Photos of Les Cases d'Alcanar (Alcanar, Tarragona) (March 2024)

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Les Cases d'Alcanar (also known as les Casetes d'Alcanar) is a locality (hamlet or population center) belonging to the municipality of Alcanar, in the south of the province of Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain, Europe). It is part of the Montsià comarca (regional capital: Amposta) and the judicial district of Amposta, the judicial district number 3 of the province of Tarragona.

Les Cases d'Alcanar, due to its geographical location, is the first village on the Catalan coast from the south of the Iberian Peninsula, as to the south of the center lies the mouth of the Sènia River, which marks the border between Catalonia (province of Tarragona) and the Comunitat Valenciana (province of Castelló/Castellón) (in the Comunitat Valenciana it borders the Castellón municipality of Vinaròs/Vinaroz); this is why many people nickname Les Cases d'Alcanar as 'the Southern Gate of Catalonia'.

It has a population (according to INE data for the year 2023) of 1269 inhabitants. Les Cases d'Alcanar is located about 5 kilometers from Alcanar (the municipal capital) (approximately 9 minutes).

The beautiful parish church of Les Cases d'Alcanar is dedicated to Sant Pere (Saint Peter); it was built between the years 1862 and 1865. The patrons of Les Cases d'Alcanar are Sant Pere (Saint Peter) and the Mare de Déu del Carme (the Virgen of Carmen). The Festa Major of Les Cases d'Alcanar, in honor of Sant Pere (Saint Peter), is celebrated around June 29. Additionally, the Fiestas del Carmen, in honor of the Mare de Déu del Carme (the Virgin of Carmen), are celebrated around July 16. However, undoubtedly one of the most attention-grabbing celebrations is the traditional Bull Run (Bous) of the Fiestas de Agosto (Festes d'Agost), held every summer around August 12.