Clarà: Els Muntanyans and historic buildings

Clarà brings together two different interests to consider when planning a trip: the nature of Els Muntanyans and the district’s architectural history. The Sender Blau trail focuses on the coastal landscape and the character of the route; Sant Joan Baptista and Cal Xeco showcase different historical details. If you are looking for a hotel in Clarà, these themes can help you choose a place that suits your own travel interests.

Els Muntanyans and the Sender Blau trail

The Sender Blau trail runs for 2.2 kilometres along Els Muntanyans beach, alongside marshland, dunes and lagoons. The natural area includes up to eleven habitats of community interest. Els Muntanyans is part of the Platja de Torredembarra i Creixell natural area, which belongs to the Costes del Tarragonès Natura 2000 network. The protected Els Muntanyans natural area extends from the railway line to the sea and from the Clarà bridge to the municipal boundary with Creixell. The trail’s length and the area’s boundaries describe different things: the Sender Blau is a specific route, while the boundary information shows the extent of the natural area.

Assessing the difficulty of the route

The Sender Blau is considered an easy-to-moderate trail. Several sections have been adapted for people with reduced mobility. When choosing your route, consider both details together: they describe the trail’s difficulty and the adaptations made to several sections. If mobility adaptations are important to your plans, also take into account that the trail is rated as easy-to-moderate.

Els Muntanyans as an exhibition topic

Cal Bofill houses a permanent exhibition about Els Muntanyans. This means the natural area is associated not only with the Sender Blau trail, but is also the subject of an exhibition. These connections have different focuses: the trail is a specific route along the beach, while the exhibition explores Els Muntanyans as a topic.

Sant Joan Baptista Church: several historical layers

Sant Joan Baptista Church in the district of Clarà has been documented since the 13th century. Its interior is predominantly Gothic and dates from the 14th century; alterations from the 16th and 17th centuries add to its architectural history. The present-day entrance is beneath a two-arched bell gable bearing the year 1842. These details refer to different features: the church’s documentation, the design of its interior and a detail at the entrance. To understand the timeline, it is worth distinguishing between these details rather than reading them as a single construction date.

Castle remains and the Cal Xeco manor house

The surviving remains of Clarà Castle are incorporated into the Cal Xeco manor house. The manor house includes a tower with a vaulted entrance to the grounds and the remains of a machicolation. While the different periods represented by the interior and entrance stand out at Sant Joan Baptista, the focus at Cal Xeco is on the connection between the manor house and the castle remains, as well as the architectural details of the tower, entrance and traces of the machicolation.

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