Hotels in Vinaròs

Vinaròs is a working fishing town at the far northern tip of the Valencian coast, just short of the Catalan border, and it feels more like a real place where people live and work than a resort built for visitors. Its fame rests on the langostino de Vinaròs, a prized local prawn that turns up on menus all along the port, and on a carnival that ranks among the liveliest in the region and fills the town every winter. The baroque church of the Assumption anchors a compact old centre, and the seafront promenade is pleasant for an evening walk.

The beaches here are mostly modest stretches and rocky coves rather than the long golden sands of nearby Peñíscola, and outside summer and carnival season things can be quiet to the point of sleepy. It does make a good, more affordable-feeling base for day trips to Peñíscola, Morella and the Ebro Delta. Stay near the port and seafront promenade, where you are walking distance from the old town, the fish market and the best seafood restaurants.