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THE SERRALLO - A JEWEL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST

 

El Port de Tarragona celebra la distinció del Serrallo com a “Vila Marinera” per part de Turisme de Catalunya - Juliol 2020

The President of the Port celebrates that the Serrallo quarter’s cultural facilities contributed towards the Catalan Tourism Agency’s positive decision

The committee of experts visited the quarter on 19 June in the company of the Port City director, Montse Adan, and the Port Museum director, Mercè Toldrà

The Port of Tarragona has received with satisfaction the news that the Catalan Tourism Agency (ACT) has awarded the Maritime Quarters and Towns distinction to Tarragona’s Serrallo quarter. The Port of Tarragona president, Josep Maria Cruset, described it as excellent news, particularly the fact that the cultural facilities promoted by the Tarragona Port Authority helped achieve this certification jointly awarded by the Catalan Regional Government’s Tourism Agency and its Ministry of Business and Knowledge.

“Maritime Quarters and Towns” is one of the tourism promotion brands fostered by the Catalan Tourism Agency to encourage tourism as a tool for the development, economic diversification and future guarantees of the country’s cities, towns, and villages. It is one way to encourage the deseasonalisation of tourism and to achieve conciliation and equilibrium between residents and visitors/tourists.

The committee of experts responsible for evaluating and validating brand certification applications visited the Serrallo quarter on 19 June, accompanied by the Port City director, Montse Adan, and the Port Museum director, Mercè Toldrà. During their tour, the specialists from the Catalan Tourism Agency visited the Observatori Blau educational area where they were told about the Port Museum’s rehabilitation and renewed museographic project, which will make it a benchmark for the whole sector. The committee of experts was able to see the cultural commitment, projection and heritage recuperation being undertaken by the Museum and the Port of Tarragona.

A tourism attraction with its own character

In this respect, the president of the Port expressed his satisfaction that the experts’ decision had been positively influenced by the existence, tasks and activities of facilities such as the Observatori Blau, the Port Museum, the Teatret del Serrallo and the former warehouses on the Costa Wharf. Cruset stated that these facilities "constitute a contribution by the Port to the Serrallo quarter, the city and the territory that, together with the quarter’s residents, fisherfolk, social and cultural bodies and restaurateurs, has turned this area into a tourism attraction with its own character".

In it press release issued today, the Catalan Tourism Agency highlights the fact that "El Serrallo, the present-day fishing quarter of Tarragona, is a living example, full of activities that show how the links between man and the sea are experienced". It goes on to explain that "its cultural offer is as extensive as its fishing tradition and is well represented by, among other facilities, the Port Museum that proposes a journey through the history of the port and its vessels, from when the Romans first disembarked on this coast to the present-day, based on guided tours and educational and family leisure activities".

The Catalan Tourism Agency also highlights how the "Observatori Blau, the Fishermen’s Brotherhood, the Port and the residents themselves, among others, also work to keep alive the history, customs, festivities and traditions of a fishing quarter par excellence".

Finally, the president of the Port stated that "for the Port of Tarragona it is excellent news that El Serrallo is being awarded this distinction, as for us it is a much loved area to which we have devoted resources to improving the urban space and the residents’ quality of life, as well as endowing it with leisure and cultural facilities and activities to help disseminate its history and traditions".

 

 

Culinary tradition right on the seafront

The Serrallo, Tarragona’s fishing district, is a must for visitors thanks to its varied cuisine and its privileged location near the sea. The flow of trade through the Serrallo has led to a great culinary tradition. Its restaurants and shops, many of them almost a hundred years old, are now run by the children and grandchildren of fishermen, and preserve the maritime essence of a place whose history is forever linked to the sea. 

The origins of an emblematic place

For hundreds of years the fishermen of the Serrallo have looked to the sea, beneath the protective shade of the ancient Roman city, forever concerned about the time, the condition of the sea, or their boats, formerly beached on the sand, and later protected by the shelter of the sea wall.

