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Vila Vella (Old Town)

Tossa de Mar, Spain
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Ranked #1 of 17 attractions in Tossa de Mar
Type: Historic Sites
Description: This National Monument is the only surviving walled city on the Catalan coast.
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Dublin, Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013 NEW

Spent day here Tossa has great scenery, nice restaurants reasonably priced. Its a family place you young may get bored at night time.

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Glass House Mountains, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Not knowing what to expect from Tossa we were amazed to find this walled town from the 12th century. With cobbled streets, restaurants, views and houses it was unbelievably charming. It is so lovely to see what the rest of Spain may have been like before it was bulldozed to make way for high rise hotels in the 70's. Take... More

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Lovely walk to the top of the hill at the lighthouse for great photos. Picturesque and quaint on way down through old town.

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

This is a beautiful little medieval town centre, so charming, with great restaurants and a gorgeous beach, loved it

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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Its just a old part of Tossa De Mar that is different & worth seeing. Must wear a flat and comfortable shoes. Hard to walk with small child and the buggy

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Newcastle, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Charming old area with narrow cobbled streets and an ancient fortress on the headland. This is the main attraction of Tossa which hasn't got a whole lot else to recommend it.

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Burnley, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

the fact that its what a spanish town should be no skyscrapers the cobbled streets,the alleyways of shops off aleeways of shops,bars,restraunts,its beautifull

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Branston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

Its just a old part of Tossa De Mar that is different & worth seeing. Flat shoes fore them cobbled Streets.

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England
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Really worth seeing has some great views but a good walk to get to the top but worth the effort and has some nice stop off points.

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Lincoln, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

One of the most beautiful places I've seen, i could get lost in all the little streets, some of the houses within the castle walls are just stunning to the point that it made me want to sell up in the UK and move. Some little restaurants are hidden within the streets, my absolute favourite was La Lluna, absolutely amazing... More

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