Ajuntament de Tortosa - Turisme

The starting point for this route is Escorxador square (29). From here you must go along carrer Croera until arriving at the Episcopal Palace (11), where you will find the main façade.

From the same street and from a surprising perspective you can observe the baroque façade of the Cathedral (4). The picturesque Palace Door takes us to the cloister around which you will find the rooms occupied by the Agustinian canonical. Austere and bare of decoration, it is typical of Cistercian architecture. A door open to the North gallery allows access to the inside of the Cathedral.

The central nave is presided by the main altar dedicated to the Mare de Déu de l'Estrella (14th century). Within the numerous groups of altars the Transfiguration stands out.

The Cathedral houses a Permanent Exhibition where pieces of great value are on display.

Leave the building now to go on to one of the most traditional streets in the city, carrer de la Rosa, and an example of the powerful Tortosa of the 15th century. The Despuig Palace (14) is located here, which was originally one single building with the Oriol Palace (15). Practically in front, we can see the Capmany Palace (21), from the 18th century.

If you continue along carrer de la Rosa as far as Cinta square, where you will find another access to the cathedral cloister: the Olivera Door.

Going back towards Cinta square, you will stop at the Romeu portal (12). It was the former access gate to the city and probably opened onto the stretch of the first roman walls.

Carrer de la Mercè, where you will find the Reparació Church (27), connects to carrer Sant Domènec where you will find Royal Schools (1, 2, 3). The visit to the complex will take you back to the 16th century.

From here you must find carrer de la Mercè, which will take you to Estudis square presided by the building of the former Hospital of Santa Creu (22), since the 18th century, where the Courts are now located.

Now leave behind the Rastre district to head towards carrer Montcada and the Santa Clara district.

The convent and church of Sant Joan (23) are both located in the square of the same name. The Puríssima Convent (19) is in carrer Montcada, with the interesting baroque image of Christ carved by Innocent de Palerm, and the remains of the old churches of Dolors and Sant Antoni. In the same street you will find the Abària Palace (18), built as a residential palace, fortified with a turret at every corner, which dates back to the gothic period, the 14th and 15th centuries.

Take any of the narrow and winding streets to go up to the Santa Clara convent (16). The venerated Third Order of Father Sant Francesc built the Calvary and the church on the slope of the hill that goes up to the east of the town, within the walled enclosure, on lands assigned by the council on 15 October 1630.

Continuing the climb, you will reach Esplanetes, where you will find the Verge de la Cinta Hospital, the Victòria bastion and the medieval remains of the Tarragona Portal, with the octagonal tower, from where the road towards this city left. From this place, we have an excellent panoramic view of the city, Suda Castle (5), the Avançades de Sant Joan (8) and the fortifications from the 17th and 18th centuries: the Bonete and Orleans forts and the Creus and Sant Crist bastions.

Start walking again through the streets of the typical neighbourhoods of Santa Clara and Garrofer, that slide down the slopes of Sitjar hill as far as the Sant Joan pass.

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