I keep hearing the lament of Expats and Tourists that there is “nothing to do” for young people in the Lower Ebro Valley. I intend to enlighten them. “Young people” here I regard as 18 and over. In other words “aspiring adults” – those who can stay up late, party all night and still rise…
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Sardanas y coblas – not sardines and cobblers!
National Holiday in Catalunya und Nationalfeiertag Catalunya -11th September 2007. With all the activities of family visiting over the summer break I would have completely forgotten tomorrow is the Official National Holiday of Catalunya, had I not picked up my first copy of “Caminos” in Murrays busy cafe´in Sabeco, Tortosa. So do your shopping today….
Expats – Lets create a huge stir – Friday 28th September!
Forty million pounds have been raised over the last seventeen years with MacMillans´ largest Cancer Support Coffee Morning. Last year alone they raised 2 miilion pounds. Friday, 28th September 2007 – help make it the World´s biggest, greatest Coffee Morning ever. Come on you Expats out there. Hold a good old Coffee morning, gossip and…
Circus is back in town – Circo Raluy
Everyone loves the circus! Everyone loves fiesta time in Spain! Everyone enjoys the lights, noise and laughter of children and couples in a fairground! Tortosa has all three of them this week. The fiesta is in the main park (behind the police station where you queue for your documents) surrounded with bands, food stalls and…
Fontcalda Spa – a hermitage along Canaletes River-TerraAlta
Summer holidays are not over yet. They are longer than in the UK. Three glorious months you have entertained the “offsprings”. . . One can run out of ideas as what to do with them, when you yourself don´t want to do another beach trip this week or go to crowded “hot spots”. Temperatures are…
Wind instruments´ fiesta in windy Catalonia
Fiestas are never over in Catalonia and it is with joy that we hear of another musical one called the “Ebre Terra de Vent” in Catalan or “Tierras de Vientos”in Castillian Spanish. I am sure this will entertain us, as much as the July Jazz Festival did in Tortosa. This is a “traditional” ( I…
European Day of Jewish Culture – Tortosa -2nd September 2007
The Paths of Sepharad organisation welcomed Tortosa as a member way back in 1998.Since then they have held different activities throughout their calendar year with the focal point being to defend the urban, historic, artistic and cultural heritage of the Sepharic legacy in Southern Catalonia in Spain. Read more about their activities in Catalan at:…
Fiesta de la Cinta – Tortosa
Fiestas en honor a la Virgen de la Cinta Patrona de la ciudad. Se celebran en la primera semana de Septiembre. The summer season has been wonderful this year. We have already seen the amazingly entertaining July Renaissance festival in Medieval Tortosa town and Fiesta Majors in Campredo, Jesus and Roquetes have entertained us all,…
La Tomatino Tomato “chucking” festival – release your summer heat stress!
Once that rocket is launched to announce 11 o´clock on Wednesday 29th August in Buñol ( near Valencia), one hour of sheer squashed tomato hurling tom foolery commences. Fun and laughter ensues! Creation of spontaneous, fabulous photographic opportunities of one of the most hilarious fiestas of the Valencian calendar year, rolls out across these red…
Cinema a la fresca dijous d´agost – JESUS 2007-TORTOSA
<< Pergola next to the Canal in Jesus-Tortosa Outdoor cinema on every Thursday evening in August. The days are now so hot. So in the evenings around 10 o´clock, walk on down to the village of Jesus near Tortosa. The cinema will be under the pergola, down by the canal and conveniently near the Bar…