Catalonia Road Trip: Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida

From the human towers of Tarragona to Gaudi’s architectural masterpieces in Barcelona to the whimsical Dali paintings of Costa Brava; prepare yourself for one exciting vacation by renting a car in Catalonia through Kemwel!

Visit Catalonia with a Spain car rental

While the autonomous community of Catalonia is part of Spain, this distinct region speaks Catalan and often makes headlines for its robust independence movement. All the while, Catalonia has become a prime destination for European car rentals with leasing options available from Barcelona all the way to Lleida. Include world-renowned cuisine, beach resort towns along Costa Brava, sleepy mountain villages in the Pyrenees, plus plenty of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and you have yourself one dynamic place to experience seated in the driver’s seat of your budget car rental in Spain through the Kemwel team!

Learn some Catalan: Fixeu-vos el cinturó de seguretat i engegueu el motor (fasten your seatbelt and start the engine) el nostre viatge per carretera a Catalunya comença aquí (our Catalonia road trip begins here)!

Plan a Catalonia road trip with Kemwel

Brace yourself for some of Spain’s tastiest tapas, hearty paella dishes and open street markets when touring Catalonia by car! It should come to no surprise that Catalonia is one of the most trendy tourist destinations in Spain and the rest of Europe. After all, an average of 19.4 million tourists visited Catalonia between 2000 and 2019, many of whom decided to rent a car instead of depending on buses or trains that tend to be pricey.

Travelers planning on opting out of expensive public transportation in Catalonia will not only have access to the best car rental deals in Barcelona over the Kemwel booking engine but also Tarragona and Lleida! To prepare for this guaranteed memorable outing, below you will find some of the top attractions in these cities to go along with your low-cost car rental in Spain!

Catalonia Road Trip Destination 1: Barcelona car rental

As the largest city in Catalonia and second most-populated in Spain, Barcelona has one thing that Madrid doesn’t; the ocean. With the Barceloneta neighborhood attracting thousands of beachgoers every year, the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona is among the most popular places for cheap car rentals in Spain for all of the obvious reasons. From the white sands, head to Las Ramblas pedestrian way or sample mouthwatering morsels at La Boqueria once you have retrieved your Barcelona rental car and gained your bearings.

Even though Barcelona had a well-preserved Gothic Quarter dating back to the medieval times, parts of the city appear to be from the pages of a surrealist science fiction novel. That’s to say, Gaudi architectural structures have forever accentuated the cityscape, especially the ornate unfinished Roman Catholic basilica, La Sagrada Familia. Other works include Casa Batlló, Parc Güell and Montjuic Cemetery. Users can even take advantage of our car rental deals at El Prat Airport as well as the best prices at Estació de Sants Train Station!

For some, the bustling hub of Barcelona feels more authentic than the capital of Spain.

“Some parts of Madrid felt like New York to me,” said Serkan Sayin, a Turkish biologist who fell in love with Barcelona when he visited in 2017, especially the Sagrada Familia. “It’s so unique, I have never seen a church like that.”

Catalonia Road Trip Destination 2: Tarragona car rental

Get ready to see some incredible Roman ruins and renowned cultural activities with your efficient Tarragona car rental available on the Kemwel booking engine! Ranging from the local amphitheater to Praetorian Tower, Tarragona exudes ancient old world history! Even better, the region outside of the city boasts a gamut of warm Mediterranean beaches for everybody’s delight including El Miracle (Tarragona city’s primary beach), L'Arrabassada, La Savinosa, Playa Larga, Cala Fonda, La Roca Plana, Playa La Mora, as well as Cala Jovera.

Força, Equilibri, Valor, Seny (strength, balance, courage, mindfulness); this is also the motto of Catalonia’s emblematic human tower known as El Castells. The tradition originated in Tarragona around the 18th century and has turned into a symbolic act of Catalan solidarity. Here, community members called castelleres form pyramids reaching eight meters tall. From heaviest to lightest, the most nimble climbers (typically children) climb to the top while fellow town folks form as a protective base down below.

Catalonia Road Trip Destination 3: Lleida car rental

Near the border of Aragon in Western Catalonia is the ancient city of Lleida waiting to be toured with a discount rental car in Spain! Arrive at the Lleida-Pirineus Railway Station to start the scenic adventures, beginning at La Seu Vella (Old Cathedral) that showcases a gorgeous mix of Romanesque and Gothic styles. This epic structure eventually became a military base situated on a hill named Turó de la Seu overlooking Lleida.

Continue the “open air history museum” tour by visiting the Gardeny fortress constructed in the 12 and 13th century for the Knights Templar. Between the city’s various art galleries, theaters such as La Llotja de Lleidand, plus plenty of intricate churches, renting a car in Lleida will be a sure-fire way to immerse yourself in the rich Catalan culture. End the excursion by having a picnic at the botanical gardens of Parc des Camps Elisis or spending the afternoon admiring ancient artifacts at Lleida Museum.

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