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En Prades see a Renaissance fountain in the shape of the world globe.

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Where to sleep? Hotel La Botiga * (+34) 977 868 321 Prades Campsite

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www.campingprades.com/en Aparthotel Xalet de Prades www.xaletdeprades.com Casa Cal Crispí www.calcrispi.com/English.htm Where to eat? Pep Cardona (+34) 977 868 236 (+34) 636 615 144 Restaurant Comtes de Prades www.campingprades.com/ restaurant Restaurant la Taverna www.lataverna-calpons.cat Braseria Gran Recorregut 7 (+34) 977 868 029 DPrades. Gastroteca (+34) 654 363 997

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TWO DAYS u Explore the surrounding countryside: sign up for a tour around the more than 30 natural water sources which exist in the town. u Enjoy a picnic made with excellent local products. u Dare to sign up for some canyoning action in the Prades Mountains www.gorgaventura.com/en u Don’t miss out on a spot of stargazing. The sky above Prades is top notch www.astroprades.cat u Stay at the campsite surrounded by nature. u Admire the hole in the rocks (Roca Foradada) and the Prades river lake. u Find out about native vegetation from the information panels or go on one of the botanical guided tours. u Come back to Prades and enjoy a dish involving potatoes with PGI (Protected Geographic Indication) in one of the restaurants. u Before leaving, look into the history of Queen Margaret of Prades.

How much time do you have? HALF A DAY u Go on a guided tour around the town to see the church, the castle and the Prades Mountains Interpretation Centre (ask in the Tourist Office). u If you are visiting with children, don’t miss the Prades Adventure Park www.pradesaventura.com u Just 2 km outside of Prades you can visit the hermitage of Abellera, which was constructed on top of a cave located at 1,020 metres altitude (ask in the Tourist Office). A WHOLE DAY u Hire a bicycle and follow one of the mountain biking trails on offer (+34) 627 153 616 . u Have lunch in one of the restaurants in the Plaça Major. u After dessert, visit the church of Santa Maria and walk through the streets of the old quarter.

Shall we go out? Thyme Festival (May) International Sheepdog Competition (August) Potato Festival (September) Prades Woodland Festival (November) Shall we go shopping? Typical products from Prades are honey, potatoes (with Protected Geographical Indication - PGI), mountain apples, hazelnuts, chestnuts, mushrooms and thyme. Every Friday there is a market in the main square. Nearby businesses sell excellent locally- sourced products.

It is know as the Red Town because of the reddish colour of the sandstone used in the construction of a large number of the buildings and the mediaeval town wall.

Prades

Distance from Prades to Barcelona 150 km Girona 230 km Lleida 65 km Tarragona 58 km Reus 46 km Montblanc 35 km

How to get there By public transport: from Barcelona www.empresaplana.cat By road: http://google.com/maps

1. The hermitage of Abellera. 2. The path to the Roca Foradada hole in the rock. 3. The Renaissance fountain in Prades.

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