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Bau House (1912)
On carrer Ramon Berenguer IV, Casa Bau is an imposing Art Nouveau building and one of the tallest in the city. Built between 1912 and 1915, based on a project by the architect Josep Plantada, it was commissioned by Josep […]
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Matheu House
The Carrer Teodor González marks the southern edge of the mediaeval town walls, later reinforced in the early modern period, which ran from the mountain to the river. This is also the beginning of the urban development that linked the […]
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The Romeu Gate
The Romeu gate, one of the most popular sights in the town, in the centre of the old quarter, is the only one of the interior gates of medieval Tortosa to survive, though it has been rebuilt on several occasions. […]
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Climent House
Halfway along Carrer Montcada, which was once one of the city’s major most important social, economic and historic thoroughfares, we come across a great example of an Art Nouveau family house: House Climent. The pharmacist Ricard Climent Ferrer commission the […]
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Franquet Passage
It was one of the most innovative buildings in the city in the 19th century. The passage connects Canvis and Ciutat streets and gives access to the homes through two large stairs located in the middle of the courtyard or […]
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Célio Tower
The ‘Big’ or ‘Round’ Tower, also known as the Cèlio tower, is located beside the watercourse of the same name, at the northern end of the old walls, just on the edge of the town, in the Remolins neighbourhood. It […]
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The Church of the Reparation
The period of vibrancy, transformation and growth experienced by Tortosa between the 19th and 20th centuries not only affected public and private architecture, but also spread to religious architecture. A noteworthy example is the Church of the Reparation by Joan […]
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Jewish butchery
Jewish butchers, like the bakery, were specially set up for the specific practices that have to be followed when slaughtering animals for human consumption. Both Jewish and Muslim communities had to have specific, separate places for slaughtering animals. The taxes […]
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The Santa Creu Old Hospital
At the end of Carrer de la Mercè, before you reach the Domican complex of the Reials Col·legis (Royal Colleges), where the Plaça dels Estudis stands today, was formerly the site of the medieval Grammar School, built in the early […]
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Pallarés House
The Art Nouveau style of the architect Monguió can also be seen in detached family residences. For example, a house at the end of Avinguda de la Generalitat. Popularly known as Vila Alícia, Casa Pallarès was commissioned by the olive […]
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Sant Jordi House-Synagogue
There are aspects of the mediaeval history of Tortosa that are still unknown to us. One of these is that of the town’s Jewish aljama [ghetto]. The building known as La sinagoga (The Synagogue) at the end of the main […]
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Old Potteries – Jewish Ghetto
The old potteries are located in the town’s Jewish ghetto, on the Carrer Major de Remolins. Tortosa, and specifically the Remolins neighbourhood, was historically and traditionally, until the mid-20th century, an important centre of Catalan pottery manufacture. Pottery was essential […]
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