Salou retorns to the 13th century with King Jaume I

Salou travelled back to the 13th century with a reenactment of King Jaume I's departure for Mallorca, one of the highlights of the 31st Festa del Rei Jaume I.

The monarch rode out on horseback from the Torre Vella, leading a procession of nearly 1,000 people, including knights, nobles, soldiers, religious figures and musicians. The procession travelled along Via Aurèlia, Via Roma, Barcelona Street and Jaume I Promenade before reaching the Plaça de les Comunitats Autònomes, where thousands of people had gathered.

Around 350 residents of Salou took part in the reenactment dressed in period costumes, while the procession also included around 50 Templar knights from Monzón.

The event was accompanied by medieval-themed decorations throughout the streets and the Medieval Market, featuring nearly one hundred craft and food stalls.

The celebrations concluded with ‘El Gran Viatge’, a show by La Fam, Draconia and Traüt combining fire, circus performances and a large robotic dragon to recreate the exploits of James I during the conquest of Mallorca.

In this way, Salou has once again brought to life, almost eight centuries later, the episode that turned its natural harbour into one of the departure points for James I's expedition to Mallorca.