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

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Vineyards, work in the fields and co-operatives:The Fruit of Common Labours

This itinerary corresponds to the south and north-east areas of the region, the wines of which are within the DO Montsant Designation of Origin. The wine production of the area is concentrated to a large degree in the co-operatives. The wines obtained are outstanding for their dense, potent character and their qualities as regards both bouquet and taste have gradually been improved as technology has progressed inside and outside the cellars.

The co-operative cellars of Cornudella and Falset are the work of the Valls architect, Cèsar Martinell, who designed a large number of cellars in Modernist style in the Tarragona area in the early 20th century. You start off your itinerary round the region along the C-242, which comes from Reus.

You stop off in CORNUDELLA DE MONTSANT, where you can see the co-operative cellars, a Modernist building designed by Cèsar Martinell. Also worth noting is the Renaissance parish church, the work of Pere Blai. Very near Cornudella you come to a small municipality that takes the name of SIURANA. Of great interest are its Romanesque church of Santa Maria and the remains of the Arab castle, in addition to its legendary cliffs, which belong to the massif of the Prades mountain range.

You then set off in the direction of FALSET along the TP-7402 road, which passes through Porrera. Falset is the district capital and here you make a stop. It is worth making a visit to the Agricultural Co-operative Cellars (Agrícola Falset-Marçà), a Modernist building designed in 1919 by Cèsar Martinell, a disciple of Gaudí. Other points of interest are the parish church, the Mediaeval castle of the Counts of Prades, the Portal del Bou, the arcaded Plaça de La Quartera with the Palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli (1630), the present-day town hall, the Palace of the Counts of Azahara (18th century) the present-day county council offices and the marvellous red rock landscape by the Sant Gregori hermitage, 2 kms away from Falset in the direction of Reus.
 
From Falset you make for MARÇÀ, a small town lying on flat terrain amid fertile fields. Its
Agricultural Co-operative has very up-to-date technology, and it brings in the olive crop from several towns. Also of interest are the Baroque church of Sant Joan and the LULA PÉREZ-MARÇÀ-GINÉ Sculpture Museum (Museu LULA PÉREZ-MARÇÀ-GINÉ).

The next little town that you come to is CAPÇANES, surrounded by vineyards on the one hand, and the thick forests of the nearby hillsides, on the other. Its Cooperativa Agrícola cellars are a model of good management and co-ordination - characteristics that meant that it was equipped to undertake the complex process of making Jewish wine (for the consumption of Jewish  communities). Capçanes was the birthplace of "Carrasclet", the famous guerrilla and patriot who fought on behalf of the House of Austria, whose statue presides over the way into the town. Enjoy La Font de Santa Rosalia with its leisure area.

ELS GUIAMETS. This town stands amid lovely countryside marked off by the mountain ranges of Llaberia and El Montalt. It has a reservoir with a capacity of 10,500,000 m3 where you can go fishing, as well as spend a nice day's relaxation.

EL MASROIG. A town surrounded by red earth landscapes that conceal legendary out-of-the-way spots like the La Mare de Déu de les Pinyeres hermitage and the proto-historical settlement of El Puig Roig del Roget (9th-7th centuries B.C.). Its Cooperativa Agrícola cellars are at the forefront of both wine and olive oil production.

EL MOLAR still has Celtiberian and Roman archaeological remains in the district of Mount Calvari and the old well, where you will see a field enclosure with urns (numbering 172 urns). Like some other towns in the area, this was a town famous for its mining activities, with digging for lead, baryta, manganese and the popular clay or earth that served in times past to remove grease stains.

LA FIGUERA will surprise you with its extraordinary view over the whole region and surrounding areas, which you catch a glimpse of from different lookout points like that of the Balcó del Priorat (the pass of Els Solans), that of El Guixar or that of Sant Pau hermitage. Nor should we forget to recommend the typical dish of the town: crestes de la Figuera.

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  • Capçanes | Capçanes is to be found in the southern part of the county, in a valley surrounded by the Espasa, Montalt de la Picotxa and Llaberia 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.
  • Els Guiamets | Els Guiamets can be found to the south of the county bordering the Ribera d'Ebre county, surrounded by  Serra de la Tosseta, el Coll de la Serra and the cliffs of Tivissa and la Serra de Llaberia. the Capçanes stream traverses the village and runs into the Siurana river.
  • Falset | Falset, capital del Priorat, es troba situada al sud est de la comarca, en una vall envoltada de muntanyes, entre elles la Roca Roja, el Morral i la Serra de Llaberia i al mateix centre de la conca del riu Siurana, entre el camp de Tarragona i el nus de l’Ebre.
  • 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.
  • Marçà | Al sud est de la comarca, separat del Baix Camp per la Serra de Llaberia i la Mola de Colldejou, al peu del turó de la Miloquera, hi trobem Marçà.

    S’hi pot arribar per carretera des de Falset per la T-300; des de la Torre de Fontaubella per la TV-3001; des de Capçanes per la TV-3002 i des de Móra la Nova per la N-420 i la T-367. Marçà compta amb un baixador de la línia de ferrocarril Madrid-Barcelona, el qual comparteix amb Falset.

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  • Wine and Food Vacations in Priorat Gourmet vacations including accommodation in a boutique hotel for 6 people. Classes are based on traditional Catalan cuisine.
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  • Priorat Wine Fair in Falset The Priorat county celebrates its annual Wine Fair the first weekend of May. It is dedicated to the two wine appellations of the county, the DOC Priorat and the DO Montsant.
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