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A wonderful place, privileged and full of charm and nature, everything very clean and cared for, I recommend going to see it and chat with its pleasant hermit

Route through the Montsant following the Camí dels Cartoixants and back through the vineyards between La Vilella Alta and Escaladei. All track with some strong ups and downs but easy enough. We have made it short, but it can be extended until Cabacés and then it is about 40 km.

The surroundings of the Serra del Montsant natural park are full of terraces of vineyards that nourish Priorat wines. The vines grow in a very particular terrain and environment and the landscape created with the exposed cliffs is charming.

The hermitage of Santa Magdalena d'Ulldemolins is also known as the Montsant cathedral for its Renaissance style. Although it was built in the 16th century, it was not until the 18th century when it was opened to worship and was equipped with an altarpiece that was destroyed in 1936.

The hermitage was built by the Carthusian monks at the end of the 15th century. It has this name because it is surrounded by large rocks, which in Catalan are called “còdols”. Today, it is inhabited by a hermit who is in charge of its maintenance.

Church of the Morera de Montsant, a town in Priorat located at an altitude of 743 metres. The temple, of Romanesque construction, was built with stone with reinforcing buttresses and stands out for its square-shaped bell tower.

Building in the Morera de Montsant, located at an altitude of 550 metres. The building was promoted by the Bishop of Urgell. In its beginnings, it was used as a rest home and oratory. Later the construction became a farm and a hermitage until it passed into private hands and, finally, it was abandoned.

The Carthusian monastery dates back to the 12th century, when the monks of Provence chose to build, in this unique setting, at the foot of the Sierra del Montsant, the first Carthusian monastery on the Iberian Peninsula. During the 19th century, the monks fled the territory, leaving the land and buildings abandoned. Due to the constant looting, the space occupied by the charterhouse was deteriorated and, today, the remains of the cloisters, the church, as well as the refectory can be visited.