# May long weekend from Tarragona: getaways for 1 May, Labour Day Three getaways with a night away and four day trips from Tarragona for 1 May, Labour Day: the Priorat in the week of the Falset Wine Fair, the Escaladei charterhouse, the Siurana reservoir, the unspoilt Irta coast, a Penedès cellar and the Garraf coves. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/tarragona/getaways/may-long-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-13 Origen: Tarragona - [Two nights at Terra Dominicata, the winery hotel beside the Escaladei charterhouse, with tastings across the Priorat](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/itineraries/two-nights-between-charterhouse-and-vineyards-priorat.md) (2 nights, Priorat): The Falset Wine Fair usually falls on the 1 May weekend, twenty minutes from Escaladei, with the wineries of the Priorat DOQ and the Montsant DO in the street. The charterhouse closes on non-holiday Mondays: on 1 May it opens even if it is a Monday. - [Devinssi, Buil & Giné and Cal Llop](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/itineraries/two-wineries-and-a-night-in-gratallops.md) (Day itinerary, Priorat): In April and May the Gratallops vines have new leaves and the winegrowers come out to show them. Tastings are not held on Wednesdays; in Wine Fair week, book both wineries before going. - [A weekend in Siurana and the Priorat: cliff, reservoir and vineyards](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/siurana/itineraries/siurana-priorat-weekend-vineyards-reservoir.md) (2 nights, Siurana): The kayak on the Siurana reservoir opens on spring weekends, and in May the Trona ledge is done without the summer sun. The 4x4 route goes out with a single vehicle: on a long weekend, book it first. - [A weekend in Peñíscola and the Sierra de Irta, an hour from Castellón](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/peniscola/itineraries/peniscola-sierra-de-irta-weekend.md) (1 night, Peñíscola): In May the Sierra de Irta has the track open without July and August's booking, and the water already invites you to dip your feet. The castle is visited in the morning; Casa Jaime only takes phone bookings, and on the long weekend it fills. - [Penedès: cava and a table among the vines](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/penedes-cava-and-vineyard-lunch.md) (Day itinerary, Penedès): On spring Sundays the Penedès wineries with tables fill, and a May holiday is like a Sunday. Book visit and lunch with days to spare; from Tarragona you get there by train, with a change to the R4 at Sant Vicenç de Calders. - [Garraf: coves and rice by the sea](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/garraf-coves/itineraries/garraf-coves-and-rice.md) (Day itinerary, Garraf Coves): In May Garraf is still a village of huts and coves without summer's collapse, and the path above the sea is done without heat. Go by train and early; the rice facing the beach is booked. - [Prades: red town and Roca Foradada](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/prades/itineraries/prades-red-village-and-roca-foradada-from-tarragona.md) (Day itinerary, Prades): At a thousand metres, Prades has in May the oak woods with new leaves and the square's fountain in the shade. The walk to the Roca Foradada is short and flat, for all ages, and the inn fills on holidays. ## The Priorat's big wine week 1 May, Labour Day, almost always coincides with the Falset Wine Fair, the fair of Priorat and Montsant wines. For a long weekend, the wineries of both appellations bring their wines out onto the street, with tastings by ticket, and the capital of the Priorat receives half the Camp de Tarragona. For someone leaving Tarragona, an hour away, that turns the May long weekend into the wine long weekend: two nights in Escaladei, twenty minutes from Falset, or a day of wineries in Gratallops. The fair's dates change a little each year, and do not always fall on the holiday: check the programme in spring. If they do not coincide, the Priorat is still in its best season, with the vines in leaf. ## Vines in leaf, reservoir and crag In spring the Priorat changes colour: the garnacha and cariñena vines put out leaves, the Montsant is green and the Siurana reservoir is full. Kayaking opens on spring weekends, and the Trona ledge, which scorches in summer, is done in May in cool air. For those who prefer not to drive from winery to winery, Terra Dominicata offers two tastings without a car. ## Towards the Maestrazgo along the coast To the south, an hour and a half along the AP-7, the Sierra de Irta is the nearest undeveloped coast to Tarragona: kilometres of coves and watchtowers without building, at the foot of the Papa Luna castle in Peñíscola. In May the track is toured without the booking it requires in July and August. ## North, the Penedès and Garraf In the Penedès the vines already have leaves and the wineries open their tables among the vines. Closer to the sea, Garraf is a village of white huts and green ones at the foot of the cliff: in May, before the train and the road jam in summer. ## What sells out first Beds in the Priorat are few: in Escaladei, Gratallops, Siurana and Cornudella, fair week sells out sooner than on other long weekends. Then timed tastings and 4x4 outings. In Peñíscola, the table at Casa Jaime, by phone. Wine Fair tickets are sold online a few weeks before. ## May in three landscapes In the Camp de Tarragona, mild days and the odd spring storm; in Prades and the Montsant, at a thousand metres, cool mornings. The sea is still cold for swimming, except for the brave. At the fair and at tastings, drink water between glasses, and decide who is driving before setting out. ## Rock arch and sheltered beach with children The walk around Siurana and the reservoir kayak go well with children; the ledge, from age ten. Prades is easy at any age, with the Roca Foradada as the reward. At Garraf, the beach is small and sheltered. Terra Dominicata, on the other hand, is for over-14s only. ## The N-420 and the AP-7 You reach the Priorat via Reus and the N-420 towards Falset; Prades is also reached from Reus. On the fair's big day, the entrance to Falset fills: park on the outskirts or go with someone who does not drink. Towards Peñíscola, the AP-7 south gets heavy on the afternoon before the holiday. The return, on the last day after lunch. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### When is the Falset Wine Fair? It is usually held in early May, around the 1 May weekend. The exact dates are published each year. ### Do you need a car for the Priorat? To move between villages, yes. In Escaladei, the winery hotel lets you do two tastings on foot.