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We recommend a three-day cultural route to the Costa Daurada's past. A tour to discover the ancient traditions of the territory and its historical legacy. This route can be done at any time of the year.

You will stay for two nights at Le Meridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa in Vendrell, a 5-star hotel that offers a wide variety of rooms: rooms, suites and apartments with a private terrace overlooking the beach. Located on the seafront, it also has a spa.

Day 1: Guided tour of rural life in La Bisbal del Penedès

The first route day, from Vendrell you move to la Bisbal del Penedès . Here you will take a dramatised guided tour of Mas Llagostera . This farmhouse, converted into a sustainable rural house, invites you to reconnect with the land.

Characters dressed in 18th century costumes, such as Galderica and Bernat, will be in charge of guiding you around the estate and the grounds and explaining what rural life was like at that time.

They will tell you some secrets of the place and you will visit the vineyards and the dry stone huts, where the farmers rested and kept their tools. The activity ends with a wine tasting. This farm surrounded by vineyards and olive groves produces DO Penedès wines and virgin olive oil.

Day 2: En route along the path of the first Christians of Tarraco

On the second day of the route you move to Tarragona to discover its early Christian artistic and archaeological heritage. The city houses a large set of Roman monuments declared World Heritage Sites by Unesco. Some of them are part of the Tarraco First Christians Route . This excursion, promoted by the Tarragona Tourist Board, guides you through history, archeology and art so you can discover the birth and development of Christianity in the city.

The route covers 8 spaces from the Paleo-Christian legacy, considered the most remarkable of the entire Peninsula. Among them, the cathedral and the Diocesan Museum of Tarragona , the necropolis paleocristiana , the Centcelles Archaeological Complex and the Amphitheater of Tarragona . In this place, in the year 259, Bishop Fructuós of Tarragona and his deacons, Auguri and Eulogius, were martyred by order of the Roman emperor Valerià I. Before starting the route, you can buy a passport for one euro, that will be stamped in each space you visit.

Day 3: Visit to the Monastery of Santes Creus

The third day, with the Monastery of Santes Creus . Located on the banks of the Gaia river, this monastery played an important role in the Crown of Aragon between the 13th and 14th centuries. Its close relationship with the nobility and royalty led to kings such as Peter the Great and James II the Just being its patrons and being buried there.

The church, which has a transitional style from Romanesque to Gothic, has a cloister from the 14th century in Gothic style that is worth visiting for the rich medieval iconography on the capitals of the columns.

If you want to combine hiking with culture, you can do the Cister Route . This long-distance trail, the GR-175 , connects the three royal monasteries of Catalonia: that of Santes Creus, that of Vallbona de les Monges and that of Poblet . In addition to discovering the monasteries, you will also delve into the vineyard landscapes, traditions and crafts of the area. The route can be done on foot or by bicycle and includes a joint entrance to visit the three temples.

In this quiet environment and surrounded by historical essence, you say goodbye to this route through the early Christian culture of the Costa Daurada.