Costa Dorada

Guide to Mont-roig del Camp on the Costa Daurada: Miami Platja beaches, Joan Miro’s roots, the Sant Miquel church and Baix Camp scenery.

Costa Daurada beach town between Tarragona and Barcelona: La Paella and the Els Muntanyans dune reserve, a climbable lighthouse and a coastal walk to Altafulla.

What Amposta is really like: the gateway to the Ebro Delta wetlands, a 1921 suspension bridge and superb birdwatching.

What Vila-seca is really like: the family beach of La Pineda, PortAventura next door and calm shallow sea.

Fishing town of 16,230 residents on Alfacs Bay beside the Ebro Delta: calm bay beaches, the 6 km Trabucador sand bar, a working fish port and no train station.

Inland town of 41,195 people, 3.5 km from its own beaches: Pau Casals houses, the Coma-ruga and Sant Salvador sands, markets, and how to choose between the town and the coast.

Family beach town in Baix Penedès, Tarragona: five km of beaches, an Iberian citadel, Santa Creu castle and R2 trains to Barcelona every 30 minutes.

What Tortosa is really like: a historic Ebro-river city in Tarragona, with a hilltop Parador castle, Gothic cathedral and the delta and mountains nearby.

Fishing port and beach town of 37,068 residents near Salou: 1,762 m Vilafortuny beach, a working harbour, Parc Samà and seafood.