Port Aventura
Location: Costa Dorada.
Nearest beach resort: Salou, 15mins by road.
Getting there: scheduled and low-cost carriers fly to Barcelona, which is 1hr from the park; chartered carriers fly to Reus which is 20mins from the park. Buses go every day from Salou. The park has its own train station on the Barcelona-Valencia line.
Admission price: adults £18 one day; £26 two days; £34 three day. Children £13 one day; £21 two days; £27 three days.
Open: from March-November, from 10am-10pm, and until 12am during school holidays.
Special offers: Airtours offers self-catering apartments at the Mariposa Apartments in Salou for £229 per person for seven nights, based on four sharing. Theme park admission is extra. Those booking a holiday in April, May, June and September get a second day pass free when a one-day pass is purchased.