# An autumn Sunday in the Priorat: vineyards by 4x4, a tasting and lunch in Siurana

A guided off-road route among vines that turn yellow and red in autumn, with a cheese and wine tasting at a Garnacha estate, and Siurana at midday. An hour from Tarragona.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/vineyards-by-4x4-and-autumn-tasting · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (from Tarragona via Reus to Cornudella de Montsant, one hour)
- 10:00 · 4x4 tour among Priorat vineyards with a tasting from Cornudella (Montsant Natura · Entre vinyes 4x4 tour · 1 h 30 to 2 h · €90 for two · with booking) · Montsant Natura, From €90 per group of 2
  - 13 min by car, 8,6 km
- 12:30 · The village, the castle and the church of Santa Maria (Andalusian castle, Santa Maria and the Salt de la Reina Mora · 1 h · parking €3)
  - 1 min on foot
- 14:00 · Restaurant Siurana (on Carrer Major · local Catalan cooking · €€ · booking) · Restaurant Siurana, €€
  - 7 min by car, 4 km
- 16:15 · Swimming at the Toll de la Palla, up the Siurana river (down to the river pool, 30 min on foot from the road)
- 17:45 · Vuelta (In Tarragona around 18:45)

When the harvest ends, the vineyard terraces of the Priorat change colour: Garnacha and Cariñena turn yellow and red over the black slate, and the landscape goes copper. This plan covers it the way the locals know it, in an off-road vehicle along the estate tracks, with a local guide from Cornudella who drives and explains, and a cheese and wine tasting at the end. Then you go up to Siurana, the village on the crag, to stroll and have lunch.

## The day, hour by hour

9:00 · Set off. From Tarragona, via Reus to Cornudella de Montsant, an hour.

10:00 · Among the vines by 4x4. Montsant Natura leaves from and returns to Cornudella: a circular route through the north of the Priorat among vineyards of the DOQ Priorat and the DO Montsant, with an explanation of the soil, the slopes and the climate, and a finish at a Garnacha estate with a walk through the vineyard and a tasting of local cheese with local wine. You pay per vehicle: €90 for two, €110 for four and €130 for six, at most. It is tailor-made: book the day and time beforehand, on their website or on 977 82 13 13.

12:30 · Siurana. From the village of Cornudella to Siurana it is a few minutes of winding road. Up top, the paid car park, €3, and an hour's stroll: the ruins of the Andalusi castle, the Romanesque church of Santa Maria and the crag of the Salt de la Reina Mora above the reservoir.

14:00 · Lunch at Restaurant Siurana. On carrer Major, inside the village. Catalan cooking with local produce, midday only; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Book on their website or on 977 82 10 27.

16:15 · El Toll de la Palla. If you still feel like it, the pool of the Siurana river, upstream of the reservoir, half an hour on foot from the Cornudella road.

17:45 · Head home. In Tarragona around a quarter to seven; in Lleida, around a quarter past seven.

## What to order

Whatever the season sets on the menu, and a Priorat or Montsant wine if you are not driving.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Tarragona to Cornudella, an hour via Reus; from Lleida, an hour and a half. You go up to Siurana from Cornudella on a narrow, winding road.

## Consejos

### Book the 4x4 several days ahead
It is a tailor-made activity for a maximum of six.

### The driver does not taste
On the route the guide drives, but then you drive home.

### Arrive early in Siurana
The village car park is small and fills up on Sundays.

## Cuándo no ir

A Tuesday or Wednesday, if you want to eat at Restaurant Siurana: it is closed those days.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the 4x4 route cost?
You pay per car: €90 for two people, €110 for four and €130 for six.

### When do the vines have colour?
After the harvest, in October and November.

### Is it suitable for children?
The company presents it as suitable for all ages; the tasting is for adults.

### Do I need to know about wine?
No: the guide explains everything on the spot.