Attractions and Places To See around Ulldecona - Top 20

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Well-preserved area of old wash houses.

Lara Gombau is an artist from Les Casas who specializes in painting. The project “Remendadores d'un poble minut” arises from the need to appreciate the fundamental role of the fisherwomen, who not only carried the reins of the house but, among the many daily tasks, also repaired the fishing nets by sitting on the typical bova chairs as they chatted in the cool of the street. When Lara was young, fishing was one of the city's main economic drivers. Back then, it was common to find the repair machines at the foot of the street, on the doorpost of their house or in the same fishing port next to the boats, an indelible impression in their memories. Unfortunately, with the reduction of the fishing fleet and the emergence of smaller fishing villages, customs and folk crafts associated with traditional fishing have been lost. With the intention of not letting this memory be forgotten, he started this image project a few years ago, which he was finally able to implement thanks to the support of the Association of Neighbors of the Houses to the owners who had ceded the walls as well as to the resources and logistics provided by the Youth Department of the Alcanar City Council. Lara Gombau explains that this mural, about fifteen meters high and ten meters wide, was created in record time “thanks to the great help of my partner LaPiNXe and the official reporter Carolina Rovira, who documented the entire process during the five days of intense work”. In addition to the large-format work “Remendadores d'un poble minuteut”, he also created a small annex mural, “The Net Fisherman”, with which he united the past and the present in the same room and at the same time evoked the origins and at the same time predicted a future that was not forgets where she comes from. Today, the Casas d'Alcanar showcase three works of urban art: the mural “Lo Poble” in Plaça del Barranc and the recent additions “Remendadores d'un poble menut” and “El net pescador” in the Hort Adell parking lot. What is remarkable is the good reception by the residents of Les Casas, who have made it their own and believe they recognize the figure of a relative. “The painting of the Flicker has already become ‘everyone’s grandmother.’ My most sincere thanks go to all the people in Les Cases, because it is the best recognition I could have received as an artist,” adds Gombau. Meritxell Ulldemolins, city councilor for youth, also praised the artist's work: "Lara Gombau has given the people of Les Casas and the entire community a great artistic gift." The city council thanks him for his commitment and encourages him to continue his artistic career, which will certainly receive many more recognitions.” Source: https://www.alcanar.cat/noticies/remendadores-dun-poble-menut-una-obra-de-gran-format-de-lara-gombau

Walking along the cobbled beach of Marjal from the Casas d'Alcanar, one can find numerous machine gun nests from the 1936 Spanish Civil War, one of the most complete sets found in Catalonia and complemented by fortifications located in at the foot of the Montsià mountains. The machine gun nests were defensive structures that were connected to a complex of dugouts and gunpowder trenches dug underground. They are made of bricks, mortar, concrete and iron to withstand projectile impacts. These structures, together with the coastal batteries, were part of the fortification of the Alcanar coast. They were built during the Civil War by the War Ministry of the Second Spanish Republic to defend against possible landing of ships by fascist troops. Les Cases d'Alcanar was a strategic point due to its privileged view of the Bay of Alfacs. Source: https://www.alcanarturisme.es/destinations/nius-de-metralladores/

You are supposed to walk round the laid-out path which is 1.6Km. As I was in November, I rode slowly round, but with more tourists that would be impossible. There was very little wildlife to see when I was there, but it’s definitely worth a stop.

The chapel dedicated to Sant Vicent Ferrer was built in memory of the blessing of the saint, who on his way through Traiguera in 1413 asked that the fountain that is right next to it never lack water. The chapel was built in the 17th century, includes an altar and a small image of the saint, and was restored in the 19th century.

Quiet corner where you can visit the thousand-year-old olive trees and the Iberian settlement of la Moleta del Remei.

The Remei hermitage is located in a sensational natural and landscape environment, with beautiful panoramic views of the Alcanar plain, the Alfacs bay and the Ebro Delta. The complex, made up of a hermitage and a guesthouse, was built in two different times. The oldest nave is in the Gothic style, while the extension to the building and its characteristic dome are in the Baroque style.