LA TORRE
VELLA:
This tower was built in the year 1530 as a watch and defence tower in order to protect
Salou from the constant raids of pirates and privateers. It was built to the order of the
archbishop of Tarragona, Pere de Cardona in the old district of Barenys. At present the
tower is a cultural centre offering a selected programme of art exhibitions, which fills
its rooms with art from Easter to the month of October. You can find one of Aldoma
Puig’s sculptures in the gardens, “The Dansa de les Gracies”, which
represents three young ladies dancing “sardanas” – a traditional Catalan
dance. This work was erected in 1990 due to Salou being appointed the Town of the Sardana.
La Torre Vella, besides showing seasonal exhibitions of art, is also the site of the
Municipal Museum of Contemporary Enamel (MECS), where one can contemplate an extremely
representative collection of enamels of the most diverse techniques and tendencies of
authors world-wide.. |
