La ciudad de Amposta

  Tour by Amposta old population of remote origins who has lived and prospered over the years thanks to its proximity to the Ebro Delta. We visit the famous hanging bridge, the County Museum and Library, the remains of its medieval castle, the popular market, and numerous buildings, some full of history and other modernists such as Casa de la Familia Mills, the oldest the city. The route starts at the Tourist Office of Amposta toward the hanging bridge, built between 1915 and 1919. It has two stone pillars 24 feet high with steel cables that hold its 134 feet long. In crossing the bridge take the street on the right and made towards the Castle Square, where the remains of the town ilercavó original fortifications of the medieval Andalusian and Christian, when the castle belonged to the Order Hospital of the Crown of Aragon. There is an old rice mill in the Cercós today the Library District. Leave the square to the right toward the street Fosso, formed by houses embedded in the rock that enclosed the castle moat. At the end of the street, is a balcony next to the Right channel of the Ebro. On the other hand there is the old fishermen's district level. Continue along the canal to reach the market, located in the heart of Amposta, where you can see the decorated windows, inspired by wildlife and landscape delta. Take Santa Barbara Avenue and turn left down the street America and then by the Great Captain and Montsià visit the Regional Museum, where collections of natural, archaeological and ethnological most important lands of the Ebro. Then back to the old Avenue Rapita, where are (the numbers 56 and 40) the modernist buildings of the House of Palace House Fàbregues of 1910. Beyond there is the historical building of the Union. Entry to the Town Hall Square on Main Street. Here stand the council, the parish church of the Assumption, the eighteenth century, and the Casa de la Familia Millares, the oldest of building. It follows the street and onto the Paseo del Rio, the beautiful square of the Aube, where he had the old river wharf. Take Victoria Street, where the number 6 stands a magnificent Art Nouveau building, and becomes the hanging bridge. End of tour. Landmarks River Walk Millares Family House Church of the Assumption Union Building House Fàbregues House of the Mayor of Palace County Museum Montsià The Market The district level Calle del Fosso Mill and in Cercós County Library Plaza del Castillo Suspension bridge Castle Right channel of the Ebro Region: Montsant Signage: Yes Duration: 4 h Topics: Culture                                       View hotels here                                 View restaurants here Criteria for use of routes Source: Government of Catalonia. Directorate General of Tourism. Data Updates: 02/04/2004

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