DISCOVER THE UNIQUE PLACE OF ASCÓ

El passat diumenge dia 16 de juliol, organitzat per la Generalitat de Catalunya i l'Ajuntament d'Ascó, va tenir lloc al Pas de barca, un dels punts on les tropes republicanes van travessar el riu Ebre, la commemoració del 85è aniversari de l'inici de la Batalla de l'Ebre. L'acte va estar encapçalat pel Molt Honorable Senyor[...]

The coexistence between cultures continued to deteriorate until the Moors were expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. It entered a period of decline, where most of the treasures that had been forged in Ascó were in danger. Population was lost, agricultural production decreased and fluvial trade decreased. THE HOSPITALLERS In the beginning of the 14th century[...]

From the second half of the 17th century, the Ascó snow well is the only one left in these areas. Located in the foundations of a house, it is constructed with crushed stone and has a pointed vault, with a circular floor plan and in the shape of an acorn. The upper beams rest on ridges at different heights for[...]

At the beginning of the Republican offensive, the Ascó sector of the Ebro front was an important spot due to the river. The forces of the 35th International Division (belonging to the Spanish Republican Army) were expected to cross the Ebro river through two different areas. In the north of Ascó, the units of the XIth International Brigade[...]

THE ORIGINS In the 8th century, the Visigoths occupied all of the Iberian Peninsula under a sole kingdom with its capital in Toledo. They took advantage of the roman organization and institutions and adopted plenty of their customs and traditions. In Ascó, they probably settled at the top of the castle terrace, using the existent Iberian-Roman settlement.[...]

Descobreix una de les moreries més grans i representatives de Catalunya Us endinsareu pels carrers de la nostra vila, estrets, tortuosos, amb ziga-zaga, on podreu descobrir aquell passat morisc que fa que el nucli antic sigui encisador. La vila closa, els perxes, les voltes i sitges - antics graners musulmans-, els Sequerets, el[...]