Bellmunt del Priorat is a DOQ Priorat village set on a hill where the Siurana and Montsant rivers meet, with one of the warmest climates in the comarca. Its identity is tied to its mining past: rich veins of galena and millerite made it one of Catalonia's most important lead-extraction centres. Mina Eugènia, the largest mine in the village by size, depth and yield, can be visited with a guide, and the former Casa de les Mines — an Art Nouveau building from the early 20th century that housed the management office, the laboratory and staff residence — today holds the Museum of Mines.
The neoclassical 18th-century parish church of Santa Llúcia, cross-shaped with a dome, anchors the village centre and has the only white bell tower in the whole comarca. Every 30 December the village holds the Festa Major dels Innocents, featuring la Badejada, a traditional stew of butter beans and salt cod cooked publicly in the street.
- Best forwine, industrial-heritage, quiet-villages
- OpeningMuseum of Mines / Mina Eugènia guided visits: 1 Sept–30 June, Sat 11:00–13:00 & 16:00–18:00, Sun/holidays 11:00–13:00, Tue–Fri by appointment; 1 July–31 Aug, Tue–Sat 11:00–13:00 & 17:00–19:00, Sun/holidays 11:00–13:00. Closed 24 Dec–15 Jan. Info/bookings: +34 977 830 578.
- Address43738 Bellmunt del Priorat
- Phone+34 977 830 578
Imatge: Pere López Brosa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · turismepriorat.org
Last updated: August 2026