Gandesa
Tarragona · Cataluña
Gandesa (Catalan pronunciation: [ɡanˈdeza]) is the capital of the comarca of Terra Alta, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 3,150 (register office, 2025) .
History
In the place known as Coll del Moro there is an ancient Iberian archaeological site belonging to the Ilercavones tribe that lived in this area before Roman times.
Gandesa has a church with unusual and interesting sculptures on the Romanesque porch.
The old winery of Gandesa, also known in Catalonia as one of the Wine Cathedrals, is from Modernisme and Noucentisme style and was designed by the architect Cèsar Martinell in 1919.
Gandesa was at the center of fighting during the Battle of the Ebro (Battle of Gandesa and Siege of Gandesa) in the Spanish Civil War. In the summer of 1938, Republican forces crossed the Ebro in an attempt to throw back the Nationalist armies of General Franco. This is mentioned in the ballad "Jamie Foyers" and Si me quieres escribir, also known as El Frente de Gandesa. Now there is a museum devoted to the Battle of the Ebro in Gandesa.
On December 23, 1948, an Iberia Airlines Douglas DC-3 crashed in bad weather near Gandesa killing all 27 occupants.
Monuments
Yacimiento arqueológico del Coll del Moro. Se trata de un yacimiento de la tribu ibérica de los ilercavones situado en las afueras de la población.
Iglesia de la Asunción, con elementos románicos, que Joan Compte Hierro construyó.
Palacio del Castellano, con elementos arquitectónicos de los siglos XIII y XIV.
Bodega Cooperativa agrícola. De estilo modernista, es una de las mejores obras del arquitecto Cèsar Martinell junto a la cooperativa agrícola de Pinell de Bray y ha sido declarada bien de interés cultural en la categoría de monumento por la Generalidad de Cataluña.
Centro de Estudios de la Batalla del Ebro.
La Fontcalda, a 13 km del pueblo. Es un paraje natural de gran belleza, a orillas del río Canaletas.
Santuario de la Fontcalda.
Sierra de Pàndols. Lugar desde donde se puede disfrutar de una magnífica vista y contemplar el Monumento a la Paz que se construyó para recordar a los combatientes que murieron en estos parajes durante la batalla del Ebro de la Guerra Civil (1936-1939).
What to visit
•Celler Cooperatiu
•Centre d'Estudis de la Batalla de l'Ebre
Gallery
Festivals
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Rest of the year
- January: Sant Antoni (17)
- September: Fiesta Mayor (8)
Trails and hiking
•Del Santuari de Pinós als Ports (GR 171, 276 km)
•Camí de Sant Jaume
•Ruta de la Pau (82 km)
•Del Santuari de Pinós als Ports. Variant Gandesa (GR 171.3, 10.3 km)
•El Camí IT6TR4 El Camí Central: de Castelló de la Plana a Montserrat (CC-C)
Routes passing through Gandesa
Famous people
•Miquel Aubà Fleix, empresario y político español
•Juan Rosell y Rubert, político español
•Juan Grijalbo, editor español
•Joan Baptista Giménez i March, político español
•Àngela Aubanell Rams
•Rafel Navarro
Town hall
Alcaldía: Carles Luz Muñoz
Web oficial: http://www.gandesa.cat
Town hall of Gandesa
Alcaldía: Carles Luz Muñoz Web oficial: http://www.gandesa.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 86 km from Tarragona (about 61 min by car)
- 🚗 157 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 111 min by car)
- 🚗 161 km from Zaragoza (about 114 min by car)
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- ✈️ 77 km from Reus airport (about 54 min by car)
- ✈️ 95 km from Lleida-Alguaire airport (about 67 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
- Where to park · 2.4 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixa Rural · 0.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.2 km away
- BBVA · 4.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.3 km away
- Dpc Oil · 4.1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 1.4 km away
- Tourist office · 2.2 km away
- Tourist office · 2.4 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 3.1 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.2 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.4 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Gandesa Estació d'autobusos
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmàcia Vidal Rufat — Carrer de la Germandat 4
Wall
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News
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