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View of SalouTxapisotegi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Salou

Coastal town

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 31,491 (register office, 2025). The city is approximately 10 km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona.

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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.

Aside from its string of beaches interrupted by rocky coves, and its landscaped promenade, one of its main attractions is the PortAventura World resort. The Dutch movie Costa! and the television series with the same title were both filmed in Salou.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Salou
Province
Tarragona
Autonomous community
Cataluña
Population (INE 2025)
31,491
Altitude
5 m
Area (IGN)
15.1 km²
District
Tarragonés
Postcode
43840
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Festivities in Salou: 30 oct·See places to stay for those dates

What to see

  1. 1Torre Vieja de Salou
  2. 2PortAventura World
  3. 3PortAventura Park
  4. 4Ferrari Land
  5. 5PortAventura Caribe Aquatic Park
  6. 6Faro de Salou
Data from WikidataSee more

What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 92 · Catalunya E26
  2. 2Cala dels Capellans
  3. 3Platja de Llevant
  4. 4Climbing
  5. 5Street market
  6. 6Street market (Mondays)
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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  • 78 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    78 places to stay in Salou

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  • 255 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jebulon · CC0

    Eat

    255 restaurants in Salou

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Salou

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 977 30 92 00
    • Official website: www.salou.cat

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

  • Camping & Resort Sangulí Salou· Campsite

    Phone: +34977381641Website: www.sangulisalou.com

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Salou Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Salou

78 registered places to stay

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