Alfara de Carles belongs to the district of Baix Ebre of the province of Tarragona. It covers a territorial extension of 63,9 Km2. The village is at a height of 334 metres above sea level. The municipality is situated in the bottom of the Ports de Besseit and contains the ancient uninhabited place of Carles and the ancient township of El Toscà. The town is surrounded be impressive rugged mountains, drained by a lot of gullies and cliffs.


Some interesting history facts of Alfara de Carles ...

The village has probably an Arabian origin, because the name derives from the name "Alfahar" which means "pottery". This can explain that there could have been a set of inhabitants who worked with the mud.
In 1480 Alfara welcome the inhabitants of Carles, which was six km. far from Alfara. The inhabited place of Carles (which had been known as Castles) appears in a document in the year 1148.

In 1479 Carles suffered a strong epidemic, and the survivors left the village and went to Alfara. This is why Alfara changed its name into "Alfara de Carles".