

arrivedintownandclimbed

upthestepstotheBalcódel

Mediterraniviewpoint.It’s

raretogeta goodgroupphoto

witheveryonelookingin

thesamedirection,sowe

stoppedtrying!Thecolours

arefantastic,andmysonat

theedgeoftheshot– hoping

tosomehowlookthroughthe

telescopethat’sfartoohigh

for him – makes me smile.

Wemadea daytripfrom

Cambrilswithfive young

childrentokeephappyso,

insteadofchargingaround

themainsights,wekept our

scheduleflexible.

CLAIRE’STIPSFOR

VISITINGTARRAGONA

WITHKIDS:

FDon’tboggletheirmindswith

lotsof cityculture,especially

if it’shot.Oureveningin

Tarragonawasidealbecause

therewasnopressure.

F Enjoy a stroll through the

atmosphericshoppingdistrict

(bewaresteephills),visitsome

of theRomanruins,andpause

at thespectacularcathedral.

FTakea well-deservedbreak

at a barin oneof thelovely

squares,forcolddrinksandice

creamallround.TheRambla

Novais linedwithrestaurants,

andhasa widepedestrianised

centreforstrolling,diningor,

in ourcase,anelaborate

post-dinnergameof What’s

TheTimeMrWolf.

FDiscoverthegoldensands

of Costa Daurada. The

region’smanybeachesare

wideandclean,its coves

shallow,andtheseais gentle,

so it’sidealforyoungsters just

learningto swim.

WHENWETRAVELASA

FAMILY,WEALWAYS

MAKESUREWE'VEGOT...

FOurfavouritecuddlies:

MooReen(a cow)andSteven

(anelephant).

FAniPadfullof TVshowsand

games,alongwitha solemn

promisethatthistime we’ll be

good at sharing.

Travellingto TarragonawithLonelyPlanet’ssenioreditor

Claire Naylor and family

Viva España with kids

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