# Sunday in Siurana: the Andalusi Cliff, the Camí de la Trona and Kayaking on the Reservoir Catalonia's last Andalusi stronghold on a cliff, a ledge cut into the rock, lunch inside the village and an hour's kayaking beneath the crag. An hour from Tarragona. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-cliff-trona-path-and-reservoir-kayak · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Tarragona via Reus and Cornudella de Montsant, about 55 min) - 10:00 · The village, the castle and the church of Santa Maria (Castle, Santa Maria and the Salt de la Reina Mora · 1 h · parking €3) - 2 min on foot - 11:00 · Camí de la Trona, the ledge below the village (5 km circular walk along the ledge and the medieval path · 2 h 30) - 2 min on foot - 14:00 · Restaurant Siurana (Restaurant Siurana · local Catalan cooking on Carrer Major · €€ · booking required · closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays) · Restaurant Siurana, €€ - 15 min by car, 9,9 km - 16:15 · Kayak and canoe on the Siurana reservoir (Canoa Kayak Siurana · 1 h from €16 · weekends in spring and autumn) - 17:30 · Vuelta (In Tarragona around 18:30) Siurana has little more than thirty residents and an enormous history: it was the last Andalusi stronghold in what is now Catalonia and did not fall until 1153 or 1154. The village sits on top of a cliff in the Priorat, with a reservoir of green water at its feet. This Sunday you see it from three heights: from above, in the village; halfway up the wall, along a ledge cut into the rock; and from below, paddling on the reservoir. From Tarragona, less than an hour. ## The Day, Hour by Hour 9:00 · Departure. From Tarragona, via Reus to Cornudella de Montsant and the road that climbs to Siurana, about 55 minutes. From Lleida, an hour and twenty-five. Arrive early: car parks P1, P2 and P3, at €3 all year, fill up on spring Sundays. Inside the village you go on foot. 10:00 · The village and the castle. At the entrance, on the rock, the remains of the castle, an Andalusi hisn that controlled the territory from the 9th century; Philip IV ordered it demolished in 1651 and the French damaged it again in 1812. Continue along the cobbled streets to the Romanesque church of Santa Maria and the cliff edge of the Salt de la Reina Mora, where the legend has the queen leaping on horseback into the void. An hour, free of charge. 11:00 · The Camí de la Trona. An old bridle path cut into the wall of the cliff, below the village, which the villagers used to go down to their gardens. Turisme Siurana includes it in the circular route Records de Princeses i Guerrers: you set off next to the castle ruins, follow the ledge, descend towards the reservoir and return along the medieval cobbled path that climbed from Cornudella. It is 5 km and about 200 metres of ascent, two and a half hours without stops. The difficulty is medium, because of the exposure of the ledge rather than the effort: if you have vertigo, stay in the village. 14:00 · Lunch at Restaurant Siurana. On Carrer Major, inside the village, a few steps from Santa Maria. Catalan cooking with local produce, at midday only; closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and no dinners. Book on its website or on 977 82 10 27 before you go up. 16:15 · Kayaking on the reservoir. Drive down towards Cornudella to the shore of the reservoir. Canoa Kayak Siurana rents single and double kayaks and canoes by the hour, without a guide: they give you the boat and the life jacket and you paddle on your own, with the walls of the cliff dropping onto the water and the church high above. An hour costs €16 per person, and small children pay half. In 2026 it opens at Easter, on weekends in spring and autumn and daily from 20 June to 13 September. 17:30 · Return. In Tarragona around half past six; in Lleida, at a quarter to seven. ## What to Order Restaurant Siurana cooks with produce from the area and the menu changes with the season; ask about the dishes of the day when you book. You are in the Priorat, between two designations, DOQ Priorat and DO Montsant: order a garnacha wine from here. If you prefer something quicker, the bar at Càmping Siurana, at the entrance to the village, serves breakfasts and mountain dishes every day from 9:00 to 20:30. ## If the Ledge Is Not for You Swap the Trona for the 4x4 route among vines with Montsant Natura, which leaves from Cornudella: between an hour and a half and two hours on tracks in the north of the Priorat, with a guide who drives and explains the soil and the terraces, and a cheese and wine tasting at a garnacha estate at the end. It costs €90 for a group of two, €110 for four and €130 for six. Book on its website. ## With Children and Dogs The village and the kayak work with children: there are canoes for two adults with one or two small children. The Trona ledge is not for small children or anyone with vertigo; with over-tens used to walking, yes, holding hands on the exposed stretches. With a dog you can do the village and the paths, on a lead; ask at the rental place whether it can go in the canoe. ## Cómo llegar ### By car From Tarragona, 55 minutes via Reus and Cornudella de Montsant. From Lleida, an hour and twenty-five. The last climb has bends. Motorhomes cannot go up: they stay at the campsite or at the football ground in Cornudella. ### Without a car This is not a plan to do without a car: there is no public transport to Siurana. ## Consejos ### Arrive before ten The three car parks fill up on spring and autumn Sundays. Bring coins or a card for the €3. ### Mountain footwear for the Trona The ledge is rock and the medieval path is loose stone. In smooth-soled trainers, better not. ### Water and a hat There is no shade or fountains on the ledge. ### Book before going up There are very few tables in the village and on Sundays they go early. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains Do not do the Trona: the wet rock is slippery. Stay with the village, stretch out lunch and swap the kayak for the 4x4 route among vines, which runs all year. ## Cuándo no ir Sundays in July and August at midday. The ledge scorches, the car parks are full from early on and the reservoir is very busy. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Tarragona? About 55 minutes by car, via Reus and Cornudella de Montsant. From Lleida, an hour and twenty-five. ### Do you have to pay to park in Siurana? Yes: car parks P1, P2 and P3 cost €3 all year. Inside the village you go on foot. ### Is the Camí de la Trona dangerous? It is medium difficulty because of the exposure of the ledge, not the effort. With good footwear and no vertigo it is fine; in the rain, no. ### How much does the kayak cost? €16 per person for an hour and €24 for two hours, without a guide. Small children pay half. ### Is the restaurant open on Sundays? Yes, at midday. It closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and does not serve dinners. ### Can you swim in the reservoir? There is a bathing area next to the dam, with parking about 2 km from Cornudella. Upstream, the Toll de la Palla pool.