Salou Municipality
Salou is a municipality on the Costa Daurada of Tarragona in Catalonia. It is a popular beach and vacation spot with a string of beaches and the nearby PortAventura World theme park.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dragon Khan and Shambhala.
Dragon Khan
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster in the PortAventura Park theme park in Salou and Vilaseca, Catalonia, Spain. It has eight inversions, which was a world record until the opening of the ten-inversion Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002.
Shambhala
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya is a steel hypercoaster located at PortAventura Park in Salou and Vila-seca, Spain. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the tallest and second fastest roller coaster in Europe at the time of its opening.
Red Force
Roller coaster
Photo: Freddo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Force is a steel launched giga roller coaster located at Ferrari Land within PortAventura World in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. The ride was manufactured by Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin and opened on 7 April 2017.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila-seca and La Pineda.
Vila-seca
Town
Photo: Tabalot, Public domain.
Vila-seca is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 23,917. The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i Salou until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca is situated 3½ km north of Salou Municipality.
La Pineda
Suburb
La Pineda is a coastal resort which forms part of the municipality of Vila-seca in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Salou Municipality
- Type: Locality with 31,500 residents
- Also known as: “43905” and “Salou”
- Location: Tarragona, Catalonia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.0787° or 41° 4′ 43″ northLongitude
1.152° or 1° 9′ 7″ eastPopulation
31,500Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FH335H2+FQGeoNames ID
6361425
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