Vacations in the Priorat...
Because after everything we’ve been through (and still are), the most natural thing is to get out of your town or city, but not go too far away from it; it is to choose a quiet, relaxed destination, not crowded and with lots of nature. It’s choosing to breathe fresh air (who would say that we'd come to appreciate so much something so elementary), taking long walks, swimming in the river, having lunch at the restaurant. All in all, it’s a summer to get back to all of these natural things and the Coronavirus has made us realize that, deep down, those are what make us feel best.
The most natural thing is to get to know a real place and to end up being part of it. It is to greet the fruit seller, to lie down in a hammock, to finish the book, to lengthen your stay at the table after your meal, to get up late and just relax for an hour. It’s like having a picnic by the river and diving into the cold water every five minutes. Basically, the most natural thing is to take care of yourself, to eat well, to dedicate time to yourself. And our hotel in the Priorat is the best temple to do so.
And since the most natural thing to do is to extend your holidays as much as possible, if you stay for a week, you can stay an extra night for free!
Book your holiday now at info@hotelspriorat.com
1 Practice the joy of doing nothing in the garden or on the terrace. Forget the queues, the early mornings, the rush. We have two private gardens and a terrace for you to do nothing all day, or to chat with a glass of wine in hand, or to finish your pending book.
2 Spend the day outdoors. We are surrounded by nature and away from big cities. The Priorat is one of the counties with the lowest population density in Catalonia and with a respectful and responsible tourist profile. We will help you discover places where you will be practically alone and we will prepare a picnic for you to eat in the middle of Montsant or the vineyards.
3 Swim in the river until your fingers wrinkle. We don't have a beach, but we do have rivers and natural water pools, as many as villages, to cool off from the heat, splash around, get your feet wet or renew yourself inside and out. See here the route of the Priorat swimming pools.
4 Enjoy our meals all day long. Get those long lunch times back, getting up from the table just to stretch your legs. Eat slowly, have another glass, maybe order an afternoon snack until it’s dinner time… and keep taking the fresh air from the table for hours and hours.
5 Forget about being a tourist. Play like a local! After a few days in the Priorat, you will be greeted by the fruit grower, the waiter, and the winemaker from the winery you visited on Sunday. We will recommend friendly wineries, routes through Montsant and relaxed visits to charming villages such as Siurana. We know the region from end to end and we want you to feel comfortable and confident.
6 Just wander, in no hurry or direction, on foot or by bike. As Rafel López Monné says in his article for La Conca 5.1 “It is not essential to draw a route. Try to improvise. To err can become more of a value than an error. Give yourself room to be surprised”. Discover tranquil landscapes, dizzying paths, wine roads with scandalous curves or paths with views of the most emblematic areas of the Priorat.
7 Let yourself be taken care of by us and by the local producers. This is not a summer of discovering exotic tastes, trying everything, getting fed up or eating anything quick, but to recover the salad and the olive oil, to buy strawberries at the Falset market, or to eat an organic chicken grown with respect. In the Restaurant we will prepare for you the classic dishes of the menu or, if you prefer, healthy proposals designed by the nutritionist Marta Conesa.
8 Get up late and take a rest in our spacious, refurbished rooms. Parquet, wooden beams, views of the garden or the main street of the village. Enjoy the comfort of a lifelong hotel located in a rural, quiet and safe environment.
