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Calafell

Calafell is a coastal town in the Baix Penedès, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia. It contains Alorda Park, a fortified settlement of the Iberian Cessetani occupied from about the 5th to the 2nd century BCE, which has been excavated and partly reconstructed as an open-air museum. The town also has a medieval castle and is a seaside resort.

Calafell
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Calafell. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/calafell
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