Siurana

Siurana

Wine Tourism near Barcelona
Surface area
62.70 ha
Altitude
533 m
Inhabitants
21
GPS
X
326900
Y
4569650

Contact

Ajuntament de Cornudella de Montsant
C/ Comte de Rius, 10
43360 Cornudella de Montsant Tarragona
Spain

Phone number
(+34) 977 561 416
Fax
(+34) 977 561 419

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. + 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
 

Tourist office
C/ Comte de Rius, s/n (at the entrance of the village, close to the cooperative cellar)
Cornudella de Montsant
Tel.: (+34) 977 821 000
Email: tur.cornudella@gmail.com
Web: https://www.turismesiurana.org/

 

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. + 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Sunday and public holidays: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
closed on Monday

Information

Location

A small village located in the north-east of the Priorat, overlooking the valley of the river Siurana, between the Montsant massif to the west and the Prades mountains to the east, within the municipal area of Cornudella de Montsant. 

Installations

It has two holiday cottages, a hotel-restaurant, a restaurant, a mountain refuge owned by the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya (hiking federation), a campsite and climbing activity centre and a local produce shop.

 

Gastronomy

Marmelade, honey and medicinal plants are to be mentioned as important.

Festivities

A highlight is the Siurana Jubileu on 9th May, when there is a religious event that attracts people from all the surrounding villages to ask Our Lady for water.
The village festivity is on 15th August, with a dance, a race and skittles, among other activities.

Places to visit

Places of interest include the church of Santa Maria. This is a well-preserved building from the Romanesque period. It was built between the 12th and 13th centuries, following the arrival of Berenguer IV's Christian troops in 1154. At that time Siurana was a bastion defending the Islamic frontier and was in fact the last Muslim stronghold in Catalonia, conquered between 1153 and 1154. The church is a fine example of beauty combined with simplicity on a floor plan with a single nave and a semicircular apse. Its doorway features a carved tympanum framed in three round arches resting on columns with capitals decorated with a range of motifs.

Siurana also conserves remains of the Arab castle, a military establishment or “hisn” built around the 9th century as a centre to control the territory. It was part of a large area under Muslim domination, and this strategically-placed fortification guarded the way into the village. Currently visible are the results of a first phase of renovation, which has left its boundaries clearly visible, together with the defensive towers and other features. The conquest of this castle by Ramon Berenguer IV was planned before those of Tortosa and Lleida, but was not achieved until 1153 or 1154. Following its fall, it passed into the hands of Bertran de Castellet and then Albert de Castellvell. It served as a dowry for Catalan queens, to guarantee pacts and loans and even as a prison for people of some importance.

The Salt de la Reina Mora, or Moorish Queen's Leap, is a section of cliff which is named for the legend of Abdelazia, daughter of the Wali of Siurana, who when the Christian troops broke in preferred to cast herself off the cliff into the abyss on her horse rather than fall into enemy hands. When the horse saw the dizzying cliff it tried to stop, but its momentum carried it over the edge. Today, just by the edge of the cliff you can see the deep mark made by the animal's horseshoe in the rock itself as it tried to stop.

Siurana offers some stunning views from the rock known as La Trona and the climbing routes in this area are world-famous.

Walkers are recommended to try the old path up to Siurana from Cornudella de Montsant, recently restored as part of the Priorat footpath network.
 

Guided tours of the historic site of Siurana


Further information and bookings:

Còdol Educació: (+34) 977 327 362
Cornudella tourist office: (+34) 977 821 000
visites@turismesiurana.org
www.turismesiurana.org

How to get there

To get to Siurana from Reus take the N-420 to Les Borges del Camp and then the C-242 to Cornudella de Montsant. After Cornudella, carry on towards Ulldemolins. Soon after leaving the village you come to the turn-off to Siurana.
From La Granadella take the C-242, via Ulldemolins.

From Falset take the N-420 to the Coll de la Teixeta and then the TP-7401 to Porrera. Take the TP-7402 from Porrera to La Venta d'En Pubill, and then the C-242 to Cornudella.