Catedral de Tarragona
Tarragona
Crowning the town, Tarragona’s cathedral incorporates both Romanesque and Gothic features, as typified by the main facade. The flower-filled cloister has…
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Costa Daurada & Around
‘Costa Daurada’ (Golden Coast) instantly conjures up the scent of sunscreen, salty air and sizzling seafood. Extending southwest from Barcelona to the border with Valencia region, this undisputedly developed stretch of Catalonia's coastline is crammed with sandy beaches, holidaymakers and heaving seaside resorts, but it's also a surprisingly multi-faceted region.
Attractions
Must-see attractions for your itinerary
Museu del Cau Ferrat
Sitges
Built in the 1890s as a house-studio by Catalan artist Santiago Rusiñol, a pioneer of the Modernisme movement, this seaside mansion is crammed with his…
Gaudí Centre
Costa Daurada & Around
Visionary Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí was born in Reus, 14km northwest of Tarragona, in 1852. Though there are no Gaudí buildings here, he was inspired…
Torres
Costa Daurada & Around
Just 3km northwest of Vilafranca on the BP2121, this is the area’s premier winemaker, with a family winemaking tradition dating from the 17th century and…
Codorníu
Costa Daurada & Around
There is no more glorious spot to sip cava than the vaulted interior of Codorníu's palatial Modernista headquarters, designed by Catalan architect Josep…
Espai Xocolata Simón Coll
Costa Daurada & Around
Chocolate lovers shouldn't miss a visit to this family-run, bean-to-bar fabricant de xocolata (chocolate maker), which has been going strong since 1840. A…
Freixenet
Costa Daurada & Around
The biggest cava-producing company, easily accessible right next to Sant Sadurní's train station. Book ahead for 1½-hour multilingual tours of its 1920s…
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Tarragona
This excellent museum does justice to the cultural and material wealth of Roman Tarraco. The mosaic collection traces changing trends from simple black…
Guidebooks
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