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Gaià River
The Gaià () is a 59 km long river in Tarragona Province, Catalonia. Course Its source is at Santa Coloma de Queralt, situated in the Catalan Central Depression, gathering the waters of the Serra de Brufaganya and Serra de Queralt mountain ranges. It flows through deep gorges across the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and then close to Santes Creus and, at the end, into the Mediterranean at the Tamarit Castle, Tarragonès, near Altafulla forming a coastal lagoon separated from the sea by a sandbar In oceanography, geomorphology, and geoscience, a shoal is a natural submerged ridge, bank, or bar that consists of, or is covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material and rises from the bed of a body of water to near the surface. .... The river mouth is a protected area. Tributaries Its main tributaries are:Josep M. Calbet& Teresa M. Jové, ''Alt Camp: marc físic marc humà'', Generalitat de Catalunya. Valls May 1983 * Torrent de Claret * Riu de baix * Torre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santes Creus
The Monastery of ''Santa Maria de Santes Creus'', ( ca, Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Santes Creus) is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Aiguamúrcia, Catalonia, Spain. The abbey was erected in the 12th century, in today's municipality of Aiguamúrcia, in the village of Santes Creus, in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia). However, it was in the thirteenth century when Peter III of Aragon expressed his desire to be buried in the monastery and a royal crypt was built for himself and his son, King James II that many of the local nobility established the custom to choose this place for burial. This led to the monastery to increase in splendor and greatness thanks to the numerous donations received.Liaño Martínez, Emma (2007). «La primera escultura trescentista al monestir de Santes Creus». L'art gòtic a Catalunya:Escultura I (in Catalan). Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana p92. Santes Crues along with Vallbona de les Monges and Poblet Monastery are known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
