Porrera

Province: Tarragona | Shire: Priorat | Inhabitants: 482 | Extension: 28,8 Km2 | Altitude: 316 m

Pothead is a municipality in the Priorat region or, historical Priorat. Your name owes its origin to the leek plant, because in this valley had a lot of plantations of this food, which belongs to the same species as the garlic and onions.

Historically, Porrera has been a town that has passed through several hands and a victim, at certain times, of the abuses diezmarios of the members of the monastery of Scala. But from the thirteenth century, the town was fortified with a castle and walls. But not isolated from the environment, but on the contrary, defends his ideals at all times and even he comes to call "unruly population than any other in Catalonia".

Porrera Township include the parish church, eighteenth century, neoclassical and baroque elements, dedicated to Sant Joan Evangelista. And, as a feature, sundials, specifically known as Afternoon clock which is a type of vertical clock reclining, we found located in the Plaza de la Guineu, very rare in Catalunya, or inclined vertical quadrant located at Pau Casals.

The hilltop also find the chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony, with a single nave and seventeenth century.

The main festivals are Porrera of Sant Antoni, January 17, when he gets to the shrine of his patron with animals in blessing, the festival, held on the weekend closest to May 6 and is known as "The Cirereta" and the second weekend of September, we celebrate the autumn festival of breaking pots and distributing cocaine to the village children.

If you talk about Porrer should mention the presence of Lluís Llach in this population, since many years has spent long periods here, until it ended permanently installed. He owns a vineyard and a cellar under the name of Vall Llach.

What to do

Turisme Priorat

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Celler Ferrer Bobet

Falset (a 2.3 Km)

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Celler Clos Pachem

Gratallops (a 6.8 Km)

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Museu de les Mines de Bellmunt del Priorat

Bellmunt del Priorat (a 8.5 Km)

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Where to eat

L'Orangerie de Clos Barenys

Vila-seca (a 23.5 Km)

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Restaurant Denver Cambrils

Cambrils (a 22.2 Km)

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Arena Tapas Restaurant

Salou (a 26.4 Km)

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Where to sleep

Hotel Sant Jordi

Montbrió del Camp (a 14.5 Km)

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Hotel Celler Buil & Giné

Gratallops (a 7 Km)

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Càmping La Llosa

Cambrils (a 20.9 Km)

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Càmping Resort Alannia Els Prats

Mont-roig del Camp (a 19.7 Km)

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Events

Outdoor talks cycle in La Palma d'Ebre

01/08/2025 ...

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Garrigues Guitar Festival

01/08/2025 - 02/08/2025 ...

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Experiences

This summer, come and discover Clos Pachem!

Celler Clos Pachem (Gratallops) (a 6.8 Km)

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Discover Clos Pachem Winery!

Celler Clos Pachem (Gratallops) (a 6.8 Km)

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Weather forecast

31-07-2025
Morning Weather forecast Morning
Evening Weather forecast Evening
Max 32º
Min 17º
01-08-2025
Morning Weather forecast Morning
Evening Weather forecast Evening
Max 33º
Min 17º
Source: Dades Obertes de la Generalitat de Catalunya

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