Montsià
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The Montsià is an administrative region with such a geographical variety worth to say it's a concentrated, very small synthesis of the continent: the coast in the Mediterranean sea, the last length of Ebre river crowned with its Delta, the plain extended to the inland framed by the Mediterranean mountains of Montsià and of Godall at the littoral side, and inland by the mountains of Ports.
This natural geographical variety means also a cultural, social and gastronomical wealth. Walking along the different environments we can discover towns walking down picturesque streets; visits to monuments, museums, interpretation centers and archaeological remains, relaxation, leisure and sporting activities, craftsmanship and a wide variety of flavors with Designation of Origin (D.O.).
Understand
Nature
The county of Montsià offers a contrast geography. On one hand, its main touristic active is around the municipalities of d’Amposta and Sant Jaume d’Enveja where you find the Natural Park of Delta de l'Ebre, the largest wetland of Catalonia, with a surface of 320 km².
The Ebre Delta offers a wide range of possibilities for the tourists: easy rides by bike in the heart of Delta (there are bike lanes), a new touristic active as the birdwatching, the visit to the traditional rafts of the Encanyissada and the Tancada, enjoy infinite beaches without crowding, adventure sports like kitesurf boarding, or calm activities like fishing.
But if you really want to enjoy nature purely you must visit the Natural Park of Ports, from Montsià you can enter it through the municipalities of La Sénia and Mas de Barberans. The Ports are a group of rock-solid mountains with a complex relief, between the Mediterranean mountain range and the Iberian mountain range. The human beings have traditionally found in the Ports a source of natural resources to survive and to their interests. They are part of the landscape with subtle historical touches like the masos, the calcium ovens, the snow wells, the coal bunkers, the marges of dry stone and the stone lanes.
The Natural Park of Ports has leisure areas; those areas are, besides a resting and entertainment place, the starting point of family tours as those of la Vall or those of la Fou and for more intrepid hikers: long-distance trekking (GR) traversing the Natural Park of Ports.
The sea and the coast, are also represented in Montsià. The municipalities enjoying these landscapes are Sant Carles de la Ràpita and Alcanar. Towns with maritime tradition with fishermen fraternities where we can enjoy the typical fish auctions in the very llotja (traditional Gothic style open building). You can have a unique photo moment before 17:00, observing the fishing boats coming back to the harbor. Besides the sun and beach you find in these locations, you can have activities related to nature and gastronomy, like the mussel and oyster tour or have a boat ride driving ourselves.
Do
In Montsià there is network of itineraries of great natural and cultural value that cover the region with the presence of traditional human activities and remains of the past. The network of "Ways of the South" covers some of the most scenic spots and ethnocultural areas of the ravine of La Galera, the Montsià drylands, the Godall Mountain, the river La Senia and the Montsià Mountain, which gives its name to the region.
Buy
There are many options if you want to buy typical products from Montsià:
Agroshops
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phone: +34 976 25 48 18address: Partida Eucaliptus, 9, 43879 Amposta (C/ Rioja, 33 50011 Zaragoza)
Shops
Cooperatives
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Cooperativa agrícola catalana i secció de crèdit de Godall
phone: +34 977738126 -
Cooperativa agrícola catalana i secció de crèdit la Galera
phone: +34 977718309 Cooperativa Agrícola D'Ulldecona
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Cooperativa agrícola de la Sénia ST Montsià
phone: +34 977713256
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Cooperativa Agrícola del Camp de Santa Bàrbara SAT Montsià
phone: +34 977718069 -
Cooperativa agrícola i secció de crèdit d'Ulldecona
phone: +34 977720007 -
Cooperativa agrícola i secció de crèdit de Freginals
phone: +34 977522790 -
Cooperativa agrícola Sant Gregori de Santa Bàrbara
phone: +34 977718136 -
Cooperativa agrícola Sant Isidre del Mas de Barberans
phone: +34 977739030 -
Cooperativa Exportadora d'Agris d'Alcanar
phone: +34 977730000
Markets
- Mercado Municipal de Sant Carles de la Ràpita De Dilluns a Dissabte 08:00-14:00
- Mercado Municipal de Alcanar Dijous de 08:00-14:00
- Mercado Municipal de Amposta Dilluns a Dissabte de 08:00-13:30
- Mercado Municipal de Mas de Barberans Dilluns, Dimecres i divendres de 08:00-21:00, Dimarts, dijous i Dissabte de 08:00-11:00 i de 18:00-21:00
- Mercado Público de Ulldecona Divendres de 08:00-15:00
Producers
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Arcadi Olesa
phone: +34 932634304Tlf. -
Benjamí Reverté
phone: +34 626401138 -
Consejo Regulador DOP Arròs del Delta de l'Ebre
phone: +34 977701020 -
Consell Regulador Arròs del Delta de l'Ebre
phone: +34 977701020 -
Ebresat 1436- CAT
phone: +34 977705211 -
SAT Montfruits
phone: +34 977719271