Tartosa

Tartosa is a world featured in The Sims 4: My Wedding Stories. The world is shaped like a peninsula and includes a large town center with plenty of activities (rabbit holes) catered to wedding planning, as well as a few Mediterranean style residential lots. It is the first world in The Sims 4 to include prebuilt Wedding Venue lot type and the second world to include a Beach lot type. 
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==Description==
Romantic sites and scenery have long graced the seaside region of Tartosa, creating the perfect setting for love and matrimonial pursuits. It isn't uncommon for vacationers and honeymooners alike to return year after year, seeking to re-experience the intimacy of visits past. They say there's a love story in the making for everyone. Just ask Tartosa's residents, and they'll excitedly gossip about local Wedding Industry shenanigans or the area's love-laced, historical past. But even if a Sim doesn't find their soulmate here, one thing is for certain... they're fated to fall in love with the land. 
==Overview ==
Village Square
Visit Porto Luminoso's various shops and market stalls. Just don't forget to try the world-famous fruit tarts!
Romantic Sights
Romance lofts through Tartosa's air, and there's always a new adventure to be had at one of the area's various romantic sights!
Local History
Word travels fast through Tartosa's Grapevine, and myths and legends about the area's history abound.
==Neighborhoods==
There are two neighborhoods in this world:
: Porto Luminoso
: Terra Amorosa
==Lots==
There are 6 residential lots, 1 rental lot and 2 community lots in Tartosa.
===Residential lots===
====Inhabited====
*Thebe Estate, owned by Laurent (50x50)
*The Old Wood Nectary, owned by Markovic (40x30)
====Uninhabited====
*Piccola Luce (20x20)
* Rifugio dei Pirati (30x20)
====Empty lots====
* Baia dell'Amore (40x20)
* Via Romanza (30x30)
===Vacation Rental lots===
*Villa Vigna (30x20)
===Community lots===
* Celebrazioni d'Amore - Lounge (50x40)
*La Coppia Serena - Wedding venue (50x40)
=== Rabbit Holes ===
In Porto Luminoso, sims can also find 3 interactive spots to help plan their wedding:
* Petals to the Metal, a flower bouquet stall.
* The Patisserie stand, a wedding cake stall.
* The Boutique, a wedding outfit shop.
==Families==
===New families===
====Playable====
:Laurent family
:§20,000
:Arnessa Thebe, Hector Laurent, Hilary Laurent, Greta Laurent, Jace Laurent
::"Laurent" may be a newer name in the area, but the family certainly isn't. For generations, they've owned the local wedding venue, the cornerstone of the wedding industry in the area. And Hilary's family opened the first food stall in the village square back when they first moved to the area. Now she's a chef in her parent's restaurant, and the local food market has flourished. Together, this family forms a wedding-industry powerhouse.
:Markovic family
:§20,000
:Lucia Markovic, Mateo Markovic, Tomi Markovic
::The Markovic family are locally-renowned for their contribution to the musical-side of the wedding industry, despite having put off their own wedding time and time again. This is no small part due to relations between them and the Laurent family being rather strained. Mateo believes the Laurents have a stronghold on local wedding business and works hard to retain relevance. While Lucia's animosity is directed at Hector, a former lover, all the drama and work has kept them busy and unwed!
==== Homeless ====
:Soto family
:§20,000
:Camille Soto, Dominique Soto
::Years ago, Dominique and Camille were married in Tartosa. Each year they returned on vacation in hopes of re-experiencing the love - and rich local culture - only Tartosa offers. Once both women retired, they decided to make their yearly trip more permanent.
::Dominique is an artist who now spends her days painting landscapes and portraits in the village square and Camille is a writer who has taken an interest in the area's storied history. Many consider her to be the Porto Luminoso historian and she can often be found enjoying the outdoors alongside Dominique while chatting about local history with anyone willing to listen.
:Jaleel household
:§20,000
:Faiz Jaleel
::Faiz is a poetic, hopeless romantic living in an area that specializes in the wedding industry—a constant reminder of his single status. He spends his days in the village square, selling flowers, and daydreaming of his missing soulmate. Perhaps one day, his dreams will come true. But until then... he has a flower for everyone.
