Delta de l'Ebre

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The Ebre Delta is one of the largest wetland areas 320 square kilometres (79,000 acres) in the western Mediterranean region.[1] The Ebro delta has expanded rapidly on soils washed downriver. The town of Amposta, a seaport in the 4th century, demonstrates the historical rate of growth of the delta as it is now located well inland from the current river mouth. The rounded form of the delta attests to the balance between sediment deposition by the Ebro and removal of this material by wave erosion.

The area at the primary mouth of the Ebro is currently protected by several fluvial islands: the Isle of Garxal (280 hectares (690 acres)), the Isle of Sant Antoni (170 hectares (420 acres)), and the Isle of Buddha (1,231 hectares (3,040 acres)).[2]

The Ebre Delta was placed, with 7.736 ha in 1993, on the Ramsar Convention list of wetlands of international importance as defined for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.[3][4

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Where to eat

• Poble Nou

Ca'l Faiges: http://www.calfaiges.cat/ They have a lot of typical products and really good traditional cuisine.

Can Paquita: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187503-d1813760-Reviews-Restaurant_Can_Paquita-Tarragona_Costa_Dorada_Province_of_Tarragona_Catalonia.html

• Sant Jaume d'Enveja

Racó del riu: http://www.racodelriu.com/ Currently probably the best rice place in the Delta.

• Ampolla

Club nàutic: http://www.casamontero-restaurantenautic.com/HOME.html A good place with a lot of sea fruit.

• Deltebre

Embarcador: http://www.turismedeltebre.com/4ba-es-50-368/lembarcador.html The simplest, with good price and spectacular views.

• Els muntells

Can Machino: http://www.viulebre.com/serveis/restaurant-ida-can-machino

Where to stay

• Deltebre

Masia Tinet: http://www.masiatinet.com/mas_tinet_ang.html One of the bests places to stay in Delta de l'Ebre. Surrounded by rice fields and near from Deltebre is a guarantee of calmness and good service. There is a pretty garden with a dinning area. On the summer they serve your breakfast in the garden with rice field views. We have a orchard with ecological vegetables cultivation. The harvest is used in the House restaurant.

Delta Hotel: http://www.deltahotel.net/deltahotel/?lang=en “Delta Hotel” is an unusual Hotel integrated with the environment. It’s in the middle of an ecosystem formed by a typical lagoon with islands of native vegetation, surrounded by rice fields, the traditional culture of the place.