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📍 Scala Dei
The first Carthusian monastery on the Iberian Peninsula, founded in 1194, which gave the Priorat its name and started its winemaking.

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Priorat essentials
A pick of the places you shouldn’t miss.
📍 Scala Dei
The first Carthusian monastery on the Iberian Peninsula, founded in 1194, which gave the Priorat its name and started its winemaking.
📍 Siurana
A clifftop fortress that was the final Muslim stronghold of Nova Catalunya, taken in 1153-1154.
📍 Cornudella de Montsant
One-MICHELIN-star restaurant in Cornudella de Montsant, by chef Rafel Muria, with tasting menus tied to the land.
📍 la Morera de Montsant
A natural park declared in 2002 protecting 11,756 ha of the Serra de Montsant, with the Cingle Major escarpment, hermitages, and hiking and climbing trails; a Starlight destination since 2021.
📍 la Morera de Montsant
26-room luxury hotel with its own winery, near Escaladei, within the Serra de Montsant Natural Park setting. An adults-only property recognized with 3 Keys in the 2025 Michelin Guide.
📍 Poboleda
Restaurant in Poboleda with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand, by Belgian chef Pieter Truyts, with good-value seasonal cuisine.
📍 la Morera de Montsant
Visits and tastings at the oldest winery in Priorat, set in a 17th-century building linked to the Scala Dei charterhouse.
📍 Torroja del Priorat
24-room luxury hotel on a historic estate among the vineyards, in the heart of Priorat, listed in the Michelin Guide.