Siurana, Tarragona.
Come to Siurana and you will discover a fairytale village that brings with it the memory of endless sieges and impossible conquests.

Nestled in an impregnable place above the river, it took the knights of four counts to subdue her. Its castle defended an impassable border that extended from Coll de Balaguer to Tamarit de Gaià. Conquered in 1153, after the fall of Lleida and Tortosa, it was the last stronghold of the reconquest in Catalonia. If you look at the precipice that surrounds it, you will discover why it was not conquered for three centuries and why the end was so tragic.
Abdelazia, the Moorish queen, before being subjected to the Christians, preferred to throw herself off the imposing cliff with her horse. The animal, in its useless resistance, left marked on the rock the imprint of its horseshoe forever and ever. With the end of the queen, the last Saracen stronghold of Catalonia disappeared.

Today, we can see a charming village of houses and cobbled streets and the remains of the Saracen fortress, located at the entrance of the town. At its feet, a swamp of clean and calm waters offer the possibility of practicing all kinds of water sports.

The most important building of Siurana is the Church, of Romanesque style, which has a cover with a figurative tympanum framed by three archivolts of half a point; These rest on six columns with capitals decorated with various motifs.
Highlight Siurana as a reference and destination for climbers and hikers. Its legendary cliffs are recognized worldwide for the realization of these practices.

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