El Vendrell is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Coma-ruga, 26km from Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre.
El Vendrell is in Catalonia, Spain, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Coma-ruga, about 4 km away.
El Vendrell (Catalan pronunciation: [əl βənˈdɾeʎ], Spanish: [el βenˈdɾeʎ]) is a town located in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, in the wine-growing region of Penedès. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the coastal range. El Vendrell is the capital of the Baix Penedès comarca and a tourist spot, with theRead more beaches of Comarruga, Sant Salvador and El Vendrell.
It is the source of the Catalan family name "Vendrell".
Within an hour or so of El Vendrell: Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar (21 km), Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre (26 km), Ferrari Land (35 km), PortAventura World (35 km).
Are there any good drives near El Vendrell?
The nearest famous roads are Port d'Envalira, Coll d'Ordino and Costa Brava.
Where is El Vendrell?
El Vendrell is in Catalonia, Spain, about 4 km from Coma-ruga.
Road trip
Drive to El Vendrell
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre
A seaside Roman amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean, centrepiece of one of Spain's great Roman cities.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Ferrari Land
Europe's first Ferrari-branded theme park at PortAventura with the continent's tallest and fastest vertical accelerator.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
PortAventura World
Spain's most visited theme park on the Costa Dorada featuring themed areas inspired by world civilizations.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Montserrat Monastery
A Benedictine abbey nestled among surreal serrated rock pinnacles, home to the revered Black Madonna and a renowned boys' choir.
49 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
La Boqueria Market
Vibrant public market off La Rambla in Barcelona bursting with colourful fresh produce, seafood, and Catalan delicacies.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Casa Batlló
Gaudí's fantastical apartment building in Barcelona with a skeletal facade, coloured tiles, and a dragon-scale roof.