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All Spain Tortosa

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tortosa

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tortosa, Spain

Updated August 24, 2018

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Group of works depicting the stages in human relationships.

Tortosa, Spain

Jardins del Príncep

A botanical garden full of thought-provoking contemporary sculptures.
Old gas holder.

Tortosa, Spain

Abandoned Gas Holder

These ruins are all that remain of Tortosa’s lost coal gas manufacturing industry.
The memorial over the Ebro River.

Tortosa, Spain

Commemorative Monument of the Battle of the Ebro

This memorial, built by fascist dictator General Franco in 1960, has been repurposed by the people of Catalonia.
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Casa de Fusta.

Amposta, Spain

Casa de Fusta

This Canadian hunting lodge is a long way from home.
13 miles from Tortosa
Church of Sant Pere amidst the ruins

Corbera d'Ebre, Spain

Poble Vell de Corbera d'Ebre (Corbera d'Ebre Old Town)

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.
18 miles from Tortosa

Castellón, Spain

Peter Buchs House and Sculpture Garden

A whimsical garden of outsider art in the Spanish countryside.
20 miles from Tortosa
Front of the church.

La Fatarella, Spain

The Hermitage of la Mare de Deu del Carme

The bell that resides above this small chapel is actually a converted bomb.
24 miles from Tortosa
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