DRINKS, SHOPPING AND SMALL PLEASURES IN REUS

Museu del Vermut

REUS

Today you are in the mood and the night invites you to go out. The Costa Daurada, (Golden Coast) besides being a family destination, also has options to extend the day and dance until the body is exhausted.
In Cambrils, Siddharta, located on the Paseo Miramar, was born with the aim of transmitting to clients "peace, friendship, love and respect". The atmosphere is perfect to unwind and relax between drinks and lounge and chill out music. The atmosphere is select and includes an extensive menú card of gins and drinks. You will aslo be unable to taste the the wide range of teas.

The Lotus Lounge & Disco Pub in La Pineda (within Vila-seca) is another stylish proposal. It is located within the 5-stars Gran Palas hotel. On the dance floor the decibels go up. The local has become one of the references of the club culture of the Costa Daurada (Golden Coast). 800 square meters of disco with minimalist decoration, with bars inside, outside and in the pool - according to the season of year. If you love exclusive atmospheres and good service, here is your meeting point at night.

Before, if you are looking for a unique restaurant, you can go and have something to eat at La Ferreteria in Reus. It is a beautiful place with wooden furniture that used to house a nails and screws business. In 1998 the warehouse was replaced by a kitchen to be able to serve tapas and montaditos (small sandwiches) that retains the name of the typical products of a hardware store. Rice with cod, deep fried squid, patatas bravas (spicy fried potato dice)... the menu is classic and an authentic guarantee of success.

Etiquetes:

Cambrils, Reus, Vila-seca, La Pineda, copes, nit, shopping, Vermut, Menjar blamc

'Shopping'

SHOPPING’ IN REUS

If you continue along the hedonistic path of this TripIdea, you cannot overlook the immense pleasure of going from store to store and stop in front of every window. Reus is considered "the shopping city" of the Costa Daurada: because of the more than 600 commercial establishments, because of the network of narrow streets of the center where you would spend hours and hours walking, because of the pedestrian areas ... In the capital of Baix Camp, you find the first brands of clothes, the proposals of the local designers and an endless offer of restaurants, bars and terraces to make the stop at. And there are also a handful of children's clothing stores.

Museu del Vermut

A CITY OF VERMOUTH

"Reus, Paris, London" is an expression that will hear on the Costa Daurada (Golden Coast) and especially in the capital town of the Baix Camp region to highlight the economic importance of the villa in the past. In these three cities, the price of the brandy distributed all over Europe was set. This in the basis on which Reus has developed a strong production of vermouth, still very active nowadays.

Each producer still offers his traditional, completely secret, formula to lovers of this sweet alcoholic drink. Recently, the Vermouth Museum, opened its doors; here you will find more than 5,000 articles related with this aperitif. But the best way to know the vermouth of Reus is to try it out in one of the city´s bars and restaurants. A good option if you go in a group is to ask for one sample of each different brand. For the children, just give them the olive on a stick!

Menjar blanc

TRY THE ‘MENJAR BLANC’

Once you are in Reus, part of your immersion in the Baix Camp region should include the city´s desert par excellence. The 'menjar blanc' (it is necessary to pronounce it in a single blow of voice, "menjarblanc") is a cream of almonds you will find in a large number of menu cards. Several stores also sell a natural powder preparation to make this dessert at home. Good luck in the kitchen and Bon Appetite!