…one full of mystery and unfolds historical tales of intrigue. The name smacks of evenings spent around the food stalls of Marrakesh in Morocco, where one’s senses are tantalized by the aromatic spices and enticing food dishes crisscrossing into a crescendo of sheer culinary delights. Not so, it is a name assigned to a new…
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Evacuees Spanish Civil War -Tortosa.
One of the highlights of this year’s programme is the forced exile by this unpleasant, unwelcomed Civil War, the evacuated route, those Tortoisins followed away from the bloodiest, most horrific bombing cascaded on them by the Italian fascist aircraft they did endure on April 15, 1938. Twenty tons of bombs fell from the skies, more…
“Country cousins” Tortosa Free-day
The term “country cousins” often pops up in English literature with no implied intention of insulting their sophistication, but rather as an affection or a tongue in cheek expression. Prior to the days of London’s Zoological gardens when friends, relatives, or strangers from the countryside were visiting the City, it was a wonder what to…
Exploring Tortosa
By guest blogger Marie Pugh I’ve been to Spain many times before but I’d never visited Tortosa, in fact before I met Rosie Reay playing Scrabble online I’d never even heard of it! Looked in the normal tourist guides and apart from a line or two it wasn’t mentioned. I was intrigued. As we’d arrived…
How a chance game of scrabble brought me to the Ebro Valley
By guest blogger Marie Pugh You know how it is, its late, you can’t sleep so you’re wasting time cruising through the social media sites. Ah Facebook! Scrabble … yep that should waste a bit more time. Anyway I got hooked. Was playing every night with different people, suddenly a little box appeared, a chat…
Bingo: Building That Bridge Back Home
One of the biggest and most contentious scenarios anyone will have about living abroad, it’s the difficulty in dealing with a living situation that might not be as comfortable as what they’ve grown accustomed to. It’s not just a change of location; it’s also a change in culture, of contacts, and for all intents…
December 1st, Jesús-Tortosa please help Cáritas in the true spirit of Christmas
Jesús 09:30 – 13:30 on Saturday 1st December 2012
Points for collection :
Casal de d’Associaci de Veïns Jesús Catalonia (in collabortion with Cáritas Parroquial de Jesús
La Pèrgola
Enfront del Mercat
Costa Woman online – something for every woman living in Spain.
This is a wonderful platform for Ladies living in Spain on teh costas and inland: for networking your own interests and business, then going onto to hook up with them on Twitter, (@rosiereay), Facebook and LinkedI
Amusing Bar name in Ferreries – Tortosa
Driving through the quieter streets in Ferreries -Tortosa to save time and avoid the slow moving traffic, a signpost caught the corner of my eye, Bar Gravy. Never! Who would name a bar after the famous British salsa called gravy? I had to go around the block again just to make sure I had read…
Correfoc -pyrotechnic celebration – 12th September -Tortosa
Don’t forget tomorrow 12 th September, 2009 when Correfoc will start at 20:30 in Tortosa English version The Correfoc is a pyrotechnic celebration, celebrated mostly in Catalonia. It has its roots in the “Ball de Diables” (devil dance) in the 12th century. In the Correfoc, the attendants participate more actively than in the “Ball de…