Costa Dorada outside Barcelona
La Costa Dorada or the Costa Daurada in Catalan is a sum of 20 towns covering 216 km of marine littoral and has the area of 786 hectares of beaches with fine shallow waters and sand. The Costa Dorada lying to the south of the Catalonia attracts on an average of 3,500,000 tourists per year and holds the capacity for 500,000 tourists, having many numbers of hotels, apartments and the camping sites. Vineyards, carobs, almond trees and hazel trees, some vegetable gardens are seen lying in the farmlands and the peaceful towns that are located in between mountain range and the sea.
The Golden coast or the Costa Dorada is a family friendly destination for a peaceful and happy holidaying. Weather there is mild, consistent and bright sun turns the whole area into a bright spot shining that has special effects on the water sports and lot of outdoor bustles. Seafood being the local food of the area is best in the whole of Catalunya and is very renowned for the taste. Dorada is housing a world heritage site of the Roman ruins in Tarragona . This heritage site is situated to south 90 kms from Barcelona . Airport of the area is placed in the Reus city; this goes to be a charming place for the one concerned with the modern architecture. Best architects of the Barcelona city have left their remarkable contributions in the Reus . There are also the Cathedrals of wine constructed centuries back and now used as the wine cooperatives.
Costa Dorada makes its visitor go adventurous with the water sports which needs the rush of adrenaline for playing. The water sports are offered to the public in Torredembarra, Cambrils, Tarragona and Salou. Mont roig del camp has a circuit of 143 kms for the mountain biking with four levels and ten routes. For the rock climbers, mountainous ranges with calcareous rocks, sandstone and granites are suitable for trekking. The landscape is best suited for the trekking and rock climbing, Rock Climbing school of Siurana is considered to be the best school of Europe giving many new challenging courses.
Cost Dorada should never be forgotten for its delicious seafood and it is famous in whole of Europe . The rice dishes are of very inventive giving lot number of choices for the rice lovers. Annual culinary celebrations are organized by many municipalities, in which the specialty dishes of them are presented. Wine has the equal importance among the cuisines of Costa Dorada. The long stretching coast houses many villages that have the traditions of fishing and seafaring. Interiors of Costa Dorada are full of forests and vineyards.
Villages celebrate fiesta mayors, a traditional festival in which the visitors can equally participate with locals that runs for several days with games, dancing, parades, fires, light shows, village cuisines and traditional Catalan Customaries like Sardana dance and famous human towers. Many beaches of the coast are blue flag awarded which means to have clear and clean blue waters. Many areas have same common features along the coast of Dorada , but still there is something unique that every visitor can enjoy.