Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Via Augusta (off the end of Rambla Vella) and turning right at the
Hotel Astari
- a pleasant
thirty-minute walk with gradually unfolding views of the beach and a few beach bars when
you get there.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: TARRAGONA
By train
Hourly AVE (high-speed) trains from Barcelona Sants take just 35min, but tickets
are expensive and the Camp de Tarragona AVE station is a 10min drive from the centre of
town,whichaddsonthepriceofataxi.Otherwise,normaltrainsfromPg.deGràciaandBar-
celona Sants (every 30min,
renfe.com
) take just over an hour: turn right out of the station,
climbthestepsaheadofyoutoreachRamblaNova,bythestatueofRogerdeLlúria(10min).
INFORMATION
Oficina de Turisme
c/Major 39 (July-Sept Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun & hols 10am-2pm;
Oct-June Mon-Sat 10am-2pm & 3-5pm, Sun & hols 10am-2pm; 977 250 795,
tar-
EATING AND DRINKING
The pretty old-town squares, like Pl. del Rei, Pl. del Fòrum and Pl. de la Font are the best
places for outdoor drinks and meals. The last in particular features more than a dozen
cafés
,
bars and restaurants
serving everything from
pintxos
to pizzas. Otherwise, a good place
for lunch is down in
Serrallo
, Tarragona's so-called fishermen's quarter, a 15min walk west
along the industrial harbourfront from the train station, where you'll get a tasty paella.
La Cuineta
c/Nou del Patriarca 2 977 226 101.
Stylish all-day café that has a big choice
of breakfast sandwiches and pastries, followed by lunch from 1pm, where €15 gets you a
good meal from a wide-ranging menu - sautéed mussels to chicken with prunes.
Mon-Sat
8am-6pm (kitchen closes at 4pm).
ElLlagut
c/deNatzaret10,atPl.delRei 977228938.
Thebestplaceinthetowncentre
forseafoodandricedishes,withaquiet
terrassa
oppositethearcheologicalmuseum.There's
a good lunch deal at around €13; otherwise à la carte meals for around €25.
July & Aug:
Daily 3-4pm & 8.30pm-midnight; Sept-June: closed all day Sun and Mon evenings.
El Pigot
Pl. de la Font 24 977 217 766.
Lunch menus around the town's nicest square are
all similarly priced at around €12.50 but locals plump for the reliably good Catalan food at
El Pigot
- from summer salads to signature rice and
fideuà
dishes. Main dishes otherwise
cost around €11-25. And don't forget an ice cream afterwards from
Sirvent
, the well-known
parlour just a few doors down the square.
Daily 12.30-4pm & 7.30-11.30pm.
Racó de l'Abat
c/de l'Abat 2 977 216 101,
abatrestaurant.com
.
Stone arches, beamed
ceilings and crimson plaster walls give this Catalan restaurant - located in a former palace
dating from the sixteenth century -an intimate, heritage vibe. The
menúdeldia
starts at €15,
while mains (fresh fish, grilled meats, stews) average around €25.
Daily 10am-midnight.
