We will departure from Barcelona early in the morning in a southwest direction, towards the Costa Dorada.

Visit to Tarragona

We will arrive to the city of Tarragona to take a walking tour of the most emblematic places of this beautiful city that uniquely mixes the past and the present. We will make a tour from the bottom up of the city, so that we can ascend through the old town until it ends at Plaça del Rei, with countless restaurants.

Our starting point for the visit to Tarragona will be the final part of the Rambla Nova avenue. At this point is the Mediterranean Balcony, a viewpoint with a fabulous sight of the Tarragona Amphitheater and the Miracle platform.

As we are very close, we will go down to the Amphitheater, Romanesque construction of the second century and that was built by digging the rock. We will enter the historic center of Tarragona. We will cross the Via Augusta, to reach the Roman Circus of Tarragona, built in the first century. From there the views are fascinating. We will now go to La Plaça de la Font, a long square that was previously the arena of the Circus.

Next, we will visit the Praetorium and we will see the model of the medieval city, as well as travel the 90 meters of vaults that supported the stands of the circus.

We will now visit Plaça del Rei, in the old town of Tarragona. The terraces in this square offer a unique gastronomic experience. We will stop for lunch.

We will visit the Cathedral of Tarragona, located in the ruins of a huge Roman temple. This construction started in the twelfth century was consecrated until two centuries later, and reveals an interesting transition of styles between Roman and Gothic.

Finally we will do the Archaeological Walk, a pedestrian walkway of one kilometer parallel to the old walls of the second century.

We will finish our tour in El Portal de San Antonio, the largest of the gates of the wall of Tarragona that is still preserved.

Lunch time

Visit to Priorat

In the afternoon, we will departure to Priorat, the wine region of southern Catalonia, which together with La Rioja are the only ones that have the qualification of Q quality

First stop at FALSET, to get to know the "Wine Cathedral", a modernist building built by the architect of VallsCésar Martinell, a disciple of AntoniGaudí. It is one of the most representative wineries in Catalonia.

The Plaza de la Quartera is surrounded by old porches and is one of the few in Catalonia built on a slope. In that same square we find the two palaces, that of the Dukes of Medinaceli, of Renaissance style (1630) and that of the Counts of Azara or Casa Grande.

We will visit the Castle of the Counts of Prades, currently enabled as a Wine Interpretation Center and known as Castell del Vi. (S. XII).

For last but not least, we will have an eno-gastronomic activity at the “Agrícola Falset Marçà”, where we will do a small wine tasting.

At the end of the day, we will return to Barcelona.

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. 

Priorat and its History 

Located in the south of Catalonia, it is part of the regions of New Catalonia, the territory inhabited by the Saracens until the s. XII. It conserves vestiges of past times that make time travel, among which the Saracen fortress of Siurana, capital of the valiato of the same name in the interior where the remains of one of the oldest mosques in Catalonia have been found. The Christian reconquest, which began Count-King Ramon Berenguer IV, consolidated the building of churches and monasteries with the aim of spreading the new faith. 

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 

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. 

Falset 

It is the capital of the Priorat region. It is located southeast of the region and in the middle of a valley surrounded by the mountains of Roca Roja, El Morral and the Sierra de Llaberia and irrigated by the Siurana River. 

Its center is formed by the Plaza de la Quartera, which is surrounded by old porches in the middle of a slope. Here are two mansions with a Renaissance style, one belongs to the Dukes of Medinaceli and the other belongs to the Counts of Azara or Casa Grande. 

Castle of the Counts of Prades 

The castle was built by the Castellví family, in the 12th century, on top of a hill. It was home to the counts of Prades and in it two queens were born: Elionor de Xipre and Margarita de Prades. In 1825 it was adapted as a prison for more than a century. 

Its cover of about 1,200 meters was restored in 2005 its finish keeps perfect harmony with the environment while sobriety in the building. 

All year except Christmas, New Year and St. Stephen

Includes:

• Entrance to the Roman compound of Tarragona
• Visit Cathedral of the vi in Falset
• Tasting in a wine cellar of Priorat
• Private vehicle or minibus
• Guide throughout the tour

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

CANCELLATION POLICY

1-day tours are cancelable up to 24 hours before.