Tamariu - A Fisherman's Cove

Arnau Argemi · Issue 117, Nov/Dec 2020 · pp. 61–65

Products mentioned: Nikon D90, AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Ikelite housing, Ikelite DS51 strobe

To talk about Tamariu is to talk about a cove of an immense calmness and cold winds in the winter and radiant sun and tourist activity in the summer. It offers anything from deep, dry-suit dives suited for experienced divers to diverse marine life and shallow reefs for new divers in a 7mm wetsuit and underwater photographers. One of the three coastal towns in Palafrugell, Tamariu, is part of the Costa Brava region in the province of Girona, northeastern Catalonia, Spain. It is located 70 miles south of the border with France, a one hour and a half drive from Barcelona, and at the end of a windy road along a cliff. The town adopts its name after the many tamarisk trees surrounding the cove’s promenade. Tamariu depicts the classic Costa Brava look of rugged cliffs covered in pine trees that abruptly cascade to meet the clear, deep blue Mediterranean waters filled with gorgonian coral reefs…