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Alcover is a municipality in the Alt Camp comarca, in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies at the meeting point of the Camp de Tarragona plain and the foothills of the Prades Mountains, near the valley of the Glorieta. The municipality covers 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi) and has a population of 5,362 (register office, 2025).
The territory has archaeological evidence of occupation from prehistory through the Iberian, Roman and late antique periods. Medieval Alcover developed within the lordship of the Archdiocese of Tarragona, and by the late Middle Ages had become a fortified market town. The municipality preserves a substantial historic centre, Renaissance and Baroque architecture, and an important palaeontological collection based on the Middle Triassic Alcover-Mont-ral fossil site.
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The essentials for getting around Alcover without surprises: how to get there, municipal facts and when it's most worth coming.
Coordinates: 41.2624° N, 1.1702° E
By bus: check the regional bus timetables, they change by season. If you come without a car, confirm the last service back before you leave.
We only list verified numbers. The town hall itself will give you the number of the clinic or the pharmacy.
There are no events in Alcover's calendar yet, so any month works. Ask us about the local festivals: almost every village has one.
Spring
Fields in bloom and good walking temperatures.
Summer
Hot at midday; festivals tend to cluster in these months.
Autumn
Golden light, mushroom season and fewer visitors.
Winter
Cold and short days. Life gathers in the bar and the square.
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