Torredembarra - R6. Baix a Mar and Cal Bofill
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 13 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 13 ft
- Max elevation
- 19 ft
- TrailRank
- 27
- Min elevation
- -4 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 26 minutes
- Coordinates
- 65
- Uploaded
- December 15, 2013
- Recorded
- December 2013
near Clarà, Catalunya (España)
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Itinerary description
This is the "Baix a Mar and Cal Bofill Torredembarra" route at the Torredembarra Tourism Web Site:
http://eng.turismetorredembarra.cat/baix-a-mar-and-cal-bofill-torredembarra-gid-91
The Baix a Mar neighbourhood emerged once fears of piracy on the coast had dissipated. The first fishermen's families who settled here did so at the end of the 8th century. This first settlement was governed by the parish of Clarà and continued thus until the middle of the 19th century. This is why ancient documents refer to it as Botigues de Clarà (Clarà's Shacks), Casetes de Clarà (Clarà's Stands) and, later on, Botigues de Mar (Seaside Shacks). The origin of these names refers to the shacks where the fishermen used to keep their fishing tackle.
Later on, the name Baix a Mar originated to distinguish the maritime district from the so called "upper" (Dalt) neighbourhood of the village of La Torre. The shacks gave way to the first seafront houses. The urban centre started with a couple of streets running parallel to the coast and further developed later on during the 19th century, when the urban structure that has remained almost intact until today began to take shape. The growth of the district was limited for a long time by the perimeter of Els Muntanyans, the railway line and the land belonging to the company SACE.
http://eng.turismetorredembarra.cat/baix-a-mar-and-cal-bofill-torredembarra-gid-91
The Baix a Mar neighbourhood emerged once fears of piracy on the coast had dissipated. The first fishermen's families who settled here did so at the end of the 8th century. This first settlement was governed by the parish of Clarà and continued thus until the middle of the 19th century. This is why ancient documents refer to it as Botigues de Clarà (Clarà's Shacks), Casetes de Clarà (Clarà's Stands) and, later on, Botigues de Mar (Seaside Shacks). The origin of these names refers to the shacks where the fishermen used to keep their fishing tackle.
Later on, the name Baix a Mar originated to distinguish the maritime district from the so called "upper" (Dalt) neighbourhood of the village of La Torre. The shacks gave way to the first seafront houses. The urban centre started with a couple of streets running parallel to the coast and further developed later on during the 19th century, when the urban structure that has remained almost intact until today began to take shape. The growth of the district was limited for a long time by the perimeter of Els Muntanyans, the railway line and the land belonging to the company SACE.
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19 ft
6.Cal Man
15-DEC-13 11:55:37 Fishermen house in the corner between the streets Comerç and Pérez Galdós. It keeps the roof and the basic structure of the original building.
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9 ft
6.La Marítima
15-DEC-13 11:50:16 The cooperative 'La Marítima' offered to the neighborhood people services like a food store, tools for fishermen, a bread oven, coffee, meeting room, library, etc.
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