Salou
Salou | |
|---|---|
Monument to Jaume I | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′37″N 1°08′38″E / 41.077°N 1.144°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Tarragonès |
| Municipality | 30 October 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Ajuntament de Salou |
| • Mayor | Pere Granados Carrillo (2015) (Formació Unitat Per Salou (FUPS)) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 26,775 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Salouean salouenc, salouenca salouense |
| Postal code | 43840 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) 977 (Province) |
| Website | salou |
Salou (Catalan pronunciation: [səˈlɔw]) is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10 km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona.
Founded by the Greeks in the 6th century B.C., the coastal town was a notable commercial port during medieval and modern ages. Throughout the 20th century, Salou became an important European tourist attraction.
Aside from its string of beaches interrupted by rocky coves, and its landscaped promenade, one of its main attractions is the PortAventura World resort. The Dutch movie Costa! and the television series with the same title were both filmed in Salou.