Trek & Wine in the Priorat

Enjoy, experiment and savour the wine landscape of Priorat

Enjoy, experiment and savour the wine landscape of Priorat

Savour deeply the Priorat during 7 days, a place to experience with all five senses at a slow pace, a trip to the origins and to the wine tradition of Priorat, a reemerging region. Walk amongst a fascinating landscape formed by a harmonic combination of flat carefully cultivated areas, rolling hills sprinkled with vineyards, rugged mountain ranges with broad panoramic views.

Savour the Priorat visiting the traditional cellars, whose winemakers will welcome us in their wineries; taking part in the guided visits and, overall, tasting the world famous Priorat wines.

Itinerary:

Day 1.

Arrival at the hotel in Marçà. Welcome by the guide (in the guided version, the welcome would be the next day, before beginning the walk. Accommodation with breakfast.

Day 2. - Distance: 8.4 km | Accumulated climb: +300 m | Dificulty: low | Walking time: 2.40h.

Transfer by local regular bus to the village of Falset. Walk the ancient bridle path that connected Falset with Gratallops, recently restored. Enjoy the amazing architecture of the path and walk through both appellation of origin, the type of soil will tell us. At your arrival at Gratallops, enjoy a guided visit and a wine tasting. Accommodation half board.

Day 3. - Distance: 13 km | Accumulated climb: +450 m | Dificulty: medium | Walking time: 4h.

Walk through the wine landscape in the historic part of Priorat, following the ancient wine trails that linked the village of Gratallops with Torroja and Poboleda. The vineyards are surrounded by woods where the old dry stone walls show us the importance of the vineyards in the past, when they covered the whole Priorat. Diferent varieties, types of vineyards, orientation, steepness, create changing and captivating landscape. At the end of the day you will enjoy a guided visit and wine tasting among vineyards in an organic winery. Accommodation half board.

Day 4. - Distance: 10 km | Accumulated climb: +500 m | Dificulty: low | Walking time: 3.20h.

Walk to the village of Scaladei, where you will enjoy a guided visit to a traditional cellar with wines still being elaborated following the carthusian monks tradition and in its hundreds-year old building. After tasting their delicious wines, you will follow the monks path to the Carthusian monastery and then to the village of Morera de Montsant, the highest in Priorat and with great views over the region. In Scaladei you can also enjoy an organic olive oil tasting. Accommodation half board.

Day 5. - Distance: 10 km | Accumulated climb: +250 m | Dificulty: low | Walking time: 3h.

Walk following the old carthusian path that communicated the monastery with the coast or inland territories, surrounding the Montsant Natural Park, to get to the village of Cornudella. There you will enjoy a wine tasting and guided visit to a winery of the appellation of origin Montsant. You will end the day walking up to Siurana, the Pearl of the Priorat, following the ancient dry stone path. Accommodation with breakfast.

Day 6. - Distance: 5 km | Accumulated climb: +200 m | Dificulty: low | Walking time: 1.30h.

Walk around the village of Siurana and into the valley of the river Siurana. Just image we are in the middle of XII century d.C. and all Catalonia is occupied by the christians... All? No! A hamlet inhabitated by irreducible people of Siurana still resists, and always....! That will be a walk to discover the prettiest spots of the mythical Kingdom of Siurana, the last Muslim stronghold of the New Catalonia. We will know its legend, and the story that hides in his impassable walls. Back to the hotel, you will enjoy a showcooking, learning to cook traditional dishes in a modern style, it will surprise you for sure (not available on Saturdays and Sundays). Accommodation with breakfast.

Day 7. - Departure.

The price includes:

• Welcome by the guide at the hotel at the arrival of the group (in the same afternoon for the self-guided, on the following morning before beginning the walk in the guided version)

• 6 nights in a double room (3 days with breakfats included and 3 days with half-board included) on different accommodation

• Showcooking in the hotel in Siurana (not available on Saturdays and Sundays)

• Guided visits and wine tasting in the wineries in Gratallops, Scaladei, Poboleda and Cornudella de Montsant

• One local person of contact during the whole trip to solve any inconvenient that may happen

• Roadbook or local guide in the guided version

• Insurances. (Check out the general and particular terms and conditionshere).

The price does not include:

• Flights

• Drinks apart from the ones included in the meals

• Transfers to/from the airports

Accessibility:

• The tour is not accessible to persons of restricted mobility.

Recommendations:

• We recommend comfortable shoes, T-shirt to get wet, hat and sun cream and bring a water bottle in summer.

• You should be the at them meeting point 15 minutes before the start time of the visit.