Terres de l’Ebre region

South of Catalonia we find a wonderful land that hasn’t been exploited by tourists, where nature, gastronomy, history and tradition combine to form the Terres de l'Ebre.

Terres de l'Ebre region, capital, Tortosa

The area known as Terres de l’Ebre region is the southernmost territory of Cataluña and consists of four regions: El Baix Ebre, el Montsià, la Terra Alta and la Ribera d’Ebre.

 

entrance to the town of Tortosa

 

We also find beautiful villages like Benifallet, Tivisa, Miravet or Ulldecona, Horta de Sant Joan, a beautiful city with a great historical and cultural heritage such as Tortosa and two natural parks like Parque Natural dels Ports and  Parque Natural del Delta del Ebro.

 

Pueblo de Miravet en les Terres del Ebre

 

Terres de l’Ebre region is a perfect area for nature lovers, here you will find a variety of fantastic landscapes, one of the highlights is the Delta del Ebro that offers many options to enjoy, such as doing boat trips to see the Delta del Ebro river merge with the sea, going on any of the hiking trails to discover the park, bird watching, knowing the ecosystem of the Ebro or simply enjoying its wonderful and endless beaches, which are little known and exploited but of great beauty and great environmental value. The beaches in the Delta area are not too deep, so they are ideal for families with children.

 

Rice fields in the Ebro Deltatourists climbing the Ebro Delta boats

 

Culture in the Terres de l’Ebre region

If you want to make a more cultural visit, in Terres de l’Ebre there are plenty of options you can visit, such as beautiful churches, palaces, castles, prehistoric paintings and precious modernist buildings, which are all footprints of a past where several civilizations settled in this privileged territory for its coastal zone, crossing between Catalonia, Valencia and Aragon.

 

Panoramic view of the Cathedral of Tortosa in the Ebro terres

 

Terres de l’Ebre region and its gastronomic culture

Do not forget that in these lands with a variety of landscapes, sea, mountain, delta, river, the cuisine is rich and varied, which include rice, oil, wine and of course all products of the sea, food lovers will find in these lands a paradise where they will enjoy a lot. Stews, rice, black sausages, suquets fish and vegetables are the protagonists of the cuisine of the Terres de l’Ebre, always accompanied with a good wine.

 

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