Recommended Beaches

Thanks to its extensive, stunning coastline, the Catalan Coast offers its visitors a large number of beaches.

San Salvador Beach
The Le Méridien Ra building was opened eighty years ago as the San Juan de Dios Sanatorium. The location was chosen for two reasons: firstly, because sunlight was considered to be an important factor in the treatment of tuberculosis (light therapy), and was the main part of the cure, and, secondly, due to the discovery of an outcrop of seaweed from the Laminaria Digitata family 400 metres from the site of the hotel, which raises the iodine content of the water to ten times above the average in the Mediterranean. This seaweed is renowned not only for its slimming properties, but also for its firming effect on the skin.
Apart from the benefits brought by the sea, guests at Le Méridien Ra choose San Salvador beach because of the Cabaña bar, as well as the loungers and towels that the hotel provides for their use.

Cala Fonda
Nature rules in the three kilometres of untouched cliffs around Cala Fonda, or Waikiki. This dreamland of stone pine, carob and olive trees is accessible by foot from Platja Llarga beach, six kilometres north of Tarragona. Some enjoy mud baths, and most take the opportunity to strip off in this privileged ecosystem managed by DEPANA (natural heritage protection league).

Playa del Torn
An uplifting, unspoiled picture postcard awaits visitors to Playa del Torn beach (l'Hospitalet de l'Infant), thanks in no small part to Manel Mondéjar, chairman of the naturist association dedicated to protecting these pine tree-lined sands. Do not miss the entrance at kilometre 1,125 on the N-340, which leads to the beach viewpoint.

Els Muntanyans
The Costa Dorada takes its name from the late afternoon sun that spreads a palatial light over its dunes, such as those at Torredembarra i Creixell, better known as Els Muntanyans. An almost perfect succession of different natural systems: wild beach, 3.2 kilometres of grass-covered sand dunes, marshes and, finally, three campsites.

Cabo Salou
Cabo Salou is a rocky outcrop that spills into the sea. It is a very interesting place for biologists and geologists alike, and for the vegetation that can still be enjoyed in and around the hotel developments. Geologists will enjoy the rock formations from the Mesozoic and Tertiary period and many spectacular cliffs. The rocks are dotted with pretty caves with beaches of golden sand. Human habitation is threatening the future of this ecosystem, driving out most of the original fauna, although seagulls and swallows can still be seen flying around.

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