We decided to arrange a sightseeing tour along Tortosa in order to introduce the city to our partners. We met on a sunny Saturday morning in January 2008.
We really hope you like the pictures we took!!
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Our School was the starting point
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The bridge on the Ebre river
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The Spanish Civil War monument (1936-1939)
Built during Franco’s dictatorship, now it reminds us how cruel a war is
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This is the official school of music. Our school has a special link with this school, many of our pupils study music here. It is hosted in the Oriol Palace
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The main entrance of the St Marie cathedral. It mixes two styles: Gothic and Baroque
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Climbing the hill to the Zuda castle
(it’s also known as St Joan’s castle) . It was built by the muslins (Abderraman III) and was conquered by the catalan king Ramon Berenguer IV in 1148
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Up in the castle you can get an impressive view of the city
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Nowadays the castle is a luxurious hotel
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The cathedral’s roof. It was refurbished some years ago
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We’ve been walking almost two hours, so it’s time for a sandwich!!
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Let’s go on with our tour!!
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The royal buildings. The group has three beautiful renaissance buildings
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The library, it’s located in the middle of ancient buildings and........
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Over roman ruins!!
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Teacher!!, we need a rest!!
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Our lives spin around the river, we are aware that water is an important resource. We must have sustainable behavior
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The town hall
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The market place
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It’s crowed of people on Saturday
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Fresh vegetables produced in our area. The farmers produce and sell their products. Here we have all the products for a healthy diet!
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Now we are in the park, this steam machine reminds us former times. This train was used by our grandparents to travel from Tortosa to the Ebre delta. Its last trip was in 1967 |
In the park you can visit La Lonja, it’s a middle ages building (XIV century) where people bought and sold things. It’s the main medieval market you can see in Catalonia nowadays
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The river bank, you’ll always see rowers
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We’ll post more pictures soon!! Main |
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