Camarles approves the restoration of the Tower, declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest

The Camarles City Council has definitively approved the works project “Consolidation and restoration of the Camarles Tower (BCIN) and improvement of access and security conditions,” an action on a property cataloged as a Cultural Asset of National Interest. The definitive approval was adopted by the Local Government Board on September 25, 2026, following the initial approval on July 17, and the agreement is now published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on November 13, 2026 (CVE 2026-10411, p. 1-1). The project budget is 86,789.03 euros, to which 18,225.70 euros are added as Value Added Tax (VAT).

The announcement, signed by the acting mayor, Maria Goretti Tortajada Bové, on November 4, 2026, records the closing of the administrative processing of the project and the accompanying graphic documentation. The objective of the action is twofold: on one hand, the consolidation and restoration of the tower; on the other, the improvement of access and security conditions around the fortification.

A budget of 105,014.73 euros

The approved project sets the economic figures of the action, which were detailed in the agreement of the Local Government Board:

• Execution budget: 86,789.03 euros.
• Value Added Tax (VAT): 18,225.70 euros.
• Total amount including VAT: 105,014.73 euros.
• Objective: consolidation and restoration of the Camarles Tower and improvement of access and security conditions.

The intervention affects a heritage element qualified as a Cultural Asset of National Interest, the highest protection status provided for real estate assets, according to the designation included in the project itself.

Processing chronology

The administrative path of the project extended over four months, between the initial approval and the publication in the provincial gazette:

• July 17, 2026: the Local Government Board initially approves the works project and the graphic documentation.
• September 25, 2026: the Local Government Board definitively approves the action.
• November 4, 2026: the acting mayor signs the announcement and the certificate of the agreement.
• November 13, 2026: the agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, with the reference CVE 2026-10411.

Drafters and appeal process

The drafting of the project and the graphic documentation corresponds to an external team of architects, who worked with the support of an architecture and engineering company:

• Drafting architects: Agustí Costa, Sergio Coll, and Jordi Queral.
• Technical collaboration: SOQ Arquitectura & Enginyeria SLP.
• Promoter and decision-making body: Camarles City Council, through the Local Government Board.

The published agreement concludes the administrative process. An administrative appeal may be filed against it before the Administrative Court of Tarragona within a period of two months starting from the day after notification, as stated in the announcement itself.

The restoration of the Torre de Camarles places the municipality of Baix Ebre before one of the most relevant heritage interventions in its district, both due to the category of the asset —Cultural Asset of National Interest— and the budgetary scope of the work. With the final approval and official publication, the project is enabled to continue its execution and opens the door to the enhancement of a key historical element for the municipality and its tourism projection.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona, no. 13-11-2026, section I, p. 1-1 (official reference: CVE 2026-10411).