Day 1. PRADES
Arrive in Prades at your leisure. We have chosen this town for the cultural and landscape wealth that surrounds it, for the excellent accommodation option in which you will settle and because being 1000 meters above sea level, it is the coldest town in Catalonia. Upon your arrival, our friend Vanessa will welcome you and the keys to your accommodation in the next 3 days. In addition to having a kitchen, also in the environment you will have at your disposal barbecues, spa and nature that will make you disconnect from the first moment. Free time to acclimatize to the place.
Day 2. PRADES AND CAPABONTS
After breakfast you will join our private hostess to visit the “red village” with Prades, for its monuments made of reddish stone characteristic of the mountains that surround it. You will get to know its medieval heritage through its medieval heritage such as the Gothic Church of Santa Maria, the porticoed main square, the Renaissance fountain and its portals. During the visit you will also greet some of its inhabitants and their activities such as Olga and Sergi, owners of a small publishing house and manga comic store. You will also visit the hop fields, a product that has been grown in Prades for very few years. Then you will go to Capafonts, a small town of 124 inhabitants, to visit its old bread oven and a workshop of artisan cheeses, which you can taste together with a beer made with hops from Prades.
Day 3. MONTBLANC AND PEOPLE
After breakfast you will start an interesting route through two of the most beautiful villages in the area. You will visit the Monastery of Poblet, dating from the 13th century and since 1991 declared a World Heritage Site. Highlights include its Romanesque and Gothic transition cloister, the Refectorium or dining room, the library or the impressive bedroom with diaphragmatic arches. Also the Church where the royal tombs of the Crown of Aragon are preserved. Then you will head to the Medieval Montblanc, with a rich historical core through its walls and towers of the 14th century. Together with our private hostess you will cross the Portal de Sant Jordi, dedicated to the patron saint of Catalonia and according to the legend starting point of the traditional Legend of Sant Jordi that Catalans celebrate every April 23. You will visit the narrow streets, the old Jewish quarter, its main square, the “cathedral of La Conca” and Calle Mayor to leave through the Portal de Sant Antoni next to the Romanesque bridge. Free time to enjoy the local cuisine before returning to Prades.
Day 4. PRADES-TORTOSA
Breakfast and departure to Tortosa. Before leaving the area we recommend a last interesting stop in Siurana, one of the most beautiful villages in Catalonia located at the top of a mountain that will offer you a moment of relaxation to breathe nature in an impressive viewpoint with the Siurana reservoir in the background, the well-known Salto de la Reina Mora and the mountains as an incomparable setting. In its small old town you can walk among medieval houses and discover its charming corners. Arrival in Tortosa and free afternoon to enjoy the sunset aboard the traditional boat that sails through the Ebro or walking the streets of the Templar city.
Day 5. SWEET AND HISTORICAL TORTOSA
In the morning we have prepared a very sweet visit to the most famous chocolate factory in the area. A family factory that began more than 80 years ago to make chocolate by stone and that over the years have managed to preserve the tradition and good work to offer an exquisite chocolate as our hostess Cinta will offer you. In the afternoon, you will review the history of the city of Tortosa through an interesting route in which you will access an anti-aircraft shelter of the Spanish Civil War and you will know what life was like in the city while it was devastated by the bombings, in addition, you can hear some audios that will take you back to the time and you will also tour the surrounding buildings, discovering which are still standing today, with their marks.
Day 6. PREHISTORY IN ULLDECONE
Before returning home we will travel 7000 years in time visiting the Rupestres Set of paintings of the nearby village of Ulldecona. They are the best preserved example of Catalan Levantine Art and one of the most important in the country. Through the paintings you will get closer to the society, culture and rituals of the first post-Paleolithic society that inhabited these lands. Our friend Paco, will liven up your visit with interesting facts and stories
