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Alcanar town is located 200 km south of Barcelona in the most southern corner of the Catalonian coast, between the Montsià Mountains and the Bay of Els Alfacs. In the North we got the Ebro Delta and St. Carlos, in the West Ulldecona and in the South Vinarós. The municipal area consists of 42 km² and has 8.000 inhabitants. The main centres are the town of Alcanar and Marítimo de Les Cases d´Alcanar, besides of 14 km of coast with beaches, several settlements and camp-sites. Tourism is only a minor branch, the main income of Alcanar is made out of orange, mandarin and other citrus plantations. This gives Alcanar its identity as agricultural region, it even has developed to the No. 1 in Catalonia as a producer of citrus fruits .
Celebration days	Alcanar has 3 regular celebration days a year:
15th of May:	Festival of St. Isidre, the festival of the farmers, it is celebrated in Alcanar-Centre.
15th of August:	Festival of Les Cases, the Alcanar-Beach festival, celebrated in the middle of the summer in Alcanar Playa with dancing for everyone and every night.
October:	Festival of San Miguel, in the centre of Alcanar. It is a religious an cultural festival, honouring the Virgin (La Virgen).
Every 5 years	celebration of the Quinquennals-Festival. All Alcanar is decorated and prepared to receive the Virgin, coming down from the hermitage.
What to see One of the greatest attractions of Alcanar is the beach. Though, the major part of the coast is rocky, it is level and the small part of sand beaches is very nice. In the coast you will find a small port for fishermen and yachtsmen as well. Would you like to visit an Iberic village from the 7th century? Just visit "La Moleta del Remei", it is open for public. Other spots to see are the Cistern of Vall, built in 1600, several buildings of great architectonic beauty like the "House O'Connor", the Renaissance church or the Moorish tower "Torre del Moro".