Reus, Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Economy | Tourist Industry | Transport

🇪🇸 Reus is the capital of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague. Nowadays it is known for its commercial activity, for being a centre for rock-climbing and as the birthplace of architect Antoni Gaudí.

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Economy During the 19th and 20th centuries Reus became known as one of the world's major centres of liquor production, and was home to over 30 producers of vermouth. Today Reus is home to major exporters of vermouth including Yzaguirre, Iris (Muller), Miró, and Fot-Li.

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Tourist Industry In recent years, tourism in Reus has expanded as more and more people come to the Costa Daurada region for their summer holidays or some winter sun. Nowadays, the largest group of tourists comes from Russia, followed by France and Holland.

Reus is close to the resort town of Salou and one of Europe's biggest theme resort at PortAventura World. Tour companies and buses operate services to Reus from tourist destinations in the region such as Salou, La Pineda and Cambrils.

The accommodation in Reus consists of small hotels, hostels, and major chained hotels owned by NH Hoteles and Hotusa Group.

Recently Reus Airport has started to receive low cost flights from Ryanair that fly to Reus from many different European locations and North Africa. The airport also receives major charter flights from the United Kingdom. Barcelona Airport is another airport which serves the area for those destinations not served by Reus Airport.

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Transport The city is served by Reus Airport.

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Reus has a population of over 107,200 people. Reus also forms the centre of the wider Baix Camp comarca which has a population of over 190,249 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Reus has links with:

🇪🇭 Amgala, Western Sahara 🇪🇸 Astorga, Spain 🇦🇷 Bahía Blanca, Argentina 🇨🇺 Boyeros, Cuba 🇪🇸 Gandia, Spain 🇧🇦 Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇨🇺 Havana, Cuba 🇳🇮 Managua, Nicaragua
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Antipodal to Reus is: -178.892,-41.152

Locations Near: Reus 1.10812,41.1521

🇪🇸 Tarragona 1.233,41.1 d: 12  

🇪🇸 El Vendrell 1.535,41.22 d: 36.5  

🇪🇸 Vilanova i la Geltrú 1.725,41.224 d: 52.2  

🇪🇸 Vilafranca del Penedès 1.699,41.345 d: 53.9  

🇪🇸 Lerida 0.633,41.617 d: 65.1  

🇪🇸 Igualada 1.617,41.583 d: 64  

🇪🇸 Lleida 0.627,41.615 d: 65.2  

🇪🇸 Amposta 0.58,40.712 d: 66  

🇪🇸 Tortosa 0.517,40.8 d: 63.2  

🇪🇸 Castelldefels 1.977,41.28 d: 74  

Antipodal to: Reus -178.892,-41.152

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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16923.7  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16899.7  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16180.3  

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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12755.6  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12745.6  

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