Cambrils: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 38 - 160 L´ Hotelet
 L’Hotelet offers an outdoor swimming pool, gym and squash court. Each room is individually decorated and includes satellite TV, air conditioning and… MoreEUR 30 - 98 Marinada
 Hotel Marinada offers good-value accommodation in the Costa Dorada resort of Cambrils, 800 metres from the beach. Each air-conditioned room has a TV a… MoreEUR 64 - 125 Mas Gallau
 Mas Gallau is located on the Costa Daurada, by the Par 3 Cambrils Golf Course. It has a large outdoor pool with a jacuzzi, a sauna, and a Pitch & Putt… MoreEUR 30 - 300 Hotel Vila Mar
 Set at the heart of the coastal town of Cambrils, in the Catalonia region of northern Spain, this hotel is the perfect place to spend a holiday in the… MoreEUR 54 - 253 Hotel Rovira
 This modern beachfront hotel is just 50 metres from Regueral Beach in Cambrils. It has a swimming pool and gym, and most of the rooms have sea views.
… MoreEUR 35 - 90 Hotel Diego´s
 This small, contemporary hotel is located in the historic heart of Cambrils, southern Catalonia, just a kilometre’s walk from the resort’s gloriou… MoreEUR 36 - 86 Hotel Miramar
 Hotel Miramar is located next to Cambrils Harbour, on the Costa Daurada. It offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen TV and a Mediterranean res… MoreEUR 42 - 110 Hotel Princep
 Hotel Princep is 100 metres from the harbour and beach, in the Costa Daurada resort of Cambrils. Rooms have a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi internet and … MoreEUR 60 - 289 Monica Hotel
 Set in the heart of the Catalan resort of Cambrils, this holiday hotel offers a range of indoor and outdoor facilities to allow you to spend a relaxin… MoreEUR 21 - 145 Pins Marina
 Set walking distance to the beach and bus stops taking you to Salou and Cambrils, this apartment building has a swimming pool and a spacious sun terra… MoreEUR 35 - 165 Sol De España
 Spend a fun-filled family holiday in this popular beach destination near Salou on the Costa Dorada.
Sol De España complex is next to the beach, and… MoreEUR 55 - 398 Tryp Port Cambrils
 Situated 200 metres from Regueral Beach, Hotel Tryp Port is a 15 minute drive from Salou and PortAventura. It is equipped with an outdoor swimming po… MoreEUR 50 - 170 Villajardin
 Surrounded by lovely gardens, Villajardin is ideal for a sun-filled, family holiday in Vilafortuny, set on the Costa Dorada in Catalonia.
Spend the … MoreEUR 69 - 310 Pueblo El Dorado Playa
 Pueblo El Dorado Playa is a beachfront resort, 2.5km south of Cambrils Old Town and marina. It offers an outdoor pool, spa and many sports facilities,… MoreEUR 40 - 142 Port Vinyols
 Set away from the hustle and bustle of Cambrils which is 2.5 km away, this cheerfully decorated hotel has a variety of cultural sights and entertainme… MoreEUR 31 - 204 Pins Platja
 All of the modern apartments in Pins Platja have balconies with sea views. Located between Salou and Cambrils, the complex has a large freeform swimmi… MoreEUR 56 - 250 Port Eugeni
 Port Eugeni is located 350 metres from the beach in the town of Cambrils, on the Costa Dorada. It has a swimming pool, a cafeteria, and a regular ente… MoreEUR 42 - 244 Hotel Best Maritim
 The Maritim hotel is located in the area of Vilafotuny Cambrils, on the beach front of San Pere. It offers outdoor pools for adults and children, and … MoreEUR 41 - 234 Hotel Best Cambrils
 Hotel Best Cambrils is set 50 metres from the beach in Cambrils, on the Costa Daurada. This hotel features an outdoor swimming pool and rooms with bal… MoreEUR 52 - 450 Aparthotel Voramar
 Just 50 m from Costa Daurada beaches, this family friendly aparthotel offers you your own compact apartment with private balcony as well as the use of… MoreEUR 23 - 302 Augustus
 This hotel is located along Salou’s seafront promenade, just 30 metres from the beach. It has outdoor pools for adults and children, and rooms featu… MoreEUR 34 - 176 Cambrils Playa
 The Cambrils Playa hotel is just 50 metres from the long sandy beach of Cambrils. It has a large swimming pool, satellite TV and free sporting activit… MoreEUR 53 - 500 Aparthotel Olimar II
 Aparthotel Olimar II in Cambrils has an outdoor pool, pretty gardens, an excellent restaurant and a well-equipped mini club. Apartments all offer a ba… MoreEUR 35 - 180 Apartaments Voralmar - Mas d´en Gran
 Apartaments Voralmar are just a few steps from Vilafortuny de Cambrils Beach, between Salou and Cambrils. They offer a seasonal outdoor swimming pool … MoreEUR 42 - 138 Apartamentos DMS V
 Apartamentos DMS V are situated just 150 metres from Vilafortuny Beach, on the Costa Dorada. Each spacious apartment has a flat-screen TV and a privat… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambrils: Guide
Cambrils is a coastal town in the comarca of Baix Camp, Tarragona (province)|Tarragona province of Catalonia, Spain.
