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Costa Daurada
The scenery of the Costa Daurada, or Golden Coast, can be summed up in a few words as a sharp contrast, where the attractions of its coast, the charm of its history and its inland towns exist side by side. The coast stretches 216 km along the Mediterranean, bordered on the South by the Ebro River delta. On the whole, the Costa Daurada enjoys a mild mediterranean climate, characterised by its clean air and clear, deep blue skies.
Beach
The visitor will find that the coast is full of sharp contrasts with a common denominator: the light. There are numerous fishing villages which have been become important tourist resorts. On the other hand, some of these villages still survive as working ports and preserve the traditions of the typical fishing villages just as they were centuries ago. The beaches on the Costa Daurada are long and shallow, with fine sand and clean waters.
Port Aventura
The theme park is divided into 5 theme areas: the charming MEDITERRANEA, the exotic POLYNESIA, the ancient CHINA, the merry MEXICO, and the wild FAR WEST. Full of attractions, the park offers a wide range of shows and restaurants, making it an ideal choice for the whole family.
Inland
South of Tarragona lies the Delta del Ebro nature reserve and to the east the Prades Mountains. The inland plains reveal a landscape of farmland between small villages, separated by pine covered hills. Stone houses, Romanesque and Gothic monuments, modernist buildings and lively towns make up the commercial and cultural life of the interior.
Tarraco
After the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, Tarraco became the capital of the administrative province called Hispania Citerior. Its importance as a Roman colony has left numerous traces, both in the capital and the outlying towns. Its buildings and museums are full of history. The highlights of Roman Tarragona include the ruins of great Roman buildings like the amphitheatre, the aqueduct, the Roman circus and the forums. Located on the Via Augusta, one of the main Roman roads, the Arco de Bera is another good example of the Roman heritage.
Golf
Four 18-hole golf courses are available: Bonmont Terres Noves, Costa Dorada, La Graiera and Pitch and Putt, graded to cater to all playing levels and to satisfy all lovers of this sport.
Cuisine
The cuisine of the Costa Daurada is a reflection of the Mediterranean, of its people and of its land, but also of the art and the spirit of its inhabitants. Vegetables are combined harmoniously with meat and fish, and fruit with wine, in simple dishes that nevertheless evoke subtle sensations on the palate. The cuisine includes wines with different ”denominaciones de origin”, (the Spanish quality control system for wines and foodstuffs), such as Penedès, Priorat or Terra Alta.
Ebro River Delta
Its 320 km² comprise numerous natural habitats which are very uncommon in the rest of Catalonia: great lagoons, kilometres of beaches with sand dunes, salt flats, fresh water springs, shallow bays, riverside forests and fluvial islands which together with man made ecosystems - rice fields and salt mines -, constitute a unique landscape with a great natural wealth.
Pictures copyright: Patronat de Turisme de la Diputació de Tarragona
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