There are not many unspoilt spots left on the Mediterranean coastline, whether in Catalonia, Spain or Europe.
Tarragona still has one: the Marquesa woods with their rocky coves, next to the Platja Llarga, a beach about 2 miles long which, although it has some buildings dating from the 1960's, still has the charm and beauty of a natural setting.
A spot where many people come to enjoy the green of the vegetation and the blue of the sea all year round.

Now the Spanish environment ministry and Tarragona city council, without ever really putting anything out to tender and without setting up any multi-disciplinary team to decide what to plan on this spot, want to build a promenade there, as well as a luxury housing development with two areas of facilities right next to the beach.
Is this insensitivity, ignorance or speculation?

GOALS of this CAMPAIGN:

1. To block the existing plans for the coastline (promenade along the Platja Llarga and round track through the Marquesa woods) and the development plans affecting the whole of the surrounding area.

2. To preserve this natural area through an environmental plan which safeguards its value as a landscape and as an ecosystem, without seriously prejudicing the people who now live and work in the area.

3. To help to make the PARC NATURAL DE LES TERRES DEL GAIÀ into a reality,
including the basin of the Gaià river and the green belt to the east of Tarragona
(with the Mèdol and Mas Enric woods, the Marquesa woods with their coves and
the Platja Llarga). A green lung for Tarragona to ensure that the natural, landscape and historic treasures of the area are preserved.

Platja Llarga In the background: The Marquesa woods, which hide the coves of Waikiki and Calabecs, Espai d'Interés Natural Punta de la Mòra

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