Salou

Salou () is a resort town and municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of . The city is approximately 10 km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona.

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Salou is a beach resort town located in Catalonia, Spain, on the Costa Daurada coast about 10 kilometers from the city of Tarragona. It is a popular destination known for its coastal location and proximity to major cities in the region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Salou
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Monumento a Jaime I en Salou.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Monument to Jaume I
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Salou.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100px
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Salou.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Catalonia#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Salou in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tarragona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tarragonès
Settlement.established_title: Municipality
Settlement.established_date: 30 October 1989

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Main sights
Historic buildings and monuments
PortAventura World
Lumine Mediterranea Beach & Golf Community
Auditorium Theatre of Salou
Beaches
Sport tourism
Climate
Local Festivals
Transport
Airport
Railway
Taxi
Bus
Gallery
Sources
References
External links

Founded by the Greeks in the 6th century B.C., the coastal town was a notable commercial port during medieval and modern ages. Throughout the 20th century, Salou became an important European tourist attraction.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.