Monuments and museums

This museum houses sculptures and other works by local artist, Marcelí Giné and also that of his wife, Lula Pérez. Marçaginé's work is original and can at times be a little disturbing.

Wander around this monastery founded by French monks from Provence, who established here the first charter-house on the Iberian peninsular.

Private collection of farm and wine tools belonging to Joan Pàmies.

Opening Times: everyday, advanced booking required

During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the administration building of the Mina Loussa mine housed a CENU school, and during the Battle of the Ebro (July - November 1938) there was housed a field hospital of the Spanish Republican Army. The exhibition remembers this important episode of Catalan history.

The Morató Aragonés Archive is a space devoted to the Reus-born painter Josep Maria Morató Aragonés (b. Reus, 1923 – d. Barcelona, 2006), winner of the Gold Medal of the town of Reus and “Adoptive Son”of the village of Cornudella de Montsant. The archive has paintings, sketches and graphic work by the artist, as well as documentation from his personal archive.

Its purpose is to explain the painter´s work, career and historical context.

Opening Hours:

On the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.

Weekends: visits by appointment, tel. (+34) 977 561 416

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The Castle of Falset Regional Museum is a new museum space that proposes the historical and cultural discovery of Priorat region in a pleasant, immersive and interactive way.

This is a centre designed to publicise the natural and cultural heritage of Montsant as well as fostering the culture of olive oil.

Miquel Montagud Municipal Museum is a collection of works taken from the former private museum, known as "The Eco of El Greco". It is made up of reproductions of El Greco's works which were carried out by Miquel Montagud Borja (1897-1984).

A visit to the Eugènia mine at Bellmunt will take you down to the heart of the Earth, whilst explaining the day to day life of the miners of the town. Life in this little village was very different from the usual activity of the other villages of the Priorat.