At the end of the 18th century, when the Port Works Committee planned the construction of the Marina in the lower part of the city, the fishermen lived in wooden huts, or "sea shops", close to the beach where they moored their fishing boats. It was then that they moved next to the lazaretto and the old remains of the Francolí Fort. It was during the 19th century that the area began to take on the popular name of 'Serrallo'; a name which is believed to have its origins in the serrals, as the fishermen of the day called the rocks close to the coast. Today the word Serrallo is a watchword that refers to one of the most typically Mediterranean areas of Catalonia. The Serrallo is an emblematic part of the city of Tarragona, a little gem of the Mediterranean coast.

The Port and the Serrallo

Throughout its history the Port of Tarragona has been closely linked to the Serrallo, with which it maintains very strong ties. The fishing district has undergone a logical development over the years, in tandem with the port installations with which it has coexisted in harmony. The institutions in charge of managing the Port, initially the Tarragona Port Works Committee and now the Tarragona Port Authority, have always taken it into consideration. Recent initiatives have helped to shape the Serrallo area into the remarkable neighbourhood we see today; a place where Catalonia’s most important fishing fleet docks and operates, and home to a thriving community with a real marine character and essence.

 

 

 THE COMMUNITY OF THE PORT 

The immediate surroundings of the Port of Tarragona are home to a community that is actively involved in promoting our city. You can access further information in the various sources you will find below, and immerse yourself in the activities organised throughout the year and especially during the local festivals held in each neighbourhood.

THE SERRALLO NEIGHBOURHOOD

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The fishermen’s neighbourhood has a number of associations, many of which participate actively in the festive, cultural and religious events of the city of Tarragona and surrounds. In addition, the Serrallo is where the Tarragona Fishermen's Association is located, the hub around which the area’s fishing life revolves.

As for the neighbourhood’s own festivals, there are two of these: on June 29th, Sant Pere (patron of the fishermen’s area) and on July 16th the Verge del Carme (the patron saint of the Serrallo).

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AV del Serrallo

Moll Pesquer s/n Espai Entitats el Serrallo - 43004, Tarragona

  + 34 977 232 404  |  + 34 646 858 950

  
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THE PORT NEIGHBOURHOOD

THE PORT NEIGHBOURHOOD

 

Above all in recent years, the Port Neighbourhood has strengthened the activity carried out by the associations and cultural institutions which coexist there. In addition, this neighbourhood is home to several tourist attractions such as the Roman Theatre of Tarragona, currently undergoing restoration, or the distinctive Tarragona Chartreuse Factory. 

The Port Residents’ Association works to address the needs of the neighbourhood, as well as maintaining the area active throughout the year with activities and proposals such as those for Christmas, Carnival, Easter or Halloween. In the summer, at the end of July, the Port Neighbourhood’s street parties are held, lasting for several days and attracting people of all ages. The association also promotes the Gegants del Port and La Cucafera, some of the city’s most well-loved festival items.

 

THE VERGE DEL CARME NEIGHBOURHOOD

 THE VERGE DEL CARME NEIGHBOURHOOD

 

The Carme neighbourhood covers the area of Jaume I and Vidal i Barraquer. This district, which is gradually adding participants to its association, celebrates its Verge de la Carme Festival.

These festivities, held in honour of the holy virgin known as the Mare de Déu del Carme, are held on the weekend prior to July 16th, and include several recreational, culinary and traditional activities.

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 AV Verge del Carme

 C/ Francesc Bastos, 3 Baixos - 43005

  977 229 748

  
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PALAU - TORRES JORDI RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD

 PALAU - TORRES JORDI RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD  

 

This district, on the banks of the River Francolí, is adding activities and initiatives year by year, with things reaching their high point during the neighbourhood’s festivals.

The Palau-Torres Jordi Residential Neighbourhood’s festivals are held annually, in early September, with activities for all tastes and ages, and each year they garner a greater number of participants, not only among the residents of the neighbourhood, but also those from neighbouring ones and organisations from all over the city of Tarragona.

 Contact

 

AV Residencial Palau - Torres Jordi

C/ Xavier Montsalvatge, 7, Esc. B, Baixos - 43005

 772661848


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