What’s going on around the Terres de l’Ebre – in English
Christmas markets and fairs 2017 in and around Terres de l’Ebre. Occassional local markets are listed on our events calendar here. Reus • Artisan market: 10am to 2pm then 4.30pm to 9pm, 1 December to 5 January, Placa d’Evarist Fabregas • Christmas market: 10am-9pm, 30 November to 23 December, Plaça del Mercadal. More details here….
Tarragona’s Mercat Medieval features handicrafts, food and drink with a medieval theme. It’s held in the beautiful square in front of the cathedral from 10am to 10pm every day.
The Santa Tecla festa is ten days of celebrations in Tarragona. There is music, dancing, fireworks, parades and – most spectacular – competitions of castells (human towers). See here for background. Multilingual programme as pdf here.
Read the Ebre Connect summer magazine 2017 online here: Desktops: Mobiles & tablets: We are distributing the magazine throughout the Terres de l’Ebre during the summer. Here’s a list of the places where you can pick up a copy.
Beaches across the Terres de l’Ebre have been awarded blue flags this year, including local favourites Sant Jordi (L’Ametlla), Cap Roig (L’Ampolla) and Riumar on the Ebro Delta. The blue flag is an internationally recognised symbol of meeting strict environmental and safety requirements. Across Spain, a total of 579 beaches now have blue flags along…
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…
Many towns around the Terres de l’Ebre have temporary ice rinks over the Christmas period. Here’s a list of ice rinks nearby. All of the ice rinks below are open until 8 January. Please check the links for times and prices. Cambrils An ‘ecological’ plastic ice rink, details here. Reus Details here. Tarragona Details here. Tortosa…
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets on 11 September 2016, Catalunya Day, to demand independence from Spain. For the first time this year, the pro-independence rallies took place across five cities in Catalunya – Tarragona, Lleida, Salt, Berga and Barcelona – rather than being concentrated in the Catalan capital as they have for…
‘A punt’ (‘We’re ready’) will be the message that pro-independence Catalans send to the rest of the world on Sunday 11 September, the national day of Catalunya. Demonstrations will be held in five different cities across Catalunya: Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida, Berga and Salt. According to the latest figures, 300,00 people have so far signed up to…
