Part Alta in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Sant Agapito Bis
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2022
1. Sant Agapito Bis Marker
L'aigua, fins llavors sinònim de Vida, esdevingué, també, sinònim de lluita i resistencia. Per recordar aquells fets van triar Sant Agapito. Representat en els llibrés dels sant, cap per avall damunt una foguera i citat com a protector dels afectats de mal d’estómac i trastorns de la dentició. A partir d'avui serà el patró de la plaça del Pallol i el carrer del Conte i celebrarem, cada primer dissabte de Juliol Sant Agapito Bis.
On February 3, 2005 36 people were displaced from their homes. The foundations of the buildings could not withstand the damages from the public sewer. Neighbors came together to demand justice, and with the strength of union they gave a new meaning to one word: FRIENDS.
Water, until then synonymous with Life, then also became
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is February 3, 2005.
Location. 41° 7.093′ N, 1° 15.337′ E. Marker is in Tarragona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Part Alta. Marker is on Carrer de Comte, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Comte 10, Tarragona, Cataluña 43003, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Audiència Provincial / La Audiencia Provincial / The Provincial Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Estanislau Figueres i Moragues (within shouting distance of this marker); Casa Ximenis (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Antoni Rovira i Virgili (about 120 meters away); Josep Alsina Amorós (about 120 meters away); Casa del General / House of the General (about 120 meters away); Ángel Barceló Vallvé
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 2022
2. Sant Agapito Bis Marker - wide view
Also see . . .
1. A tour of Tarragona’s street art (Tarragona Experience).
Excerpt: Some 15 years ago, Carrer del Comte was a street in the Part Alta that was practically unknown to most visitors.(Submitted on December 10, 2023.)
Until one day the Tarragona Town Council decided to install some pilons (metal posts) to stop cars parking along it and help improve pedestrian access in the neighbourhood.
It was the local residents who took the initiative to paint them; initially, just a few of them clandestinely by night, but as time went on it has become an annual event, a local and international festival: the Trobada de Sant Agapito Bis, or the International Pilons Parade.
Every year, on the first Saturday of July, organizations, groups and individuals sign up to the initiative to paint the 47 posts on the street, and now even prizes are given out.
2. San Agapito Bis (The Pilon’s Street).
Excerpt: The residents, who had become a close-knit group after their problems with subsidence, threw a party to celebrate the end of the episode(Submitted on December 10, 2023.)that had caused them so much trouble, and invented a new patron saint for the street: Sant Agapito Bis (2006). His feast day is celebrated on the first Saturday in July, and the main event is the International Pilons Parade.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 25, 20223. Sant Agapito Bis Marker - wider view, looking north on Carrer del ComteLooking north on Carrer del Comte are visible many of the roughly 50 bollards (or pylons) installed by the city around 2005 to keep cars from parking there. As part of the annual Trobada de Sant Agapito Bis, they each get a new paint job.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
