Arbeca
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Pl. Generalitat, 3
25140 Arbeca - 973 16 00 08
- 973 16 04 59
- ajuntament@arbeca.ddl.net
- https://www.arbeca.cat
Arbeca is the third most populous village in Les Garrigues, with 2,288 inhabitants.
lf you take the old route, you will find the ancient castle of the Dukes of Cardona, the market square, the parish church with its spectacular altarpiece, Plaça Major square with the arcades that hark back to a magnificent past and the old hospital. The modern route takes you to the Town Hall and to the rural cooperative with its Modernist façades (designed by Cèsar Martinell), the modern Plaça del Toll and the municipal sports complex.
On the outskirts of the town there are the remains of Santa Caterina hermitage, Font de la Juliana spring, the ancient lberian settlement of Els Vilars (declared a cultural heritage site of national interest) and Sant Miquel church in the now vanished settlement called Les Borgetes de Salena.
