Vinaròs is a working fishing port at the northern end of the Costa del Azahar, known for its prawns and its February carnival. Most homes around the town have a private pool, but few take groups of eight.
Vinaròs sits on a plain at the northern end of Castellón province, right beside the Tarragona border, and it reads as a real town rather than a purpose-built resort. It has a commercial and fishing port, a past in shipbuilding and canning, and prawns are what it is best known for. Our homes are scattered around the town and its edges rather than gathered in one development. The beaches are well kept and have services. In the old centre you will find the church-fortress of la Asunción and a former convent of Sant Agustí, now the municipal auditorium. Carnival is held in the second half of February, runs for about eleven days and ends with the burning of the Carnestoltes figure, so the town has something to show outside summer.
Another coastal holiday resort in Castellón province, useful for a change of beach or a meal out.
A coastal holiday resort in the same province, whose castle stands on the highest point of the town.
A historic town in Castellón province, linked with figures such as El Cid and Jaime I, for a longer day out.
Castellón-Costa Azahar airport is the closest, around 40 minutes by car. A bus and train combination from the airport takes roughly an hour and twenty minutes. A car makes the beaches and neighbouring resorts easier to reach.
February is carnival month, and the carnival has regional tourist-interest status, so book early if you want those dates. A summer carnival with a queen's presentation for visitors follows in August. Vinaròs has long lived from farming, industry and its port rather than tourism alone, so it carries on outside summer; check beach services and opening times before an off-season visit.
The Vinaròs carnival is held in the second half of February, runs for about eleven days and ends with the burning of the Carnestoltes figure. It has regional tourist-interest status, so villas for those dates book early.
Prawns. They are the best-known catch of the fishing port, which also handles commercial traffic. The town once had major shipyards and a long canning tradition, and it still works as a port town.
Yes. It is the northernmost town on the Costa del Azahar, in Castellón province right beside the Tarragona border, so Catalonia is close.
Most do. Homes here mostly sleep around four, and only a few take eight, so the area suits couples and small families better than big groups.
Castellón-Costa Azahar, about 40 minutes by road or around an hour and twenty by bus and train. Check which airlines fly there from the UK before you settle on dates.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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