Hotel La Siuranella
Why we like it: A small six-room hotel inside Siurana, with breakfast included, dinner at Els Tallers and a terrace with views of the Montsant.
Duration2 nights
Best timeMarch – June and September – November
Budget€170–300 pp
Getting thereBy car
The plan
The plan, hour by hour
Designed for arriving on Friday evening and sleeping two nights in the village or in Cornudella. The kayak runs at weekends in spring and autumn and daily in summer; the 4x4 route is booked with Montsant Natura before you leave.
Friday
- 119:00Arrival and sunset at the Salt de la Reina Mora
Leave the car at P1, P2 or P3, €3 all year, and go in on foot. Look over the edge of the crag where, according to legend, Queen Abdelazia jumped with her horse. The reservoir is below.
- 220:30Dinner at Els Tallers
The restaurant of La Siuranella, from the home of chef Rafel Muria. It serves dinner every night from 20:00 to 21:30 with the Siuranella menu, which changes daily. Book.
Saturday
- 109:30The Camí de la Trona
It starts beside the castle ruins. The ledge cut into the wall opens the route, drops to the track towards the reservoir, goes round the Punta de Siurana and returns by the cobbled medieval path. Two and a half hours, early and in walking boots.
- 212:30The village, the castle and Santa Maria
What remains of the Andalusi hisn, demolished in 1651, and the Romanesque church, intact, with the crucifixion tympanum on the north portal.
- 314:00Lunch at Restaurant Siurana
Local Catalan cooking on Carrer Major. It only serves lunch and closes Tuesday and Wednesday. Book on their website or by phone.
- 417:00Kayak on the reservoir
Drive down to the shore, on the Cornudella road. An hour and a half of paddling under the crag: from the middle of the reservoir you can make out the church high above.
- 520:30Dinner at LoRefugi Gastrobar, in Cornudella
In the former wine cellar of the traditional house, market cooking and wines from the Priorat and the Montsant. Open Thursday to Tuesday from 17:00; booking by phone only.
Sunday
- 110:00Entre vinyes by 4x4
You leave Cornudella with a local guide who drives along the tracks of the northern Priorat, among vineyards of the DOQ Priorat and the DO Montsant, and finish with a tasting at a Garnacha estate.
- 213:30Lunch at Fonda el Recó
The inn on Plaça de la Vila in Cornudella, dating from 1794. A homestyle menu, grilled meats and the sweet and spicy snails of the area. Call to confirm opening hours.
Siurana has barely thirty residents and can be seen in an hour's stroll. It sits on top of a crag in the Priorat, above a green-watered reservoir, between the Montsant range and the Muntanyes de Prades. It was the last Andalusi stronghold in what is now Catalonia. By day it fills with visitors and climbers; at dusk, when the cars leave, the stone turns red and the village is small again. This weekend splits three things: the ledge carved beneath the village, the reservoir seen from the water and the Garnacha vineyards by off-road vehicle. You are 56 minutes from Tarragona and an hour and twenty from Lleida.
What do you need to book?
Three activities hold the trip together. Two are paid and one is free, but it asks for legs and a cool head.
| Activity | How long | What it costs | Bear in mind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camí de la Trona | 5 km circular, 2 h 30, 200 m of ascent | Free | Exposed ledge: not for anyone with vertigo |
| Kayak on the reservoir, with Canoa Kayak Siurana | By the hour, unguided | €16 an hour per person; €24 for two hours; children up to 7, half price | Spring and autumn weekends, daily in summer |
| Entre vinyes by 4x4, with Montsant Natura | 1 h 30 to 2 h from Cornudella | €90 for two, €110 for four, €130 for six | Ends with a cheese and wine tasting at a Garnacha estate |
Before you set out, check the kayak season, which changes every year, and book the 4x4 route: it is one vehicle per departure.
Where to sleep?
Inside the village there is little and it runs out soon. The Hotel La Siuranella has six rooms with breakfast included, dinner at its restaurant Els Tallers and a terrace facing the Montsant, and accepts dogs. Can Font is a 19th-century house on Carrer Major that is rented whole for six to eight people, with a terrace and barbecue. Down in Cornudella, LoRefugi is a hostel in a traditional family house with rooms for 2 to 10 from €18 a bed, homemade dinner and a bike store; it doesn't admit pets. Càmping Siurana, on the road up, has pitches, bungalows and a pool. Sleeping up top has a clear advantage: you don't depend on the paid car parks, which on Sundays fill before ten.
