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This walking holidays Trek&Wine will give us the pleasure to walk along the ancient bridle paths of the Priorat and to discover its wines, wines that have fascinated the entire world. 

During 6 days, we will get to know the fascinating and unknown Priorat, we will see the vinyeards cultivated in the rolling hills and in the sheer gravity-defying slopes of llicorella (the typical slate of Priorat), get into the history of the Scala Dei Carthusian monastery, the cradle of Priorat wines, walk up to the Montsant Natural Park, to its hidden nature treasures and wide views over the Priorat, conquer the legendary Siurana, the last muslim bastion of Catalonia, enjoy the cool river banks of Siurana, and we will admire the architectural splendour that wine brought in to the captivating villages of the Priorat.

And, of course, we will taste the excellent Priorat wines with the wine makers, that will open the doors to their wineries.

We start from Falset, the capital of the Priorat, located in one of the few flat spots of the region, but we will get to know soon the rolling hills of the Priorat. On our walk we will discover the ancient bridle paths that linked Falset with Gratallops, a village located deep in the heart of Priorat and well known for centuries for its excellent wines. This will be our fist stop, having time to savour the delicious wines of the DOQ (Apellation) of Priorat elaborated by the small family cellars. 

We leave Gratallops following the hilly relief of llicorella, the doubtless star of the wines of the DOQ of Priorat, until we reach the Scala Dei Carthusian monastery. In Scala Dei we will stop to taste and experience the wines that are still being elaborated following the carthusian monks tradition, and we will visit their Carthusian monastery. Finally we will walk up to the Morera de Montsant, a welcoming small village located at the foothills of the fascinating massive cliffs of the Montsant Natural Park.

We start the day determined to walk through the insuperable massive walls of Montsant, following the ancient paths and graus that our ancestors wisely built using the cracks of the limestone rock. Walking up to the Serra Major of Montsant will charm us, as it did to several hermits that looked for spiritual retreat. After enjoying the holy mountain, we will walk downhill to Cornudella de Montsant, a good oportunity to taste the wines of the DO (Apellation) of Montsant.

From Cornudella, following the ancient bridle path, we head to conquer Siurana,  the last muslim bastion of Catalonia located in an strategic position on top of this cliff included in the nature reserve of Muntanyes de Prades.  After the mandatory visit to the beautiful village of Siurana, we will follow the cliff over the Siurana Valley down to the river, a great place to cool off. Surrounded by a landscape that pass on us the hectic work of the land and vineyards during centuries we will get to Poboleda, where we can taste even organic wines.

Poboleda, Torroja and Porrera, these are the villages that we will visit today, captivating hamlets with amazing and majestic houses, that remind us the great splendour wine brought in. The winding bridle paths that linked those villages show us the tough work of growing and harvesting grapes in this soil, which at the same time give unique intense and mineral flavors to the wine, like the ones we will taste in Porrera, at the end of the journey.

We leave the Porrera Valley on our way back to Falset, crowned by the old castle that nowdays houses the Wine Interpretation Centre of the Priorat. We finish our holidays completely imbued with the landscape, the aromas and flavors of this land.

To take part in these  6 days Trek&Wine holidays in Priorat costs 529€ per person. The price includes:

• 5 nights half board in double room in charming rural hotels
• 5 pic-nics lunch
• Nuts and dried fruit for the elevenses
• 4 wine tastings and visits to cellars
• Guided visit to the Carthusian monastery of Scala Dei
• 6 guided days
• We will give a useful and exclusive gift, so that you don't waste a single drop of the prized Priorat wine
• Booking handling

For and additional cost of 43€ per person, you can contract the luggage transfer, to walk lighter and, what's more, be able to load your backpack with the delicious products that we will find on our way (price only for groups from 6 people, contact us if you are a group smaller or bigger).

Do you want to book these Trek&Wine holidays or ask for more information? Don't hesitate to contact us!

And if you can't spend 6 days on holidays but you want to savour the Priorat, have a look at our 4 days holidays or at our short breaks and "tastings" of the Priorat!