The Priorat county or region is to be found to the south of Catalonia in the Tarragona province.

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El Montsant

El Montsant

El Montsant

The Montsant Mountain Range symbolises the Priorat and the Tarragona region. It is not one of the highest mountains, neither is it the one that stretches the furthest, and yet, the strength of its geography is unquestionable. This mountain range is compact, encircled in a great part by sheer cliffs and rocky areas formed during the Oligocene epoch.

The villages are to be found nestled against its foothills. The central part is a mountainous kingdom. To reach it, you must choose a “grau” that’s to say one of the passes which allow you to scale the cliffs. Some of them are quite easy and broad as they were once used as pack-horse trails to get from one village to another whereas others are just wide enough for a person to pass in single file. They are heart-stoppingly narrow, just about managing to cling on to the hillside.

The spiritual relationship which Man has maintained over the centuries with the Montsant mountain range has afforded it a very special status. The founding of the first Carthusian Priory or monastery of the Iberian peninsular – Scala Dei - and the intense tradition of hermits have lasted to this day. They are proof of the profound symbolic value the mountain holds. The Montsant Natural Park was declared in 2002 by the Catalan government.

4 comments

1 | Colo | 12-06-2008 15:21
Estic maravellat!!
2 | Cristina | 30-06-2008 10:34
Fascinant!!!
3 | Colo | 28-01-2009 19:01
Quines muntanyes!!!
4 | francisco | sanfernando | 15-05-2011 11:02
hace muchos años que no estoy por estos maravilloso parajes yo soy de reus pero estoy en cadiz espero volver pronto y gozar otra vez de estas maravillosas montañas y volver a practicar senderismo besos

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Nature (2)

  • Montsant Fauna La Serra de Montsant Natural Park contains what is without doubt one of the richest animal populations in Catalonia.
  • Montsant Vegetation The plant life of Montsant is predominantly Mediterranean, with a certain degree of sub-
    Mediterranean and Eurosiberian influence.

Villages (10)

  • Albarca | Hamlet to be found in the North-eastern corner of the county, between the Montsant and the Prades  mountain ranges. 
  • Cornudella de Montsant | Cornudella is to be found in the North-eastern corner of the county, in the Siurana river valley, between the Montsant and Prades mountain ranges.
  • Escaladei | Situat al nord est de la comarca, sota el cingle de la Serra Major de Montsant. S’hi pot arribar des de Cornudella per la TV-701 i des d’Scala Dei per un camí asfaltat.
  • La Bisbal de Falset | This village is to be found in the extreme north-east of Priorat county in the Montsant river valley, perched on the top of a big rock.
  • La Figuera | La Figuera is to be found in the Western area of the county. This area is dominated by cliffs and and the Montsant mountain range.
  • La Morera de Montsant | Situat al nord est de la comarca, sota el cingle de la Serra Major de Montsant. S’hi pot arribar des de Cornudella per la TV-701 i des d’Scala Dei per un camí asfaltat.
  • La Vilella Alta | Situat al nord est de la comarca, aquest municipi es troba dalt d’un turó i envoltat pel Montsant, per les serres de La Figuera i pel coll de la Consolació. Ubicat a la zona meridional del Montsant, el poble és drenat pel riu d’Scala Dei, que travessa la localitat abans d’afluir al riu Montsant, a l’alçada de La Vilella Baixa.

    Per carretera s’hi accedeix des de Falset per la T-710 (per Gratallops i La Vilella Baixa) i per la T-702 (a la Vilella Alta). Des de Cornudella per la C-242 (per La Venta d’en Pubill) i la T-702 (per Poboleda, Scala Dei fins La Vilella Alta); des de Margalef per la T-714 (per La Bisbal de Falset) i la T-702 (per Cabacés, La Vilella Baixa fins La Vilella Alta); des de Margalef per la T-714 (per La Bisbal de Falset) i la T-702 (per Cabacés, La Vilella Baixa fins La Vilella Alta).
  • La Vilella Baixa | La Vilella Baixa està situada a l’est de la comarca, emplaçada a redós de la Serra de Montsant, i és punt de confluència de dos rius, al mateix nucli de la població: el Montsant i el riuet d’Scala Dei.

    S’hi arriba per carretera des de Falset per la T-710 (per Gratallops); des de Cabacés per la T-702; des de Cornudella de Montsant per la C-242 (per La Venta d’en Pubill) i la T-702 (per Poboleda, Scala Dei i La Vilella Alta); des de Reus per la N-420 (per Falset) i la T-710 (per Gratallops).
  • Margalef de Montsant | Es troba al nord oest de la comarca, a la part dreta de la vall del riu Montsant, que forma, entre el massís del Montsant i la Serra La Llena, un impressionant congost, continuació del de Fraguerau.

    S’hi pot accedir per carretera des de Falset per la T-710 (de Gratallops a La Vilella Baixa), continuant per la T-702 (de Cabacés a La Bisbal de Falset) i des d’aquest darrer per la T-713; des de Les Garrigues per la C-242 i la T-713; des de Flix (Ribera d’Ebre) per la T-703 (per La Palma d’Ebre), continuant per la T-702 (fins a La Bisbal de Falset) i d’aquí per la T-713.
  • Ulldemolins | Ulldemolins és la població situada més al nord de la comarca, a la vall del riu Montsant. S’obre pas en un abrupte congost entre els vessants meridionals de la Serra de La Llena i els septentrionals del massís del Montsant.

    S’hi accedeix per carretera des de Reus per la N-420 (per Les Borges del Camp) i la C-242 (per Cornudella); des de Falset per la N-420 i la T-7401 (per Porrera), la T-7402 (per La Venta d’en Pubill) i la C-242; des de Les Garrigues per la C-242 i des de Margalef per la T-7130 i la C-242.

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  • Organised hikes with the Montsant Natural Park The Montsant Natural Park invites you to discover  the park via the organised hikes which private companies based in the area offer free of charge throughout the year. Not to be missed!

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