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Route of Peace. Local variation by through La Fatarella
The Battle of the Ebro took place in Terra Alta from July to November 1938 and was one of the cruellest episodes of the Spanish Civil War, with over 100.000 casualties, including deaths, disappearances and wounded people.
The Route of Peace visits the main battle grounds and intended to remind us of the horrors of war so that history does not repeat itself. It is a county route that links the towns of Gandesa, Vilalba dels Arcs, Bot an...
Route of Sant Bertomeu. The sites of the Battle of the Ebro
This route visits some places of the Battle of the Ebro in the municipality of La Fatarella. It starts with a visit to the historic area of Les Devees, where the Consorci Memorial dels Espais de la Batalla de l’Ebre (COMEBE) has recovered trenches from that time and installed information panels to give a good notion of the battle area.
The route continues along the path of the Montagudells, wich in the past was used by La Fatar...
Route of Sant Francisco. The Viewpoints
The valley of Sant Francisco is formed by the ravine with the same name, which starts at the buttresses of La Fatarella mountain range, next to the town, and comes out into the Ebro river.
The route travels along the valley through a landscape influenced by people, which has been shaped by the use of the water that runs through it. There are therefore fountains, vegetable gardens, irrigation systems and water mills.
On leavind...
Route of the Arcades
The irregular, winding streets of La Fatarella have a characteristic architectural feature: the arcades, which are stretches of street covered with beams and/or stone arches that join several houses. A walk around the streets along this route reveals the town and some of its story.
During seventeenth century, high population growth forced the town beyond the walled area. Today, vestiges can still be seen of these walls and the site of ...
Route of the Waterwheels
The route takes visitors through a very attractive rural landscape, in which the dry crops of the mountains alternate with small irrigated vegetable gardens in the valley bottom and with spots of natural vegetation that appear from time to time. This farming mosaic around the town is an example of how human activity can be compatible with environmental conservation, and guarantees proper management of natural resources.
Dry stone build...