ancient ruins
Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre
A seaside Roman amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean, centrepiece of one of Spain's great Roman cities.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Alcover
Catalonia, Spain · Europe
About Alcover
Alcover works well as a base: 10 minutes from La Selva del Camp, 18km from Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre.
Alcover is in Catalonia, Spain, with about 4,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Selva del Camp, about 6 km away.
Alcover (Catalan pronunciation: [əlkuˈβe]) is a municipality in the Alt Camp comarca, in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies at the meeting point of the Camp de Tarragona plain and the foothills of the Prades Mountains, near the valley of the Glorieta. The municipality covers 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi)Read more
and has a population of 5,362 (register office, 2025) .
The territory has archaeological evidence of occupation from prehistory through the Iberian, Roman and late antique periods. Medieval Alcover developed within the lordship of the Archdiocese of Tarragona, and by the late Middle Ages had become a fortified market town. The municipality preserves a substantial historic centre, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, and an important palaeontological collection based on the Middle Triassic Alcover-Mont-ral fossil site.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Alcover?
Within an hour or so of Alcover: Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre (18 km), Ferrari Land (20 km), PortAventura World (20 km), Siurana (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Alcover?
The nearest famous roads are Coll d'Ordino and Port d'Envalira.
Where is Alcover?
Alcover is in Catalonia, Spain, about 6 km from La Selva del Camp.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,431
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Catalonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 41.2627, 1.1701
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Alcover
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Ferrari Land
Europe's first Ferrari-branded theme park at PortAventura with the continent's tallest and fastest vertical accelerator.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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PortAventura World
Spain's most visited theme park on the Costa Dorada featuring themed areas inspired by world civilizations.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Siurana
Stone hamlet on a limestone eyrie above a turquoise reservoir in the Priorat, the last Moorish stronghold in Catalonia and now a world-class sport-climbing mecca. The dead-end road up from Cornudella is a hairpin treat.
20 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar
Spain's first purpose-built autodrome, a 2km concrete oval with alarmingly steep banking, opened 1923 and abandoned for decades while farm animals grazed the infield. Restored and reopened to visitors, the raw banked bowl survives almost exactly as built.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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