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Costa Dorada holidays are great at multi-tasking – you've got La Pineda's Blue Flag beach, Salou sorts the bars and clubs and PortAventura deals out the rip-roaring rides.
Bucket and spade territory
This stretch of Spain’s coast does things by the family-friendly book. And it’s a great read. The three biggest resorts sit in a triangle on a chunk of headland – you’ve got La Pineda and Salou by the sea and Spain’s biggest theme park, PortAventura, filling what’s in between. Plus, city slickers Barcelona and Tarragona are easy to reach.
Bubbly Salou
You’re not short of tanning options in Salou. There are two sandy beaches to flop out on. One of them’s a real beefcake – its golden sands are sprinkled all the way to the fishing village of Cambrils. And there’s a decent supply of loungers and watersports. On the flipside, nearby Cap de Salou is the sunbed-clear cove type.
Beachy La Pineda
La Pineda didn’t miss the golden beaches memo. It delivers a sizeable stretch with Blue Flag backing. And there’s more watery action in the form of Aquopolis waterpark. Plus, right behind the slides, you can party ‘til the early hours at top nightclub Pacha.
Packs-a-punch PortAventura
Beaches aren’t the only thing the Costa Dorada takes seriously – it serves up adrenaline in big portions, too. PortAventura takes over 300 acres of it. It’s a theme park-cum-mega resort, with restaurants, live shows and themed hotels. The guys behind Virginia’s Busch Gardens also helped design the rides. And it’s managed to nab the crown for Europe’s fastest rollercoaster.
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Holidays to Cambrils deliver a pick of Blue Flag award-winning beaches, great food and an annual summer music festival.
Holidays to Cap de Salou have everything from daytime beach lounging to theme park fun, plus loads of restaurants plating up mouthwatering Spanish delights.
Mix city living with laidback beach days on a holiday to Castelldefes.
La Pineda holidays don't muck about when it comes to days out. You've got the big daddy of Spanish theme parks on your doorstep, plus a cracking golf course and a waterpark.
PortAventura holidays hook you up with a bunch of gong-grabbing rides and slides, plus themed hotels and restaurants to boot.
You get a slice of the Costa Dorada’s sun, sand and nightlife on holidays to Salou – oh, and a whole theme park, too.
Holidays to Sitges are for festival fiends and adventurous art lovers.
Holidays to Tarragona take you to a city that’s stuffed full of historic sites and bordered by a string of smashing beaches.
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