Introduction

The "Torre de l'Ermita' (Hermitage Tower) is a mediaeval watchtower located next the Sanctuary of 'La Mare de Déu del Camí', very close to the route of the ancient Roman Via Augusta. The first known mention of the tower is found in a 1375 document of King Pere III.

The building was included in the agreement between the Cambrils Town Council and the Centre for Cambrils Studies and has been part of the Cambrils Museum of History since 1996.

The building

This is a rectangular construction of thick walls reinforced by bossed ashlars on the corners, crowned with merlons and with small apertures for defence. Its strategic location alongside the "Camí Ral" highway and at one of the entrances to Cambrils made it one of the key defensive points in the town.

In the 18th century the Sanctuary of La Mare de Déu del Camí was built adjoining the tower and from then on it belonged to the various religious orders that occupied the sanctuary over the years. In the 19th century its height was taken advantage of for transmitting visual and telegraphic signals.

It was in a state of abandonment during the 20th century until the nineteen-seventies when the Town Council began its restoration. Later, the Centre for Cambrils Studies undertook restoration work with the aim of consolidating the building and converting it into Cambrils' first museum, specifically to house the archaeological collections.

The exhibition

The current exhibition is "A Place known as Cambrils" which contains documents, models and photographs that attest to the importance of the town in mediaeval times. Other exhibits include the town's oldest-known stone heraldic shields.

 

Address

C/ Verge del Camí s/n. 43850 Cambrils
Telephone: 977 362 056 - fax: 977 794 572

Opening times

September - June:
Saturdays 11.00 - 14.00h; 17.00 - 20.00h
Sundays and bank holidays 11.00 - 14.00h.

July and August
Tuesday -friday 18.00 - 21.00h
Saturdays 11.00 - 14.00h and 18.00 - 21.00h
Sundays and bank holidays 11.00 - 14.00h

Guided visits for groups on any day of the week.

Closed
Mondays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 25 and 26 December.

Entrance fee

An entrance fee is charged

Reductions
combined entrance fee with the 'Molí de les Tres Eres' Museum, reduced prices for pensioners and the unemployed.

Free entrance
for under twelves, members of ICOM and AMC and on International Museum Day.

Wheelchair access

NO

How to get there

In the town centre, entrance from Gaudí and Verge del Camí Streets or Baix Camp Avenue, just a few metres from one of the exits of the N-340 National Highway. Five minutes walk from the urban and interurban bus stop and the train station.