The valley of the river Siurana

 We visit two of the most attractive and emblematic of the Priorat: the monastery of Santa Maria Scala and the small town of Siurana, with its stone houses, ancient historical remains such as castle and the Romanesque church of Santa Maria, and her magnificent mountain setting. The route runs through two typical villages of rural Priorat: La Morera de Montsant Natural Park headquarters Montsant, Montsant and Cornudella. The route begins in the ancient monastery of Santa Maria Scala, where you get a track that goes north of the small village of Scala, at the foot of the TV-Vilella Alta between 7022 and winemaking . It then returns to Scala, and the road follows the gorge of the Red Horta and neck, you get to La Morera de Montsant, interesting architecture that people of the Church of the Nativity. At follow the TV-7021, reached Cornudella Montsant, which highlights the Renaissance church of Santa Maria, the architect Peter Blaise, Hostal del Rincón, reproduced at Poble Espanyol, and the modernist building of the Agricultural Cooperative in 1919, designed by architect Cesar Martinell. At the C-242, you must turn left (N) towards Albarca and shortly after, turn right (E) to the asphalted road that leads to the small village of Siurana, where you can see the remains of an ancient Moorish castle and church, in Romanesque style and a single nave, and the eponymous dam located at the foot of a magnificent cliff of the mountain the Gritella within the massif of the mountains of Prades, in a lonely and quiet. End of itinerary.       Landmarks Natural Park Sierra de Montsant Monastery of Scala Scala Church of the Nativity in La Morera de Montsant Region: Priorat Distance: 25.0 miles Signage: Yes Duration: 6 hours Topics: Nature | Culture Types: Cultural Heritage     Criteria of usage of these routes   See restaurants here See hotels here Source: Government of Catalonia. Directorate General of Tourism / Data Update: 01/03/2011

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