Cubelles

Cubelles is a city in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in Barcelona province. It is located in the comarca of Garraf, in northeastern Spain on Riu Foix, which flows immediately to the west of the village into the Mediterranean in a small delta.

Culture and sights

Worth seeing is the church of Santa Maria is from 1700 with its typical bell tower of 1765th The Castell Marquesos d ' Alfarràs was built in 1675 on the remains of the old Castillo of Cubelles. Since the restoration, the river delta of the Riu Foix, which flows west of the city center in the Mediterranean, has become a small natural history attraction. The Museo Charlie Rivel provide an overview of the life and work of famous clown, who was based in Cubelles.

Economy, tourism and transport

Until the early 1990s there was a campground called Camping Paradiso, who was also popular with German tourists in the delta of Riu Foix.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Charlie Rivel (1896-1983), Clown

Twinning

• France Arles- sur -Tech ( France)