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Salou is a tourist and residential city that has consolidated its capital role as the leisure and service centre of the Costa Daurada through the diversity of its offer and the quality and quantity of its tourism facilities.
A minute of History:
In the 60s, Salou began a process of spectacular urban growth leading up to the current tourism phenomenon. 1965 saw the erection of the monument to King Jaume I, a veritable symbol of contemporary Salou.
In the 70s, an organised movement with wide popular support promoted the city’s municipal segregation, which culminated in the Supreme Court decision of 30 October, 1989, granting the nucleus of Salou administrative independence from Vila-seca and ordering the Catalonian Autonomous Government to recognise it as an independent municipality. Thereafter, Salou underwent its most significant urban and social transformation, with a drive to re-equip and renew the city’s services and large demographic growth.
General Information:
The resort offers something for everyone and is now enhanced by the opening of Europe's latest theme park, Port Aventura.
Where to go:
Salou is a tourist and residential city that has consolidated its capital role as the leisure and service centre of the Costa Daurada through the diversity of its offer and the quality and quantity of its tourism facilities.
Events:
APRIL
Easter Week
23rd: St. George’s Day
MAY
Sundays: Spring Theatre Cycle
Lacemakers’ Meeting
JUNE
Spring Festival
7th, 8th and 9th: 9th Goldwing Meeting
23rd: Saint John’s Eve (Summer Solstice)
JULY
Basque National Day
Traditional dances and fishermen’s songs every weekend
Stroll to the Past
Golden Nights: Summer Festival:
Week of 15 August
AUGUST
Traditional dancing and fishermen’s songs every weekend
Golden Nights: Summer Festival:
From the 20 July to 15 August
SEPTEMBER
7th: King Jaume Day
11th: Catalonian National Day
Salou in Style
Musical Autumn
Facts for Travellers:
Mild year-round temperatures; safe, orderly and shallow beaches offering all services and equipment; hidden coves of great natural and scenic interest; an urban design plan that gives centre stage to green spaces, plants, design and the architecture of the landscape; points of historical, architectural and monumental interest; a varied entertainment and leisure offer with highly dynamic sectors (shops and restaurants); and quality facilities have all helped to turn Salou into the “Capital of the Costa Daurada” and to earn it the top rating for Family Tourist Destinations in Catalonia.
In addition to the large variety of services and alternative activities available at the beaches, there are initiatives and acts for even the most diverse trends, habits and demands of today’s tourism: the opening of the Yacht Club, the future construction of a coastal route following the coves of Cape Salou, the environmental recovery of the coasts, and the execution of projects within the Plan for Tourism Excellence, which aims to turn Salou into a singular model for family tourism
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