Ebro

Ebro to - darkometer rating : 5 - Roughly the area of north-eastern Spain /Catalonia where the Battle of the Ebro was fought in the Spanish Civil War . It is marked on the north and east by the river of the same name: Ebro. This part of Catalonia is also known as Terra Alta. There are numerous war-related sites all over the area, including remains of trenches (some reconstructed), ruined villages, caves, monuments and several small museums in a number of towns and villages. > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: in general see under Spanish Civil War . The Battle of the Ebro was the longest, largest and most decisive battle of the entire war. It started as a counter-offensive by the Republicans after the Nationalists under Franco had pushed into Catalonia in the Aragon Offensive from the west in the spring of 1938. The Republicans , with the international brigades and lots of newly conscripted soldiers (some as young as 16) and new material supplies coming over the border from France , launched their battle in late July 1938 . Initially there was success and they managed to push the Francoists back through half of the Terra Alta region.