• 50 km away from Tarragona and its wonderful beaches. 115 km from Barcelona.
• There are two ways to have an interesting and pleasant stay with us: being accompanied, or under your own steam. So, unless you come in your own car, you will be met at the airport (Reus the nearest) and helped with accepting a hire car (best booked previously), and we will show you which routes to take.
• Or, being accompanied, when we will meet you at Reus airport with our 9-seater VW, and once lodged, we will take you to visit nice places in the afternoons. In the mornings you can take walks nearby or round the village, or stay and rest or study in the relaxing atmosphere of the house.
• * How to get here: By car:
• The easiest is via the AP7 toll motorway south from Barcelona direction Lleida exit Montblanc then main road north C14 direction Tarrega after 11 km after Solivella right turn marked Fores. Follow Fores and on arriving in the village first you meet the pond (la Bassa) and we are nearby.
• * By Air:
• Ryanair fly to Reus, 40kms away. To get a good tariff, you should reserve more than 3 weeks in advance, and even more in mid-summer.
• Arrange with us beforehand how to meet you, and we will pick you up at the airport.
• In the meantime, there is always the alternative of flying to Barcelona, but then we have a 95-minute drive by freeway.
• * By Train:
• Until the high-speed AVE arrives from the frontier downwards, there are Talgos from European capitals to Barcelona. At Barcelona Sants main station, you can get a Regional going to Lleida which stops in Montblanc. There are 4 trains a day, the last one leaves Sants at 18.45 and arrives in Montblanc nearly 2 hours later. As above, if you arrange with us beforehand how to meet you, and we will pick you up at the station. Montblanc is only a 15 minute drive away.
• Apart from visits to the Cistercian monasteries, which get many emotional, there are spectacular caves in Espluga of Francoli, an equestrian center for horse-riding, 20min drive., the Museum of Rural Life, in several villages there are modernist cellars, with well-known wines of origin; at 6km is a luxury thalassotherapy center (15eur/ 2h), 15 km the Toy Museum, A historical area, beautiful natural spots for bike rides and walking, and especially the excellent local cuisine, not expensive at midday during the week (10 - 13eur)