Torredembarra

Torredembarra is a town on the Costa Daurada that enjoys the privilege of having one of the few remaining natural beaches in Catalonia, Els Muntanyans, which contains semi-mobile dunes and saltwater lagoons.

Other beaches that are very popular with tourists are La Paella, where the promenade is found, and the Barrio Maritime beach. The cliffs of El Roquer are also a must-see spot, about 2,000 metres long and 25 metres high, in addition to the port, which plenty of shops, bars and restaurants, as well as the lighthouse, the last one built in Spain and the tallest in Catalonia.In the old quarter, visitors will be awed by the castle, built in the mid-16th century, the restoration work of which started in 1998. It is the only new civil building of the Catalan Renaissance in Catalonia. The oldest building in Torredembarra is Torre de la Villa, probably dating back to the 12th or 13th century and built in the Mudéjar style. Two of the entrance portals on the wall that surrounded the city in the 17th century are very well preserved: Padrines and La Bassa, as well as the remains of a buttress. Other notable buildings are the church of Sant Pere, which houses a baroque organ from 1705; Cal Checo, a building declared a Cultural Asset of Local Interest; and the lighthouse, which is the last one built in Spain during the 20th century.