Our thorough two-week itinerary for the Spanish Mediterranean Coast is a good way to uncover iconic little metropolitan areas and villages on the Mediterranean Coast of Spain and stunning mother nature. It is ideal for people who really don’t like remaining on the go and traveling with youngsters. Quite a few vintage highlights are not aspect of the itinerary, but we learned Spanish architecture in the silent villages and the warm society in the coastal metropolitan areas.
The place we stayed
The 1st week we stayed at Vera Playa Club Hotel in close proximity to Almeria. It was our third time to selected the Vera Playa Club Lodge for our journey to Almeria. The vacation resort has a massive and effectively-shaped swimming pool and a tiny indoor pool. Company can also perform chess and minigolf with no having to pay an additional charge. We like the vacation resort for two motives: its cafe terrace is appropriate next to the beach front, and a direct walkway from the lodge compound to the seaside. Even though possessing diners, we could also take pleasure in the sea check out and enjoy the sunsets.
Vera Playa Club Hotel is the 1st naturist hotel in Spain. Attendees have to be nude in the pool place at all several hours, but the rest area is optional. It was a distinctive type of holiday break working day in an reliable oasis. Even so, we favor it there mainly because of its location, usefulness, child-welcoming services, gourmand meals, and so on.
In the second week, we stayed in Lodge Cara Font around Salou. The Resort is freshly renovated and is following to a general public beach. It is a standard seaside vacation hotel that targets people with youngsters. During the substantial seasons, regular buses operate to the metropolis of Salou. From Lodge Cara Font to the most important beach front of Salou, the length is about 4 kilometres, and a section of the climbing trail Camí de Ronda.
Summary of the itinerary
The itinerary of the Road Journey together the Spanish Mediterranean Coastline is as abide by:
- 1st Working day: Arrival
- 2ed Working day: Beach front of Vera Playa
- 3rd Day: Mojácar Pueblo in Andalucía
- 4th Working day: Alcazaba of Almeria
- 5th Day: Playa de los Cocedores, Aguilas
- 6th Day: Quite Playa beach
- 7th Day: Drove to Cala Font close to Salou
- 8th Day: Camí de Ronda (from Lodge Cala Font to Punta del Cap de Salou)
- 9th Day: Salou
- 10th Working day: Sitges
- 11th Working day: Tarragona
- 12th Working day: Camí de Ronda (from Lodge Cala Font to the beach front of Salou)
- 13th Day: Montblanc, Salou at night time
- 14th Working day: Generate again to Frankfurt
The places we frequented are all within just one hour of driving length. We still experienced plenty of time just after excursions. Therefore, we did not miss out on out swimming in the sea and chilled out in the pool.
1st & 2ed Day
The spots we visited are all in just one hour of driving length. We nevertheless had a good deal of time after the excursions. Therefore, we did not miss out on swimming in the sea and chilled out in the pool.
On examine in, we were being also available towels for the pool. It was presently late afternoon, and we took the time to loosen up following to the pool.
The next working day, we made the decision to chill out subsequent to the pool or swim in the sea. The Mediterranean Sea had a temperature of 28 degrees, even bigger than the pool! On that working day, simply because of the large waves, we experienced to take precautions when heading into the h2o. The lifeguard was also remarkably inform and walked together the beach.
3rd Day: Mojácar Pueblo in Andalucía
Mojácar Pueblo is a typical whitewashed village and one of the most charming destinations in Almeria. It is just a couple of kilometres away from our hotel. Mojácar Pueblo is small but total of surprises. Mudéjar architecture, winding narrow streets, beautiful corners, and whitewashed houses are the finest objects for my photos.
4th Working day: Alcazaba of Almería
Almeria is about a single hour of driving time. Alcazaba of Almería is the largest fortress developed by the Arabs in Spain and a relic of Spain’s fascinating record. We adopted Google navigation but failed to arrive at the parking put. As a result, we experienced to park on the street straight up coming to the palace and a rubbish dumping put.
The recently renovated Alcazaba of Almería includes a few parts, residing quarters and baths, the palace buildings, and the ruins of a castle constructed by Ferdinand and Isabella after they took the metropolis in 1489.
5th Working day: Playa de los Cocedores, Aguilas
On the way to Aguilas, we stopped at Playa de los Cocedores, a beach renowned for coves. The seaside is small with a 50 percent-round bay. It is a best photographic spot.
Águilas is a pleasant port town situated on Costa Cálida. I like its attribute black-and-white striped lighthouse, a windmill on top of the hill, graffiti stairways, and the castle-fortress of San Juan de Águilas, which are distinctive in the metropolis. Restaurants supply different foods at economical rates. In just one eatery in close proximity to the waterfront, we tasted crispy fried eggplant fingers. I am not a lover of eggplant for the reason that of its vegetal bitterness, but its sweet crispy coating and golden brown have pleased my appetite.
