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The caves of
Benifallet (30 minute drive away) have numerous caverns beneath the village, some of them were inhabited
during the Neolithic Age. Two caves are open to the public, the
Cueva "Maravillas" and the Cueva del Dos which are well worth a
visit.. Maravillas Cave (the “Cave of Wonders”), is famous for
numerous helictites and it’s many stalagmites and stalactites.
What are known as “Soda Straws” and “Curtains” are common too.
Cueva del Dos is smaller but it has also many cave formations,
including “Curtains” and helictites.
Mining museum
at Bellmunt del Priorat (25 minute drive away);
Bellmunt
Mines are situated in the region of Priorat where the richest
galena deposits in Catalonia are to be found . The mine has been
exploited since ancient times, however mining reached its
maximum during the twentieth century, thus coinciding with
Catalan industrialization. The mine was closed in 1972 but is
now open for visitors to view the site and tour the visitor
centre.
Xerta Lock
(30 minutes drive away)
is Moorish in origin, restored after the conquest of Tortosa in the mid
12th Century and finished in 1411. The lock is 310
metres long and collects the water that feeds the canals on the
north and south banks of the Ebro, which through a series of
tunnels, flow into the Delta lowlands.
Mel Múria at
El Perelló
(1 hour drive away) is a company dedicated to the production of honey
(rosemary, orange, thyme, thousand flowers....) since 1810 which
offers you the rare opportunity to join a “Discover Honey” tour
including a taste of “pastissets”
(sweet cake with candied pumpkin) and a
typical wine
made with honey. There is then an audio-visual explanation about
the process of making honey, the observation of a 60cm high
natural hive
containing more than 30,000 bees, followed by a visit of the bee-keepers museum,
a demonstration of how to use the honey spoon, and to finish
the visit of the installations everyone is able to
savour different types of honey
produced by their bee-keepers.
Serra Museum at
Benissanet (5 minute drive away) offers a collection of over 300 musical
instruments collected from all over the world.
Pinell de
Brai cooperative wine cellar (15 minute drive away)
was built by
Cèsar Martinell, Gaudí’s disciple and biographer. The
combination of brick, stone and ceramic and the use of the
parabolic arch to support the vaults is clearly inspired by
Gaudi. You can visit this building and also purchase wine and
olive oil. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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