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Ferrari Land
Europe's first Ferrari-branded theme park at PortAventura with the continent's tallest and fastest vertical accelerator.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Vila-seca
Catalonia, Spain · Europe
About Vila-seca
Vila-seca works well as a base: 5 minutes from Salou, 9km from Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre.
Vila-seca is in Catalonia, Spain, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Salou, about 4 km away.
Vila-seca (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbilə ˈsɛkə]; literally 'Dry-town') is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 23,917 (register office, 2025) .
The historical name was Vila-seca de Solcina and since the 80's known as Vila-seca i SalouRead more
until Salou was segregated from Vila-seca on 1989, however the municipality includes the urban areas of La Plana and La Pineda. Vila-seca has a large petrochemical complex shared with Tarragona and La Canonja, including Repsol complex in El Morell makes one of the greatest petrochemical areas of Europe like Ludwigshafen am Rhein.
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What is there to see near Vila-seca?
Within an hour or so of Vila-seca: Ferrari Land (3 km), PortAventura World (3 km), Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre (9 km), Siurana (24 km).
Where is Vila-seca?
Vila-seca is in Catalonia, Spain, about 4 km from Salou.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,866
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Catalonia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 41.1112, 1.1476
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 Vila-seca
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
PortAventura World
Spain's most visited theme park on the Costa Dorada featuring themed areas inspired by world civilizations.
3 km · about 5 min drive
ancient ruins
Tarragona Roman Amphitheatre
A seaside Roman amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean, centrepiece of one of Spain's great Roman cities.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
24 km · about 30 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.
55 km · about 65 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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