History
Roman empire to Middle Ages
The town of Cambrils can trace its origins back to prehistory|prehistoric times, although it was not until the Roman empire|Roman period that the population of the Cambrils we know today began to grow. This is evident from the archaeological sites found throughout the municipality, such as the Roman villa of La Llosa, strategically located alongside the Via Augusta and not far from the Roman capital of Tarraco. Today you can learn about its history, from its earliest times until the end of the Roman period, in the Molí de les Tres Eres, the main building of the Cambrils Museum of History.
By the Middle Ages|mediaeval period there was already a permanent settlement on the right bank of the Alforja Torrent. From 1152 the kingdom of Catalonia and Aragon, having driven the Moors out of Catalonia Nova, granted a series of privileges to encourage the repopulation of the place known as Cambrils. It was in the 12th century that the foundations were laid for the establishment of a stable population centre here at the southern gateway to the Camp de Tarragona, well connected to El Camino Real (the Royal Road) that linked Tortosa and Tarragona. The area also had good maritime connections, as can be seen from the fact that the troops of Jaume I sailed from these beaches in 1229 to re-conquer Mallorca from the Moors.
Due to this strategic position, the Crown kept title over the town by establishing a feudal lord—vassal to the king-count—and a detachment of soldiers here. In addition, they built the defensive walls and towers that also served to protect other nearby villages such as Els Tegells, Les Planes and Montbrió. This royal initiative lead to the development of the present-day Old Town, with a church, hostel, hermitage, hospital, convent, market, fair, artisans, and, above all, farmers who worked the rich lands that still surround Cambrils today.
Post Middle Ages
However, the vitality of the community was severely disrupted in December 1640 when the town of Cambrils was the site of one of the episodes of the Catalan Revolt|Guerra dels Segadors (War of the Reapers) that brought Catalonia into conflict with King Felipe IV. Faced with a far superior army, the population of Cambrils withstood a terrible siege that lasted three days, before they finally capitulated. Contrary to the agreed terms of surrender, the occupying troops killed a large number of the defenders and destroyed most of the town walls. This is one of the most important events in the town’s history and it is commemorated every year by a ceremony held in the Plaça del Setge, in front of the ruins of the walls.
From the 18th century the population began to increase, as can be seen from the establishment of workers’ neighbourhoods outside the walled area. At the same time, the coastal area, now the port quarter of Cambrils, began to be occupied, thanks to the construction of the Port or Moors’ Tower. For centuries living on the seashore had been fraught with danger, due to the constant pirate attacks. Fishermen and others who did not have time to flee to the shelter of the walled town were often killed or kidnapped. Other small mediaeval villages such as Mas d’en Bisbe, Vilagrassa and Vilafortuny, the latter of which had its own castle and church, also suffered the ravages of the pirates, which impeded the growth of their populations, a situation that did not change until they were annexed to the municipality of Cambrils in the 19th century. Over time, and with the danger largely a thing of the past, the families of fishermen and seafarers began to build their houses in the surroundings of the Port or Moors’ Tower, thus founding the quarter that, a century later, would see the construction of the harbour, which was finished in the mid 20th century and is now the best known symbol of Cambrils.
In addition to the production of flour in the town’s numerous Watermill|water-driven mills, from the 19th century on small industries began to develop. These included liqueur producers, brick and building material factories, and boatyards building increasingly large vessels. The opening of the railway in 1867 gave a considerable boost to the town’s commerce, agriculture and fishing, despite a series of wars, epidemics, and meteorological disasters suffered during the 19th century. The 20th century brought with it the beginning of an increase in population that would be multiplied in the 1950s with the arrival of various waves of immigration from other parts of Spain.
At the beginning of the 1960s the potential of tourism was discovered and began to be exploited. Large estates were built to house these new arrivals, who mainly came to enjoy the Mediterranean sun, beach and cuisine.
Demography
Reference
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
(in Catalan)
This "Travel Guide" section is drawn from the Wikipedia article "Cambrils". We hope you will edit and improve it. It is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)
from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)
- web newspaper (in Catalan)
- Research group studying the traditional culture of Cambrils (in Catalan)