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On a sunny day, when actually the forecast said rain for the whole day, we decided to go for a round trip into the Prades Mountains. The Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de Prades, is a large calcareous mountain massif straddling the comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà, Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia. These mountains have characteristic large …
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During our trips across Camp de Tarragona region we haven't discovered only little authentic villages but in parallel many beautiful medieval castles too. Gaia is one of the rivers running through the region of Tarragona, and in the 10th and 11th centuries played a strategic role, as it made a natural border between the County …
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COVID-19 crisis has given to us the chance to go around our region, once finally it has been possible to move inside this territory. We live in Roda de Berà, a town in Camp de Tarragona region. There is a lot to do and visit here, fortunately, and since we were forced to stay inside …
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Anna: Girona is located 99 km northeast of Barcelona city. It's an ideal destination for a day-trip, but even for a weekend, it provides us with many interesting and historical places to visit. And sadly enough, it was the last stop during our Vuelta a España road trip, before returning home. Anna: Girona is an …
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Hace apenas una semana aún tuvimos la suerte de tener la posibilidad de movernos libremente sin restricciones debido a la situación del coronavirus ... y decidimos visitar un pequeño pueblo cercano en la región del Priorat: Siurana. La vista sobre el pueblo de Siurana, rodeado por el Montsant Siurana es un pueblo de 27 habitantes …
Just a week ago we were still lucky enough to have the possibility to move freely without any restrictions due to coronavirus situation... and we decided to visit a little village nearby in Priorat region: Siurana. The view on the village of Siurana, surrounded by Montsant Siurana is a village of officially 27 inhabitants. Yes, …
Whaaat?! New York?! 😉 La Vilella Baixa lies in the east of the Priorat region, nestling beneath the Montsant massif, and two rivers meet right in the middle of the village: the Montsant and the Riuet d'Escaladei. La Vilella Baixa The Catalan writer Josep Maria Espinàs, in one of his first travel books, renamed the …
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