Rough Guide for... Visitors to the Baix Penedès Region

Sonia
Sonia

Rough Guide for... Visitors to the Baix Penedès Region

Active summer days out
Spectacular slides, a giant-wave pool, a long tube, straight slides, river rapids, twist-twist and children's pool. Other facilities - mini zoo, nature school, beach volleyball, a la carte and self service restaurants, cafés and souvenir shops. You can take a picnic and eat it outside the park itself, in a special picnic spot (we recommend this option) if you don’t want to eat basic fast food which is what they offer.
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Aqualeon
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Spectacular slides, a giant-wave pool, a long tube, straight slides, river rapids, twist-twist and children's pool. Other facilities - mini zoo, nature school, beach volleyball, a la carte and self service restaurants, cafés and souvenir shops. You can take a picnic and eat it outside the park itself, in a special picnic spot (we recommend this option) if you don’t want to eat basic fast food which is what they offer.
A fun attraction with a bar and picnic area. Have a go on the toboggan-style slide, then enjoy your picnic with the family. Check opening times!
Calafell Slide
A fun attraction with a bar and picnic area. Have a go on the toboggan-style slide, then enjoy your picnic with the family. Check opening times!
Watch out for busy summer periods, when youngsters love to flock to this beautiful 'secluded' spot! The pool can get rather full at times, detracting from its natural beauty. At other times of year, it is a really pleasant walk with a reward at the end of it.
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Niu de l'Àliga
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Watch out for busy summer periods, when youngsters love to flock to this beautiful 'secluded' spot! The pool can get rather full at times, detracting from its natural beauty. At other times of year, it is a really pleasant walk with a reward at the end of it.
Sightseeing
A local museum which takes the visitor through the life history of the famous cellist Pau (Pablo) Casals, created within the holiday home where he used to spend his summers. An all-year-round visit. Worth a trip to enjoy the audiovisual tour and if it's beach weather, you can always have a dip in the sea afterwards.
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Museu Pau Casals
59 Avinguda Palfuriana
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A local museum which takes the visitor through the life history of the famous cellist Pau (Pablo) Casals, created within the holiday home where he used to spend his summers. An all-year-round visit. Worth a trip to enjoy the audiovisual tour and if it's beach weather, you can always have a dip in the sea afterwards.
Check visiting times to coincide with the audiovisual presentation in your language which is unmissable! A lovely cool place to explore on a hot summer's day. Combine with a visit to the Vila-rodona Cooperativa and the Chapel at Montferri for a pleasant day out close to home.
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Santes Creus
s/n Plaza Jaume el Just
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Check visiting times to coincide with the audiovisual presentation in your language which is unmissable! A lovely cool place to explore on a hot summer's day. Combine with a visit to the Vila-rodona Cooperativa and the Chapel at Montferri for a pleasant day out close to home.
The sanctuary opens only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30-13.30. Call the following number to enquire about guided tours: 621223815. Fascinating building.
Santuari de Montserrat de Montferri
The sanctuary opens only on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.30-13.30. Call the following number to enquire about guided tours: 621223815. Fascinating building.
Part of a series of Roman ruins in the centre of Tarragona. You can hardly move for history in this lovely city. Plan a day trip and even combine with a swim at the Arrabassada beach afterwards if the going gets tough.
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Amfiteatre de Tarragona
s/n Parc de l'amfiteatre
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Part of a series of Roman ruins in the centre of Tarragona. You can hardly move for history in this lovely city. Plan a day trip and even combine with a swim at the Arrabassada beach afterwards if the going gets tough.
Wine tourism
Highly recommended local cava. When you arrive, ask for a tour of the installations and you will receive a personal guided tour which takes you around this family bodega. Up close and personal with the local wine trade.
Bodega Vinos y Cava Vives Ambrós
39 Carrer Major
Highly recommended local cava. When you arrive, ask for a tour of the installations and you will receive a personal guided tour which takes you around this family bodega. Up close and personal with the local wine trade.
Tours are available but check when you arrive. Good local wine produced in a beautiful modernista-style building, so typical of the local agro-industrial heritage of this wine region. Buy wine and organic local produce in the shop.
Celler Cooperatiu i Seccio de Crèdit de Vila-rodona S.C.C.L.
4 Carretera Santes Creus
Tours are available but check when you arrive. Good local wine produced in a beautiful modernista-style building, so typical of the local agro-industrial heritage of this wine region. Buy wine and organic local produce in the shop.
Food scene
A lovely patio and freshly grilled food at weekends. Not cheap, but very local and good food.
Bar L'era
2 Calle del Vendrell
A lovely patio and freshly grilled food at weekends. Not cheap, but very local and good food.
Only open Saturday and Sunday. Specialises in Catalan cuisine, so it's the place to go to get the most authentic local flavours. Check out lunchtime menus. Cosy, rustic atmosphere.
Restaurant el Vinyet
Only open Saturday and Sunday. Specialises in Catalan cuisine, so it's the place to go to get the most authentic local flavours. Check out lunchtime menus. Cosy, rustic atmosphere.
Good inexpensive local food, with standout value for money for weekday lunchtime menus.
Restaurant Les Fonts
82 Carrer de la Font
Good inexpensive local food, with standout value for money for weekday lunchtime menus.
This place has vegetarian and vegan options - not always easy to find in this area.
La Tertúlia-Menjant amb alternatives
12 Carrer Transversal
This place has vegetarian and vegan options - not always easy to find in this area.
Gourmet tapas. The terrace is very popular in the summer: reservation is recommended.
Portal 22
22 Plaça Portal Nou
Gourmet tapas. The terrace is very popular in the summer: reservation is recommended.
Look out for Tuesday night 'happy hour' 2-for-the-price-of-one' pizza deals. Great night out with the family. Combine with a walk around Valls town centre. Otherwise, there is not a lot to do/see in this town!
Pizzeria Restaurant Julià Mallol
37 Carrer Sant Francesc
Look out for Tuesday night 'happy hour' 2-for-the-price-of-one' pizza deals. Great night out with the family. Combine with a walk around Valls town centre. Otherwise, there is not a lot to do/see in this town!
Visit Reus in the evening and stop here for a vermouth and tapas. The restaurant is in a beautifully converted modernista building. Very contemporary and with a great atmosphere. Unlike most bars in the area, this place has real style. Combine with an evening stroll around Reus' many other bars and restaurants. It has a vibrant nightlife, especially in the summer months.
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Museu del vermut
7 Carrer de Vallroquetes
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Visit Reus in the evening and stop here for a vermouth and tapas. The restaurant is in a beautifully converted modernista building. Very contemporary and with a great atmosphere. Unlike most bars in the area, this place has real style. Combine with an evening stroll around Reus' many other bars and restaurants. It has a vibrant nightlife, especially in the summer months.
Night life
Unique live music venue in the area. Consult the schedule of performances, which are usually on weekends only. Small and intimate, with a great atmosphere. All genres of music from rock to country to heavy metal. Not recommended for younger children.
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La Traviesa
5 Carrer de Girona
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Unique live music venue in the area. Consult the schedule of performances, which are usually on weekends only. Small and intimate, with a great atmosphere. All genres of music from rock to country to heavy metal. Not recommended for younger children.