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Data of the Town |
Cabaces |
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Town |
Cabaces / Cabassers |
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Municipality |
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Province |
Tarragona |
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Community |
Catalonia |
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Habt. / Ine 2005 |
342 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Major, 29 |
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ZIP code |
43373 |
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Phone |
977 839 109 |
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Fax |
977 839 227 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Cabaces |
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Web of Interest |
Cabaces or Cabassers |
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E-mail municipality |
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Municipi of the Priorat, situat to ponent of the region, in contacte amb the Bank d'Ebre. The municipal terme tea an extensió of 32 '21 km ², travessat of nord to South pel riu Montsant that divideix the territori in dues zones desiguals. The extensive més s'estén pels darrers contraforts occidentals of the serra of the Montsant, l'altra s'enfila pels vessants orientals d'un seguit of serres, considerades they últimes derivacions southerner of the serra The Flood.
The municipi comprèn the poble of Cabassers, únic nucli of població grouped, l'ermita of the Foia, l'ermita of Sant Roc i alguns masos, the major part rònecs.

In the Cabaces population there stay remains of the medieval epoch in some buildings and streets. The religious monuments are: the Parochial Church of Santa Maria (in his interior a Gothic reredos is) and that of Sant Joan (XVIIIth century), of baroque style
The visitors not must get lost the visit to the Museum known as the Echo of the Greek one.
Inside his municipal term they are the Chapel of Sant Roc (XVIIth century), excavated in the rock, and the Chapel of Foia (XVIIIth century) placed in a place of big beauty, the surroundings are very well conditioned for the enjoyment of the meal. The first one is of Renaissance style and the second one, of big popular devotion, is of baroque style.
Also he is worth visiting the medieval bridge known as Pont Vell.

Malgrat the crisi, l'agricultura, és l'activitat basic of Cabacés. Els conreus principals són l'olivera, l'ametller, to més of the vinya, l'avellana, the fruita i they hortalisses. The majoria of terres són of dry season. Malgrat aix ò, hom is troba al'expectativa of l'augment of rendibilitat that pugui to acquire the terra amb l'arribada of l'aigua of the prey of Margalef.
The festa major celebrates per sant Blai (3 of febrer). Altres celebracions importants són Sant Marc (25 d'abril), amb a romiatge to l'ermita of Mare de Déu of the Foia, the festa of the Nativitat, 8 of setembre, the festa of Sant Isidre (15 of maig), the festa to l'ermita of Sant Joan (24 of juny), l'aplec of the sardana (the quart diumenge of juliol), or the festa of Sant Nicolau, of celebració special per to the quitxalla, which covers the poble recollint the one that els they donate. (ftes and photos to see links of the card)