Alcover is a town located near Tarragona in northeastern Spain. It has a population of around 5,000 people and its economy relies on agriculture, industry, and services. The climate is Mediterranean with an average temperature of 15.9°C. Culturally, Alcover has several historic towers and bridges from its past as a walled Moorish town, and holds annual festivals celebrating San Juan and Christmas. Nearby natural areas include Mas del Forès farmhouse and the Glorieta River valley.

1. ALCOVER MY
TOWN
Gerard Girona Roca
Dani Pohrib
2n ESO
Institut Fons del Glorieta
Teacher: Míriam Martínez

2. Alcover. Alt Camp

3. Locati
onAlcover is near Tarragona and Port Aventura, the foothills of
the Sierra de Mussara. Its GPS coordinates are: UTM (ED50)
346875 4569725 31T. In Alcover reachable by car, train AVE
(Camp de Tarragona railway station) or by plane to the airport
of Reus-Barcelona .. Alcover is near Tarragona and Port
Aventura, the foothills of the Sierra de Mussara. Its GPS
coordinates are: UTM (ED50) 346875 4569725 31T. In Alcover
reachable by car, train AVE (Camp de Tarragona railway
station) or by plane to the airport of Reus-Barcelona ..

4. Location map of Catalonia
in Spain
It is located in Spain, in the Autonomous
Community of Catalonia, Tarragona province.

5. SOCIOECONOMIC
ASPECTSAlcover people live from
agriculture, industry and
services. Agriculture: Part of
the population lives in the
cultivation of land, basically
nuts, olives and orchards in
general. Industry: Cator,
Rossita .... Services: It is the
people who work for the
people, such as doctors,
teachers, benches ...
10%
52%5%
33%
Services
Farming Industry construction Services
65%
35%
Emigration
Immigration Emigration
88%
12%
Nacionalitation
Spanish Foreign

6. Climate and
vegetationCLIMATE MEDITERRAIA
The average temperature is
15,9º C. Alcover Annual
precipitation is 561
millimeters (mm). The driest
month is July with 19 mm.
VEGETATION The vegetation
is Alcover pines, oaks, agaves
, farigola.

7. Climate and
vegetation
Pines
Agaves
Farigola
Oaks

8. The Alcover• POPULATION GROWTH
• We Were In 1998 Inhabitants 3664.
• And in 2006 the population increased and we were very 4.500habitants,
but in 2010 we increased a lot and we get to 5143 inhabitants.
• The town of Alcover 2015 are now 5037 people in total.

9. CULTURAL
HERITAGE• Torres: Are the towers of the ancient walls of the Gothic fleet. Built in
the fourteenth century.
• Bridge: The bridge is a monument of Moorish town of Alcover
protected as cultural attractions.
• Holiday highlights: Can Cosme Vidal is a monument of the
municipality of Alcover protected as cultural attractions. And of
Renaissance style.

10. CULTURAL
HERITAGE• Important characters: Ca cosme, Kiko Casillas and Jordi Iset.
Festivities: San Juan, Christmas Reyes, festival and fair.
Stone Fish: A fish that died and was padrificar within Larena.
And the fish in.
Robbers
fair

11. CULTURAL
HERITAGE
Fair
Magic
San
Juan

12. NATURAL
HERITAGE• Mas del forès
• Its construction takes place during medieval
times, as many other Catalan country has
the characteristic of having been built in
various stages of construction. It is an
isolated house, located in a huge building
with natural sources. The main building has
a rectangular roof with two slopes; has
added two in the front, advanced
perpendicular sides and joined by a
decorative beams and eaves.

13. NATURAL
HERITAGENiu de l'àliga
· River Glorieta main ly known eagle
nest is a tributary of the right bank
of the Francoli. Born in Mont-ral, in
the mountains of Prades, runs dry
most of the upper section and
through the town of Alcover before
ending the municipality of El Morell,
without hardly ever leave the Alt
Camp.

14. onts del Glorieta
• In total this institute are approximately 300 students.
There are a total of 30 menstres.
• Facebook:
• https://www.facebook.com/fontsdelglorieta/
• Alcover travels to:
http://alcovertravelsto4.blogspot.com.es/
• Web page: http://agora.xtec.cat/sesfontsdelglorieta/