cultural routes of el vendrell

Visitors will discover the history of the seafront of Coma-ruga, reliving the past through ancient images in order to get to know its thermal origins with the spas that are no longer in use, “indiano” houses, the Trillas brothers’ Brisamar residential neighbourhood, and arriving at modern day Coma-ruga.

Sant Vicenç de Calders is the most agricultural zone in the municipality of El Vendrell and around it you can find a wide and varied wealth of dry stone (pedra seca). In this route we will get to know not only the most interesting and original stone huts, but other elements that use this technique that is so typical of the area, such as wells or centuries-old walls.

*Brought to you by the Sant Vicenç de Calders Residents Association.

When the Romans arrived in the Iberian Peninsula in 218 BC, what they found was a region that already had a road network (Via Heraclea). Emperor Augustus restructured this road and widened it, marked it with landmarks (milestones), built bridges over it and organized it in such a way that travellers could rest along the way. After this renovation, the road became known as Via Augusta. Over the centuries, the road continued to be used until well into the 20th century.

If the streets of El Vendrell could talk, they would tell us about the lives of many of their neighbours. We highlight those who have left their mark inside and outside the town, such as Àngel Guimerà, Pau Casals, Andreu Nin, Maria Julivert or Jaume Carner, among others.

With a map in hand, visitors will be able to follow the explanations that the guide will give throughout the tour and learn about what El Vendrell used to be like.