DAY 1: MONT REBEI CANYON – ARBECA (IBERIAN SITE) – OLIVE OIL TASTING IN BORGES BLANQUES – MONTBLANC.

Visit MONTREBEI CANYON

We  departure from Barcelona towards the “Congost of Montrebei’s Gorge” (Montrebei Canyon). This is a horseshoe path carved into the walls of a river cliff. This is the only large gorge in Catalonia that has not suffered the effects of current infrastructure, and it remains without any road or power line.

Visit Iberian site

We continue our journey to the municipality of Arbeca. Located around a hill; on its top are the remains of the ancient and powerful castle of the Dukes of Cardona, which has its origin in an Arab fortress conquered in the mid-twelfth century, there in Arbeca we will know the Iberian Site, which is declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest and it is an exceptional historical and monumental complex.

Visit Visitor Center Oil

We carry on our trip towards “Les Borges Blanques”, city known mainly for its olive oil production; there we will have a great visit to the Oil Theme Park, where we will check the characteristics of the best oil in the world, knowing the procedure of its elaboration.

Visit Montblanc

We finish the day direction to Montblanc, there we will visit the Convent of San Francisco; this is a 1230 year building, in Gothic style. We continue along the wall and towers of Montblanc, which was built between 1366 -1397; during the well-known “Pedro’s War”. The wall currently has 25 defensive towers. This fortification and its towers began to be recovered during the last century, and now it is a wall in excellent condition. Several of its Towers are enabled to climb to the top of them, from where there are stunning panoramic views of the Montblanc town and its surroundings.

DAY 2: POBLET MONASTERY- TARRAGONA – BARCELONA

Visit Poblet Monastery

We will start the day going to Poblet Monastery; this is a Cistercian abbey that it was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. It is a great architectural complex with almost 1000 years of history, among the 3 largest and most complete in the world. We can still see a community of 140 monks living in the monastery. We will have time for lunch before continuing on our way to Tarragona (Unesco World Heritage). This city is known for its richness and variety of landscapes.

Visit Tarragona

We will take a walking tour of the most emblematic places of this incredible city and its historic center, which unmistakably blends past and present.

We end by visiting The National Archaeological Museum. And Arrival at the Cathedral of Tarragona, located in the ruins of a huge Roman temple. This construction started in the twelfth century; it was not consecrated until two centuries later, and it reveals an interesting transition of styles between Roman and Gothic.

Here we will finish our tour returning to Barcelona.

Poblet Monastery and its History 

It was founded in 1150 by order of Count Ramón Berenguer IV. The first monks to stay were Cistercians and were originally from the Abbey of Fontfroide, in France. The monastery always had the protection of the Crown of Aragon and important noble families, lived its peak after the construction of the Royal Pantheon (1340) by order of Peter the Ceremonious. He himself, and other great kings, lie there. 

With the descent of the Royal House of Aragon, the loss of monks and, especially, the confiscation of Mendizábal in 1835, the monastery fell in total abandonment and was stripped. But, in 1940 a group of Cistercian monks from Italy recovered the monastic life and made it reborn (a community of 25 Benedictine monks currently lives there). Rebuilt and protected by UNESCO. 

Tarragona and its History 

The origin of Terragona is in a small Iberian town called Kese. Tarragona, its name is due to the Tarraco that was a Colonia Iulia Vrbs Triumphalis, Tarraco de los Romans, was the capital of Hispania Citerior in the Republican era and of the province of Hispania Tarraconensis during the Empire. After the invasion of 711 the Arabs took over and ruled this province, when Carlo Magno came to power he established the so-called Hispanic Brand that was made up of the cities of Catalonia, Barcelona, ​​Tarragona and Gerona. In the year 1116, once again Tarragona is reconquered by Ramón Berenguer III. 

Mediterranean Balcony 

Also called the Mirador de Benidorm or Mirador del Castillo, located at the end of the Castelar square, in front of the church of Santa Ana is this Balcony 

There is a peninsula in the form of a pentagon with a railing, its attractiveness is its peculiar shape, its gray tiles and a great lamppost of 5 lights, you will have incredible views that the Mediterranean Sea offers. 

Roman Circus of Tarragona , declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

It is considered one of the best preserved circuses in the West for its incredible state, it is said that a part of its structure remains hidden under old buildings of the nineteenth century. 

In it the Ludi circus took refuge, the most applauded spectacles of the Roman world: the car races, usually pulled by two or four horses (beams or quadrigas). Built at the end of the 1st century AD, in the government of Emperor Domitian (last of the Flavia dynasty), the Circus of Tarraco is the last of the constructions on the lower terrace of the upper part of the city, leaving the imperial zone of Commercial and residential neighborhoods. 

San Antonio Portal 

The San Antonio portal is the only entrance that is preserved from the old wall of Tarragona. 

It is of Baroque style, its decoration comes from the year 1737: shield and crown are of Felipe V between lions and shield of Tarragona on the semicircular arch. On both sides, pilasters crowned by Roman trophies in which there is a legend regarding the construction of the portal. 

All year except Christmas, New Year and St. Stephen

This tour includes: 

• Visit Montrebei Canyon
• Visit Iberian Site
• Visit Visitor Center Oil
• Poblet Monastery Entrance
  

• Visit medieval village of Montblanc
  

•  Entrance to the Roman compound of Tarragona

• Guide during the whole tour 

• Maximum capacity: 15 people.
• Meeting point: Pick up at the Hotel of Hospedaje.
• It is essentialto have received the reservation confirmation.