If you prefer to cycle
Montsant Natura rents mountain bikes in Cornudella from €30 a day and electric ones from €70, with a €100 deposit per bike. With an electric bike, the 8.6 km climb to Siurana is painless and you can swap the 4x4 route for a ride along the reservoir tracks. If you want to walk up, the old path from Cornudella is 4.8 km and an hour fifty, going round the reservoir.
With children and with a dog
Kayaking works with children: there are canoes for two adults with one or two small children, and ages 0 to 7 pay half. The Camí de la Trona is not for small children because of the ledge; with them, do the village and go down to the reservoir. With a dog, La Siuranella and the campsite accept them; LoRefugi does not.
Map
The stops, in order
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Plan the trip
Siurana, step by step
Each choice narrows the next: the season shapes how best to travel, and how you travel decides where you stay and where you eat.
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How you travel
The same break, your way
The plan stays the same. What changes is where you sleep, how you get there and how much you spend.
Up by car, down by kayak
The car takes you up to the door of the village and back down to the reservoir in ten minutes. Cornudella, 7 km away, has the rest of the services.
60–140 €per person per day, approximate
- SleepingSix-room hotel inside the village
- Getting aroundPaid car park at the…
- EatingTwo restaurants in the village…
- ServicesTourist office in Cornudella
Sleeping
- Six-room hotel inside the village
- Campsite with bungalows at the entrance
- LoRefugi hostel in Cornudella, from €18
Getting around
- Paid car park at the entrance: €3
- To the reservoir, signposted turning from Cornudella and a car park by the dam
Eating
- Two restaurants in the village: a simple lunchtime one and one with signature cooking
- Inn and gastrobar in Cornudella
Services
- Tourist office in Cornudella
- Bike and 4x4 hire at Montsant Natura
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Where to stay
Where to stay if you're driving
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Càmping Siurana
Why we like it: Campsite at the entrance to Siurana, at km 7 of the Cornudella road, with pitches, bungalows, mobile homes, a swimming pool and a bar-restaurant.
From €12
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LoRefugi
Why we like it: A hostel in a four-storey casa pairal in the centre of Cornudella, with rooms for 2 to 10, home-cooked dinner and a bike store.
From €18
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Habitatge Turístic Can Font
Why we like it: A 19th-century house on carrer Major in Siurana, restored in 2013, rented as a whole for six to eight people, with a terrace and barbecue.
Services for this trip
Where to eat
Where to eat in Siurana
Restaurant Siurana
What to order: Catalan cooking with local produce.
Lunchtimes only · closed Tuesday and Wednesday · 977 82 10 27
Els Tallers
What to order: the local-produce menu by chef Rafel Muria.
At the Hotel La Siuranella, carrer dels Rentadors 2 · booking: 630 87 14 62 or [email protected]
Fonda el Recó
What to order: the Menú Brases (€32) or the Menú 1794 of Catalan cooking (€27 with two courses and dessert, €30 with three), with bread, water and wine.
Plaça de la Vila 10 · 977 821 032
LoRefugi Gastrobar
What to order: market cuisine and Priorat wines on the way back from the wall.
Open Thursday to Tuesday from 17:00 · closed on Wednesdays · bookings by phone only, 977 821 313
Càmping Siurana bar-restaurant
What to order: breakfasts and mountain dishes.
At the village entrance, on the Cornudella road, km 7 · open every day from 9:00 to 20:30
Tips
Worth knowing first
Local tip
Arrive early on Saturday even if you sleep up top: the car parks are the only ones in the village and they fill on spring weekends. Motorhomes can't go up; they stay at the campsite or at the Cornudella football field.
We'd skip it
July and August weekends at midday: the Trona has no shade and the rock burns. And spring Sundays without a table booked: the village fills up and Restaurant Siurana is the only one serving lunch inside.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Tarragona?
About 56 minutes by car to Siurana, with the last 8.6 km of bends from Cornudella. From Lleida, an hour and twenty; from Barcelona, two hours.
Is the Camí de la Trona dangerous?
It is of medium difficulty because of the exposure of the ledge, not the effort. In good weather and walking boots it is a classic path; with vertigo or in the rain, no.
How much does the 4x4 among the vineyards cost?
It is paid per vehicle: €90 for two, €110 for four and €130 for six, with a cheese and wine tasting included.
Can I bring a dog?
Yes. La Siuranella and Càmping Siurana accept dogs, and they can go round the village on a lead. LoRefugi does not accept them.
Do I have to pay to enter the village?
No. The village is free; you pay for the car parks, €3 all year.