In less than 2 hours driving from Barcelona, you can reach one of the most important wetlands in south of Europe: the Ebre delta. You don’t need to travel to Vietnam to see incredible rice fields under a sunset, or a fisherman throwing the net for fishing while thousands of flamingos start flying. You don’t need to go to Thailand to sleep in a wooden roof house surrounded by palm trees in front of a virgin beach. You have all of this in one single place in Europe. The Ebre Delta in Catalonia is still being discovered by travellers from all around the world and it is one of the best places to eat paella and seafood!
We visited the delta in September, it was hot and humid, so we thought that a perfect plan would be to spend the morning in the Trabucador beach. This beach is a 2 in 1 beach! You can swim in the Mediterranean sea in the East or in the Alfacs Bay in the West. The East one has waves and it is deeper but the West one has no waves, the water is hotter and it is super shallow, a perfect place to go with children and babies. It is so shallow that you can walk dozens of metres and have the water level around your knees.
After having a bath in both beaches separated by 20 metres of sand we were hungry, so we went for lunch in Casa de Fusta Restaurant, just next to a typical house of the delta. We ate a delicious paella with seafood.
In the delta you can also do many kind of activities: windsurf, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, mountain bike, quads, horse riding… It is a perfect place to relax, have a good weather, enjoy food, friends and family. And close to the delta there are many cultural options and interesting cities like Tortosa, Reus, the imperial Tarragona and amusement parks like Ferrari Land and Port Aventura! Why do you just visit Barcelona?
I had no idea there were rice fields near Barcelona, but I can imagine that the paella here is amazing! Thanks for sharing on #TheWeeklyPostcard!
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Yes, this is one of the best places to eat paella. In fact, having the rice and seafood next to the restaurant makes it easier 😊 Thanks for your comment!
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Shows how many places I still need to visit in Catalonia. I have only been to Barcelona but I know I have to go back to the region and get out of the big city! Eating paella next to the ocean sounds fantastic! #The WeeklyPostcard
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Yes! We love our country and we like to share it with all of you. One of the reasons to do this blog is to show that Catalonia is far more than Barcelona. Thanks for reading and your comment 😊
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Very interesting! Not what I would expect a short drive from Barcelona. I would love to check this out next time I am in the area. Thanks for sharing on #TheWeeklyPostcard.
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I am sure you will like it and it will give you ideas for new posts. Ours is very short but there is so much to do there that we could have written many pages. Thanks for your comment 😊
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recently found out about the rice fields ! i somehow always thought they import the rice for paella :)). Ebro delta is on my long list of Spain gems to see
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The landscape in Ebre Delta cannot be found anywhere else in
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Catalonia. It just transports to a different reality. Thsnks for your comment!
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