6th Working day: Extremely Playa seashore
With a further working day to go, we decided to love our past day on the seashore and following to the hotel’s pool. The lodge also delivers evening enjoyment, with reside audio and dancing effectiveness. The programs finish at midnight. So, in the early early morning, only a handful of visitors joined us swimming. We spent some time in the pool and following lunch in the later afternoon, when most company arrived into the pool, we went into the sea. Considerably out of the seashore, we however received shoulder deep and stood on the sandy base. This is a single of the best beaches along the Spanish Mediterranean Coastline.
7th Day: Drove to Cala Font near Salou
It took us about six hours to drive to Salou. On the other hand, due to the lunch break, we were on the road the complete working day. When we finally arrived at the Hotel Cala Font, we could not park in front of the resort to unload baggage and check out in, so we drove to a close by free parking place.
Afterwards, we discovered that vacationers could park just about everywhere along the streets or in some unpaved parking spots in the forests.
8th Day: Camí de Ronda (from Hotel Cala Font to Punta del Cap de Salou)
The seaside path Camí de Ronda in close proximity to Salou has a duration of 6 kilometres. The trail operates along the beaches and coves and is a significantly less touristy area. We went to the Cap Salou but turned back soon prior to the Cap Salou. It was sultry weather conditions with an air temperature of 34°C. We neither carried more than enough drinking water nor experienced right footwear for the hiking simply because we underestimated the trail. The greatest point to do was to cool down and refresh in the sea.
So, we hurried to bounce into the h2o or chill out on the seashore!
9th Day: Salou
In the early morning, Salou was silent. But starting off from lunchtime, the beach was particularly complete. The promenade is nicely organized, with a palm tree alley, statues, fountains, and many others. We wandered through the centre aimlessly and dropped in quite a few souvenir shops to neat ourselves down since most stores experienced air conditioning.
All over lunchtime, all dining establishments had been open up and occupied by only a several attendees. Most restaurants with a sea watch provided beautiful menus but no air-conditioning. It’s like a furnace outside the house, so how would I love the meals on their outside seats then?
A number of streets from the waterfront, the KFC with air-conditioning was open up. It was so whole that we had to wait around for very a long to get our food stuff.
10th Day: Sitges
Sitges is a best day journey destination from Barcelona along the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. Contrary to the whitewashed Spanish villages, the Catalan city of Sitges is renowned for its LGBT-welcoming neighborhood. Right before getting into the old town, I was presently captivated by the sights out along the picturesque coastline. The quaint previous quarter has cobbled alleyways lined with several palaces.
The Church of San Bartolome and Santa Tecla (Església de Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla) is noticeable from far away and is reachable along the beach front. From the aged town, we walked to Ermita de la Trinitat de Sitges, a modest chapel on the hill, and then back to the old quarter.
11th Working day: Tarragona
The historic quarter of Tarragona stays mostly untouched and functions such as slim alleys, the Roman Amphitheatre, a Cathedral created at the greatest level of the capital, etc. It is a metropolis comprehensive of surprises with 1000’s of yrs of civilization.
It was scorching incredibly hot on that day! Nevertheless, we took a very long stroll from the centre to the Balcony to the Mediterranean, a splendid viewpoint open up to the sea above the beach front. All over lunchtime, we could not bear the warmth and dropped into a Japanese cafe on the principal avenue La Rambla Nova which experienced to be air-conditioned and presented an all-you-can-eat Sushi lunch buffet at 13,50 Euros per individual!
12th Day: Camí de Ronda (from Resort Cala Font to the beach of Salou)
In accordance to the map, the keep track of from Cala Font to Salou need to be a lot easier to wander. Yet, we still packed ample drinking water and put mountaineering shoes on. When intensely perspiring, we were pleased with the pure and scenic attractiveness of the shorelines and coves along the way. Camí de Ronda is a person of the ideal climbing trails on the Spanish Mediterranean Coastline.
13th Working day: Montblanc, Salou at night
Montblanc is a person of the very best-preserved medieval walled towns in Cataluña. It is modest but has a number of Romanesque and Gothic monuments to see. In the Spanish high summer, wandering around in this sort of an previous city is the ideal way to escape the sunshine and heat waves.
On the other two evenings, we drove to Salou but failed to find parking. In the night, people sunbathers arrived out of the drinking water and crowded the streets, dining establishments, and stores. Travellers from the neighbouring village also came to be part of the evening routines. Consequently, on the 3rd evening, we took the neighborhood bus and arrived in the centre of Salou rather.
14th Working day: Generate back to Frankfurt
On the way back to Germany, we stayed overnight at Ibis. And in the upcoming day, we passed Nancy of France to have a brief lunch in the centre right before heading back to Frankfurt.
Spanish Mediterranean Coast Travel tips
There are lots of beaches along the Mediterranean Coast of Spain. So, if probable, you need to check out distinctive beaches throughout your holiday getaway because they are lovely and considerably less crowded.
If you never have a automobile, you can depend on the nearby bus company BusPlana, which features frequent solutions from Ribarroja to Bellaterra, together Costa Dorada. The Bus organization has data booths in several locations, these as downtown Salou and Cala Font, providing maps and advertising tickets. You should usually verify its timetable locally due to the fact the website could not have the most current information.
