Reus

city in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain

Reus is a town of 103,000 people (2018) in Catalonia. 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.

Get in

By plane

🌍 Aeropuerto de Reus (Reus Airport REU ), ☏ +34 90 240 4704, +34 977 779 800. Is located 3km to the East of the town. Ryanair flies from London (Luton and Stansted), Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow (Prestwick), Memmingen and Hahn. As is par for the course for Ryanair, they like to suggest it being closer to Barcelona than it actually is. (updated Apr 2024)

By public transit

  • 🌍 Reus train station. Bus information (Catalan with translation available) (updated Apr 2024) Train information served by lines  R14  from Barcelona & additionally  RT1  from Tarragona.

Get around

  • (PLANA) offers transfers from Reus or Barcelona to La Pineda, Salou, PortAventura Hotels and Cambrils.

See

Reus is famous for its "Catalan modernist" architecture

  • 🌍 Casa Navàs, 5 Plaça del Mercadal. Open every day times according to languages on tour. Art Nouveau, Modernist home. Tours by reservation which can be booked from website. €10 - €16 see website. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 🌍 Institut Pere Mata, 1 Ctra. de l'Institut Pere Mata. Sa 11:00-14:00&16:00-18:00; Su 11:00-14:00. Modernist psychiatric hospital. Adults €9; 65+ €8; 9-15 €8; 0-8 free. (updated Apr 2024)
  • 🌍 Casa Gasull. 
  • 🌍 Casa Rull. 
  • 🌍 Casa Pinyol. 
Gaudí Centre
  • 🌍 Gaudí Centre, Pl. Mercadal, 3, ☏ +34 977 010 670. Mid-Sep to mid-Jun: M-F 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00, Sa Su 10:00-14:00; mid-Jun to mid-Sep M-F 10:00-20:00, Sa Su 10:00-14:00. Dedicated to the famous architect who was born here in the 1850s. Adult €11, youth 9-15 €7, senior €7, under 9 free. (updated Apr 2024)

Do

  • 🌍 Estadi Municipal de Reus. Home of the (deceptively named) Barcelona Dragons of the European League of Football an American football league which started play in 2021. While the hometown team started at the bottom of the league into the 2021 season, they managed to rally later in the season remaining in playoff contention until the second to last day of play. The rabid hometown crowd has been lauded throughout the league for its enthusiasm - especially when their team wins - and welcoming nature towards visiting fans. (updated Sep 2021)

Buy

Eat

Drink

  • La Presó, Beer and Tapas

Sleep

The sleeping options are limited in town. You can find way more accommodations along the coast like in Tarragona (12 km) including hostels for €15-23 (Feb 2023).

  • NH Ciutat de Reus, Avinguda Marià Fortuny, 85, ☏ +34 97 7345353. This comfortable hotel is 200 m from el Palacio de Ferias y Congresos. It has modern, functional décor. 

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