Terres del Ebre - Activities in the Alfaques Bay of the Ebro Delta

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Mussels in the Bay of Alfaques in the Ebro Delta in Tarragona

He Ebro Delta It is undoubtedly one of the most interesting places to visit on a trip through the south of the province of Tarragona in Catalonia.

Sure you know the Ebro Delta It is a natural area formed at the mouth of the Ebro river, the largest in Spain, the result of sediment dragging.

This wetland of about 320 hectares penetrates several kilometers in the Mediterranean Sea, and for its protection, in 1983 it was declared as Delta del Ebro natural park, which covers just over 7,700 hectares.

Fishing port in San Carlos de la Rápita in Delta del Ebro

He Ebro Delta It has a great diversity of landscapes, such as lagoons, rice paddies, beaches, dunes or riverside forest.

But above all, the area known as Bay of the Alfaques, where the town of San Carlos de la Rápita.

What to see and do in Delta del Ebro

But, what can you see during a visit to the Ebro?

With the experience of a couple of trips I have made in recent times in this region of Terres del Ebre, to the south of the province of Tarragona, I will suggest some places to see Yactivities to do in the Ebro Delta.

Market of the fishing port of San Carlos de la Rápita in Delta del Ebro

Visit the fish market of the port of La Rápita

If you like to see the traditional fishing ports, as is my case, in San Carlos de la Rápita You find a port where there is still an important coastal fishing fleet.

But the best time to visit it is during the afternoon, when the boats are arriving at the port, where they enter until five in the afternoon.

You have the possibility ofvisit the fish market of San Carlos de la Rápita where you will no longer see the traditional live auction system, but the operation of an electronic system for it, which is still a very attractive activity to watch.

Stroll along Trabucador beach

He Ebro Delta It is a great natural environment that has one of its best samples in the so-called Trabucador Bar, the sandy strip that separates the sea from the Bay of the Alfaques.

Trabucador Beach in the Ebro Delta

Without any building that disturbs the landscape (there is a project to remove the columns and hide the electric cables), you can walk through this natural area that joins the delta with salt pans.

On one side you will have a beach oriented to the Mediterranean Sea, and towards the other, the inner shore of the bay, from which you will be surprised by its almost zero depth, which in all the same in no case exceeds four meters.

Boat cruise on the Bay of the Alfaques

In you Ebro Delta visit a tourist activity that you can do is a Alfaques Bay cruise.

Leaving the port of San Carlos de la Rápitaevery day at 12 noon, the one and a half hour cruise includes arriving at the Banya Point and the salt zone.

You also have the option of making a brief stop at a mussel, where you can make a tasting of mussels and oysters from the Delta.

Boat cruise on the Ebro Delta

Tasting in a mussel

You may not know that the Ebro Delta It is a place where they are grown mussels and oysters.

You will have the chance to try them onMusclarium, a restaurant located in one of the mussels, which then go directly to eat on your own (you will be transferred to the restaurant in a small boat).

Or, as I said before, you can also do a tasting of the aforementioned mussels and oysters during the aforementioned cruise.

Rice Festival in Delta del Ebro

He rice cultivation It is one of the traditions that give personality to Ebro Delta.

Traditional festival of rice harvesting in the Ebro Delta

Although now its production is done mechanically, in this delta during the year various parties are celebrated that try to keep alive this tradition of manual labor for planting and mowing.

In my last trip to Terres del Ebre I was able to attend the party held on the first weekend of October organized for 25 years by the owner of the L'Estany restaurant.

On the Sunday day of thisMowing of the Delta del Ebro, after the arrival of the traditional cars of the reapers, the manual harvest of rice begins, all accompanied by music and traditional dances.

But as I said, there are several Rice festivals linked to its planted and mowing which you can attend, which are celebrated in the months of June and September.

Here you can check the updated information on the Rice Festival in the Ebro Delta.

Traditional fishing in the Ebro Delta in Tarragona

Traditional fishing in Delta del Ebro

A very curious activity that you can do is sign up for the day of traditional fishing in the Ebro Delta, specifically, in the aforementioned bay.

During this traditional fishing demonstration you will see how this work was done with the technique I beat it,

In this way, during the day you can fish by hand a variety of fish, such as gold, smooth or sea bass that have been trapped in an extended net in advance.

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