What you can see on the Tamariu webcam
The camera looks down on the whole cove from the hillside above the village. In the foreground are the tops of the pines, then the promenade with its row of trees, the curve of the beach and the white houses behind it. The cliffs close the view on the left, and to the right the cove opens to the sea, where the morning sun lays a path of light across the water. It is the one view that answers every question at once: how busy the beach is, whether there are boats at anchor and what colour the sea is today.
Tamariu cove from above
High on the hillside above the village, this camera takes in the whole of Tamariu at once. Pine tops fill the foreground; below them run the promenade and its trees, the curve of the sandy beach and the row of white houses behind it. The pine-covered cliffs close the cove on the left, and on the right it opens to the sea.
The view is detailed enough to see the people on the sand, the boats at anchor and the colour of the water, which in Tamariu shades from turquoise near the shore to deep blue further out. The cove faces the morning sun, which makes the first hours of the day the brightest. The time-lapse shows how the beach has filled since dawn.
A village named after a tree
Tamariu takes its name from the Catalan word for tamarisk, the trees that line the promenade between the beach and the narrow streets. It began as a fishing village, and small boats are still drawn up on the sand next to the sunbathers. The water around the cove is some of the clearest on this coast, which has made it a favourite with divers, who come for the caves along the cliffs and an underwater peak, the Llosa de Cala Nova.
When to watch Tamariu
Spain runs one hour ahead of the UK and Ireland. The cove opens towards the sunrise, so the first hours of the day are the brightest on the camera, with the sun low over the water. Out of season the village is quiet and the beach belongs to walkers; on summer weekends it fills early, and the camera will show you whether it is worth the drive.
Around Tamariu
The GR 92 footpath follows the rocks south past Cala Pedrosa to the Sant Sebastià lighthouse and Llafranc, a rough but beautiful walk of about 2 miles (3 km). Northwards it heads inland through pine and cork-oak woods towards Aiguablava and Begur.
Visiting Tamariu
Tamariu lies about 2½ miles (4 km) east of Palafrugell as the crow flies, by a road that winds down through the woods, and the nearest airport is Girona, roughly 23 miles (37 km) away. The beach shelves gently, which makes it good for swimming.
