Port Aventura is to Salou what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. It symbolizes the city as an important tourist destination, receiving thousands of visiters a year. Port Aventura is a theme park and shopping center that is located between Vila Sea and Salou on the Costa Daurada of Catalonia, Spain.
This theme park, whose construction cost over 300 million euros, is a major destination on the Costa Daurada, especially for the kids. It was built in 1995, and since then has been extremely successful. It has thematic areas dedicated to various continents, countries, and geographic zones such as the Wild West, the Mediterranean, China, Polynesia, etc.
Port Aventura has many attractions. There is the roller coaster, which is one of the largest in the world. It is over a kilometer long, and over 30 meters high!!
There is also an aquatic theme park here, one of the few in the world with thesespecial characteristics. Inside the Port Ventura you will find hotels and aparthotels where you can find accommodation during your holidays in Salou.
The theme park is divided into several areas. One is the Mediterranean where you can see and buy things having to do with Mediterranean culture, and the Polynesian area with its abundant vegetation and canoe rides in the lake; China's area with park rides for the kids and attractions for the adults such as the roller coaster. There is also a zone for Mexico where you will find the Hurricane Condor, a free fall over 100 meters tall. Lastly, you can visit the Wild West which takes you through a mythical journey, with all kinds of attractions for kids, young people, and adults.
