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Route of Peace. Local variation by through La Fatarella
The Battle of the Ebro took place in La Terra Alta from July to November 1938 and was one of the cruellest episodes of the Spanish Civil War, with over 100.00 casualties, including deaths, disappearances and the wounded.
The Route of Peace visits the main battle grounds and as its name suggests is 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, Corbera d'Eb...
Route of Sant Bertomeu. The sites of the Battle of the Ebro
This route visits some of the sites 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 Consortium to Commemorate the Historic Areas of the Battle of the Ebro (COMEBE) has recovered trenches from that time and installed information panels to give a good notion of the battle area.
The route then continues along the Path of the Montagudells, which in the past was used ...
Route of Sant Francisco. The Viewpoints
The valley of Sant Francisco is formed by the ravine with the same name, xhich starts at the buttresses of La Fatarella mountain range, next to the town, and comes out into the river Ebro. The water in the stream comes from the mountainsides above it and from the fountains and springs along its watercourse.
The route travels along the valley through a landscape influenced by people, which has benn shaped by the use of the water that runs through...
Route of the Arcades
The Route of the Arcades is walk through the irregular, winding streets of the old walled town using the walls of the houses themselves. Going across the arcades, stretches of street covered with beams and stone arches, formed by the houses built over the street.
The route takes us among other places to the Chapel of la Máre de Déu de la Misericòrdia, the Chuch of Sant Andreu and Cal Sant, headquarters for the Order of the T...
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 an 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 the natural resources. Dry stone buildings, ...