==Lore==
*Aren't the hot air balloons in the sky romantic?
*We see so many proposals here! It's the romantic aura of the land. Also, it's great for dates! Off the top of my head, you could take a dip at the base of Hideaway Falls, watch the glowing waves at night, take a walk on the beach, or visit Porto Luminoso's Village fountain. The Lover's Tree is also a popular destination, of course.
*The Porto Luminoso fountain is always a romantic spot to visit. I always see couples cuddled up on the edge.
*The City Hall offers quick weddings for those visiting who can't wait another day. Sometimes love just won't let you wait, eh?
*Have you noticed the flower cart in town? They get their flowers locally, for the most part. If you wanted, you could probably even go out and pick some of your own.
*Don't forget to visit the local patisserie in Tartosa. We're famous for our fruit tarts and pastries, but it's also great if you want to sample some of the amazing wedding cakes they can whip up.
*Did you know that the fruit we use in our world-famous tarts is local fruit? Yeah! You could even go out and pick your own if you wanted.
*Did you know that if you visit the beach at night you might see the ocean glow? Some say that's what attracted Princess Cordelia to Tartosa back in the day.
*Everyone knows about the glowing tides at night. It's said the strange glow used to draw in lost pirates, in fact. But the beaches have even more surprises in store, you know! If you search the shores, you'll sometimes find a message in a bottle. They wash up fairly regularly.
*Sims around here are always talking about how Arnessa Thebe once sailed a little rowboat over Hideaway Falls? She broke a leg—literally. That's why they put in the bridge—to keep Sims from trying to sail over!
*They say Lady Matilda Tartosa used to live in a grand castle close to Hideaway Falls. Nobody can find the ruins, though. We do know that she used the Falls for illicit trades with pirates, but perhaps the castle ruins lie elsewhere.
*Ages ago, a local shipwright carved the likeness of Princess Cordelia and her pirate lover, Rodrigo De Pablo, into the figurehead of a ship. When the ship sank those who remembered their love carried the figurehead to the top of the hill by Hideaway Falls as a reminder. A year passed and it magically began to sprout leaves and branches, a sign that their love lived on even though Rodrigo had passed. Today, you can visit the tree, and if your heart is pure, some of that love magic will rub off on you!
*It's a common rumor around here that when the Thebe Estate was built, construction was funded using a chest of pirate's gold. There's another rumor that after he built the Villa, Rodrigo Thebe buried the rest of the gold somewhere near the village. If you could find it, you'd be rich! Then again, they sure seemed to spend an awful lot to make that place look luxe, didn't they? Maybe all that's left is a bit of pocket change.
== Seasons ==
With Seasons installed, Tartosa's seasonal weather pattern remains a constant weather forecast all year around without snowfall nor heat waves in the winter and summer respectively.
Tartosa experiences cool to warm temperatures all year around with mostly sunny and cloudy days, as well as an occasional chance of rainfall and thunderstorms. Winds are also encountered during spring, fall and winter, but more commonly occur during the winter season.
== Eco Lifestyle ==
With Eco Lifestyle installed, Porto Luminoso, has a neutral eco-footprint while it's upper region, Terra Amorosa has a Green Footprint.
==Trivia==
* Tartosa is based on various locations in the Mediterranean.Mentioned in The Sims 4 My Wedding Stories Livestream by art director, Cheyenne Kelsey at 16:40. Those locations include coastal Italy, Croatia, Southeastern coastal Spain and Southern France. The waterfalls in Terra Amorosa might be inspired by Croatian waterfalls.
* Tartosa's name might come from a mixture of Tortosa, a city in Spain, and tart, the famous local dessert here.
* Tartosa is the third world to have all lots built entirely by Simmers, with returning collaborators Simlicy (who previously built for Mt. Komorebi in The Sims 4: Snowy Escape) and Hey Harrie (who previously built for Henford-on-Bagley in The Sims 4: Cottage Living) and new collaborators icemunmun and CatherineGamesYT.
* Many lots in this world have Italian names, even though not every architectural style is Italian.
==References==
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ru:Тартоза
Category:Worlds in The Sims 4
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