Activities and Sports
Golf Costa Daurada – Tarragona Sports Center
Aqualeon is a water park in Costa Dorada, Spain, that stands out for its beautiful natural surroundings and diverse attractions. The park offers thrilling slides such as the “Kamikaze”, child-friendly areas, a wave pool and a Lazy River. With food outlets, picnic areas and extra facilities...
Sama Parc is a historical park in Asturias, Spain, created in the 19th century by the wealthy Sama mining family. The 20-hectare park features exotic plants, lakes, bridges, and fountains, and has a romantic and serene atmosphere. It is known for its impressive neo-Gothic pavilion and other monumental...
Ferrari Land in Spain is a theme park in Salou, part of PortAventura World, dedicated to the iconic car brand Ferrari. The park features thrilling rides such as Red Force, Europe’s tallest and fastest roller coaster, and simulators such as Racing Legends. With an Italian atmosphere, family-friendly activities...
PortAventura World, located in Salou, Spain, is one of Europe’s largest theme parks.
It consists of:
PortAventura Park with six themed areas, spectacular roller coasters such as Shambhala and Dragon Khan, and live shows.
Ferrari Land, with Europe’s highest roller coaster Red Force.
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Madrid is the capital of Spain and can be reached from Tarragona by high-speed train AVE in just 2.5 hours.
Click here for a movie with ‘must see’ in Madrid (Dutch)
Valencia (2 hours drive from Tarragona) is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona and is the orange capital of Spain. But of course also birthplace of the Paella. Here in the photo you can see the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a cultural and architectural complex and one of...
A Catalan Pyrenees, with its rugged mountains, green valleys, deep ravines and medieval villages, can be reached in about two hours by car.
Click here for the website of the magazine Op Pad with the most beautiful hiking areas of the Pyrenees
The Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park is a Natural Park area that occupies a Holocene volcanic field in Catalonia. The volcanoes, of which there are about forty in the park, are no longer active. The last eruption was about 11,000 years ago.
The Serra de Godall cave paintings are the most important of Levantine cave paintings in Catalonia and are part of the Unesco World Heritage. Here, some 8,000 years ago, groups of hunters left their drawings in a series of rock shelters. The beautiful hunting scenes are clearly visible to the naked eye....
The Territorio Sénia is home to the world’s largest concentration of ancient olive trees. A mosaic of trees and dry stone, known as the sea of olive trees. In Tarragona, an open-air museum has been set up in Ulldecona. There are also some cycling and walking trails, working oil mills, guided tours...
The flamingo has successfully reproduced since 1993 and has now become one of the most emblematic species in the Ebro Delta Natural Park, the only place in Catalonia where it breeds, and one of the few stable places in the western Mediterranean.
Click here for a short video of the Ebro delta and its...
80 km below Tarragona is the Parc Natural del Delta de l’Ebro, a beautiful small wetland area. The area was created by the arms of the River Ebro, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea here. Once it was an area where there were only swamps and rice fields. The Ebro Delta is still a prosperous...
It took the city of Montferri (Tarragona) 73 years to finish the Mare de Déu de Montserrat sanctuary. The modernist architect Josep Maria Jujol, a follower of Antoni Gaudí, designed the building. In line with modernist philosophy, Jujol wanted to create a direct connection between the chapel and the...
The caves of L’Espluga are natural cavities used by man since the Upper Paleolithic. The museum is inside. Outside is a large-scale Neolithic village. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. The caves are located near the medieval town of Montblanc (also half an hour’s drive from...
Characteristic of medieval Montblanc (Tarragona) is the almost completely preserved city wall with a circumference of 1.4 kilometers and a height of 6 meters. According to legend, St. George would have defeated the Dragon under this city wall. The town is about half an hour’s drive from Tarragona...
Tortosa contains a rich historical center with a unique combination of three cultures: At the time of the Romans the city was called Dertosa and it was an important junction of connecting roads. In the 8th-11th century it was an Islamic taifa. The city experienced its heyday in the 16th century, the...
In the Prades Mountains (Tarragona) you can stargaze under the guidance of experienced guides with telescopes. It is a perfect place for stargazing because it is very dark (for those in the know: the brightness is about 21.4 mag/arcsec2). There is also a visitor center and planetarium. See https://www.parcastronomicprades.cat/...
Reus is a beautiful authentic town just 10 minutes from Tarragona city. Take the beautiful central square of Plaça del Mercadal as a base for a visit. Reus was also the hometown of the famous architect Antonio Gaudí. The Gaudí route in Reus is therefore a great way to get to know the city (see link below...
Every year, between late February and mid-April, depending on how warm it is, the almond, peach or cherry trees bloom. A beautiful sight and beautiful setting for a walk or picnic. The top 5 places to experience this are: (1) Aitona, about an hour’s drive from Tarragona town, contains more than...
The Monastery of Poblet or the Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, half an hour’s drive from the city. It was founded in 1151 by Cistercian monks from France. It is at once an abbey, military fortress, palace and pantheon. There are now about 50 monks living in the monastery,...
Siurana village is often seen as the most beautiful place of the Costa Dorada. It was therefore declared a national historical heritage site in 1994. Located in the Montsant Nature Reserve, Siurana was founded in the 8th century and considered indestructible for centuries due to its unique location on...
In Miravet is the linear twelfth century Templar Castle, which was occupied by the Order of the Templars. Although originally built by the Moors, it is one of the best preserved examples of Order of the Knights Templar architecture in Europe.
Click here for a short video of Miravet
In the Middle Ages – 10th and 11th centuries – the river Gaià (which flows through the country of Tarragona) played a very strategic role, as it acted as a natural border between the county of Barcelona and Al-Andalus. For this reason, nearly fifty castles and some watchtowers were built...
The most important and mysterious mountain of Catalonia. It is located northwest of Barcelona and an hour’s drive from Tarragona city. You can get to the mountain by car, but by far the fastest way to get to the top is by cable car. The Monastery of Montserrat is located at an altitude of 720 meters...
Fútbol Club Barcelona is the most successful football club in Spain and in the world. The stadium of the club is Camp Nou, which is also the largest stadium in Europe. FC Barcelona has more followers online than any other club, around 400 million worldwide.
Discover Tarragona: Roman History on the Costa Daurada
Tarragona, once known as Tarraco, combines a mild climate with a rich Roman history. The city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, offers impressive remains such as the seafront amphitheatre, the large Roman circus and the imposing city walls. Just outside the city you can admire the Aqüeducte de les Ferreres, known as the Devil’s Bridge.
The annual Tarraco Viva festival brings Roman times to life with gladiator fights and traditional dishes. A must-see for culture and history lovers.
Visit Tarragona and step back in time!