Comarruga

Comarruga is a seaside resort in the municipality of El Vendrell, in the province of Tarragona . It stretches along the 2.3 km long Beach of Comarruga. Until 1946 it made part of the former municipality of San Vicente de Calders.LocationComarruga is located in the eastern part of the Costa Dorada, some 55 km to the West of Barcelona-El Prat Airport, near the popular tourist resorts of Calafell and Torredembarra. Developed in the 1950s and 1960s, Comarruga has become a popular tourist destination, particularly for families. A fine beach of golden sand stretching along more than 2 km. is its main attraction.ClimateComarruga has a Typical Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) characterized with mild winters and hot summers. The rainiest season is the autumn, and the driest season is the summer. The sunshine hours are above 2,500.HistoryThe first written reference to Comarruga appears in 1180, when the abbot of Sant Cugat granted to Arnau Sunyer i Berenguer the place named "ipsum vilare de Coma Ruga", near the castles of Calders and Saint Vincent. The concession didn't grant the property of the pond of Comarruga, which belonged to the Monastery of Sant Cugat.In 1183 the abbot of the Monastery of Sant Cugat granted additional rights in favour of Bernat de Papiol who accepted the compromise of guarding and defending the properties of the monastery and its inhabitants.