Beaches of Salou

Salou has miles of golden sandy beaches which stretch as far as the neighbouring Costa Dorada resorts of Cambrils and La Pineda. The sand shelves gently into the safe, shallow waters of the Mediterranean making the beaches here ideal for small children. Watersports enthusiasts will be in paradise too as Salou offers a wealth of activities down at the seafront.

• The Ponent Beach: Starting to the west of Salou there’s the Ponent beach. This is a long and spacious sandy beach that is popular with families. There are facilities dotted along it like cafes, showers and toilets, and there’s a life guard patrol.

• The Llevant Beach: Passing the port you come onto the Llevant beach. This is much the same as the Ponent and has plenty of facilities. There is also a beach car park near the port. The Llevant beach has a gym, showers, toilets, volleyball courts, beach bars and cafes, and children’s play areas. There’s a walkway that runs parallel to the beach and behind that is a grassed area with palm trees. This is a popular spot for people to have picnics.

• Playa de Llenguadets: is a small cove that can only be reached on foot from Tortosa Street. Facilities are limited but you can buy ice-creams and soft drinks and hire sunshades and pedaloes.

• Playa Cala de la Font beach:, reached from Les Dunes Street, takes its name from the "font" or freshwater spring that flowed permanently here until a few years ago.

• Playa Penya-Tallada:, a 125-metre long cove of great natural beauty, is worth a visit if you fancy taking a break from the frantic activity of the main beachfront area. You can buy drinks at these coves but you won't find all the tourist trappings of the main beaches.

• Cala Crancs beach:, is the most oriental of the beaches of Salou and one of the most visited and attractive. It has 80 m. of length and a average width of 40 m., surrounded with rocks and with a leafy pine.