Platja de Coma-ruga, Urban beach in El Vendrell, Spain.
Platja de Coma-ruga is an urban beach in the Coma-ruga neighbourhood of El Vendrell, 2,371 metres long and about 100 metres wide, made of fine sand with a gentle entry into the water. It runs from Plaça del Pessebre, where it meets Platja de Sant Salvador, southwest to Platja del Francàs. A pedestrian promenade follows the shoreline, and at the centre of the beach are the port of Coma-ruga and the mouth of the Riuet.
The shore evolved from a fishing village into a destination during the development of Costa Daurada in the 1950s. Hotels and residential buildings appeared along the coast in the following decades.
The Riuet stream and the Estany pool at the beach were declared mineromedicinal waters by the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Barcelona in 1892. In 1919 Dr. August Pi Sunyer classified them as alkaline chloride, bromide and nearly isotonic thermal waters. Bathers still pass the stream mouth in the beach's central section.
Showers, restrooms, lifeguards, rental equipment and several restaurants are available along the waterfront. Between June and September all facilities operate and the water is warm enough for swimming.
The Riuet stream and the Estany pool, where it meets the beach, were declared mineromedicinal by the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Barcelona in 1892. In 1919 Dr. August Pi Sunyer classified their waters as alkaline, chlorinated, brominated and almost isotonic thermal waters.
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