Spanish Civil War 1936–1939
Vilalba dels Arcs: Els Barrancs trenches & Mirador del Bassot
Trenches & fortifications
The story
Vilalba dels Arcs lay on the northern edge of the Republican advance of 25 July 1938. Republican attacks failed to take the village and its hills. The Mirador del Bassot looks out from the defensive positions of the first days over the ground where those assaults were made. Just outside the village, the Els Barrancs site keeps about 700 m of trench line with firing pits, shelters and huts, the best-preserved trench network in the Ebro heritage network. The 'Soldats a les trinxeres' interpretation centre in the village explains the everyday life of the soldiers at the front.
What you can see today
About 700 m of restored trenches, firing pits, shelters and huts at Els Barrancs; a viewpoint with panels in the village.
Plan your visit
The 'Soldats a les Trinxeres' interpretation centre in the village is temporarily closed; the Barrancs trenches and the Mirador del Bassot can still be reached on foot or by car. Check with the Espais de la Batalla de l'Ebre network.
- Notice
- The 'Soldats a les Trinxeres' interpretation centre in Vilalba dels Arcs is temporarily closed
Checked September 2026 from official sources: batallaebre.org, batallaebre.org. Things change, so check before you travel.
Sources
- mapcarta.com/es/N6911890619
- mapcarta.com/es/N6911890619
- batallaebre.org/els-espais-espais-historics/
- patrimoni.gencat.cat/ca/coleccio/espais-de-la-batalla-de-lebre
Nearby sites
- Quatre Camins – Cota 427 cross, Vilalba dels Arcs · 2 km
- Les Devees trenches, La Fatarella · 7 km
- Poble Vell de Corbera d'Ebre · 7 km
- Museu Memorial de la Batalla de l'Ebre (CEBE), Gandesa · 8 km
- Coll del Moro – Franco's observation post, Gandesa · 8 km
- Memorial de les Camposines · 11 km
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