What’s going on around the Terres de l’Ebre – in English
Correfocs – fire runs – are one of the most exciting spectacles in Catalan culture, and there are lots going on as part of summer festivals throughout the Terres de l’Ebre. As night falls, groups of young people shroud themselves in flameproof devil costumes, then – to a heart-pumping drum beat – they dance and run (or…
Wendy and her family live in Camarles on the edge of the Ebro Delta. She shares some of their favourite things about living here. After spending most of my life living in the suburbs of fairly large UK cities, living in rural Catalunya took some getting used to but, after some 14 years, I think…
The Festa Major of Camarles is in honour of Sant Jaume Apostol. There’s a paella day, a women’s day and a young people’s day – and more. See the event page on Facebook here, the programme here, or visit the tourist office for more.
A campaign to eradicate the larvae of mosquitoes that develop in the rice fields of the Ebro Delta started this week. The treatments began on Monday 26 June. They are carried out by the Consorci de Politiques Ambientals de les Terres de l’Ebre (COPATE) and financed by local and regional councils along with the Catalan government….
Here’s a quick guide to some of the regular outdoor markets in and around the Terres de l’Ebre. El Perelló • General market every Saturday morning around the main square. There are stalls from local artisans in the summer and at Christmas. Every month there is the Freesia Group English-language bookstall in the Placa Co-operativa (outside…
