{"id":40336,"date":"2015-03-22T12:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T11:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=40336"},"modified":"2016-10-07T11:19:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T09:19:50","slug":"how-to-escape-the-city-siurana-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-escape-the-city-siurana-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Village life: Siurana and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

When city life gets a little too much, what better remedy than to escape the hustle and bustle. From Barcelona, you don’t have to venture far to sample some authentic Catalan village life where the pace is slower. A perfect getaway is to head to one of Catalonia’s medieval villages, where you will find not only peace and calm but also distinct charm, history and beauty.<\/p>\n

Siurana<\/a> is an ideal place to disconnect. A tiny village with around 21 inhabitants, Siurana is situated in the Cornudella de Montsant region in the comarca of Priorat, Tarragona. Perched high in the Prades Mountains, it offers stunning views of the Siurana Reservoir and surrounding valley.<\/p>\n

The village<\/a> itself oozes charm, with its quaint stone houses and cobbled streets. But more than its aesthetic appeal, this is also an area steeped in history\u2026 and legend. An important strategic outpust throughout history, Siurana was the last Islamic stronghold of Muslim Catalonia. Traces of this history are today still visible, with the remains of a 9th-century Moorish castle situated at the entrance of the village, and the perfectly preserved Romanesque church of Santa Maria, built between the 12th and 13th centuries,.<\/p>\n

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