DPrades Gastroteca

Nibbles on the arcaded square

DPrades Gastroteca is at number 25 on the Plaça Major, the arcaded square with the Renaissance globe-shaped fountain, made of red stone with four bronze spouts facing the cardinal points. It is a place for a bite and a drink on the square’s terrace rather than for a long meal. The town council lists it both among the bars and restaurants and among the village’s wine and cava shops, so it is also somewhere to buy a bottle to take away.

When to go

The square is the centre of the walk around the vila vermella, so it fits as a stop halfway round or on the way back from the Roca Foradada or the l’Abellera hermitage. At night, for some nibbles during the break in the Parc Astronòmic session, which leaves free time for dinner in the village.

In autumn, on the Sundays of the Festa de la Pagesia and Prades Bosc the square fills up from first thing. To ask about opening hours or to book, call 654 363 997 or write to its email.

Getting there and parking

Prades is at 950 metres, an hour by car from Tarragona or Lleida along winding roads. The centre, inside the wall, has narrow, steep streets: leave your car on the streets outside and walk in through the gateway that opens onto the square.