Description of a place (Isabel Mendoza)

SANTELMO

Santelmo is a beautiful place by the sea. I use to spend lots of time in summer with my friends. This place is our paradise.

Santelmo is at the end of a road, between mountains,that are next to the sea .This small fishing village, is protected by a small islet a few metres from the coast and the larger island of La Dragonera. The wild but magnificent Dragonera, a location of stunning summer sunsets and rare creatures, was declared a natural reserve in 1985.

The charm of this pleasantly simple village are the fishermen's houses built directly at the sea's edge. San Telmo is famed for its fish & paella restaurants and during the summer weekends you can see lots of yachts in the port.

In Santelmo, there are many , hidden, beautiful coves and there are two sandy beaches, one large and one small, which in summer is crowded with tourists, but always, every year, we have our place, a small corner of the beach . Besides the beach, we like to go a small bar called "Poropo", a meeting place for many evenings.

Finally, I would like to say that the only thing I don't like about Santelmo, are the new buildings that have destroyed our paradise...