Vilanova D'escornalbou: Trails, Culture and Local History
Accommodation in Vilanova D'escornalbou
Vilanova D'escornalbou offers travellers several distinct points of interest: a rural hinterland, trails, historic buildings and local crafts. When looking for a hotel for your stay, you can choose where to stay based on whether you would like to focus on a walk, the historic townscape or local crafts. An easy walk of around 5.6 kilometres taking approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, a cultural route with nine stops, and several historic buildings provide tangible points of reference for these interests.
Landscape and Trails
The landscape around Vilanova D'escornalbou is shaped by agriculture: olive, almond and carob trees, along with characteristic dry-stone walls, define its appearance. The municipal hiking trail crosses the quarry area in the western half of the municipality.
The Ruta de Vilanova d'Escornalbou a les ermites is an easy walk, about 5.6 kilometres long and taking approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. It is suitable for families with children and can also be ridden by mountain bike. Its length, approximate duration, difficulty level and permitted use can help you assess whether it suits your interests. As trail conditions may change, check the route before setting out.
A cultural route in Vilanova D'escornalbou has nine stops close to one another. The routes can be considered according to different criteria: for the Ruta de Vilanova d'Escornalbou a les ermites, length and approximate duration are the main considerations, while the cultural route is characterised by the number and proximity of its stops. If you would first like to consider how much time a walk will take, the route details provide a guide; for the cultural route, the proximity of the stops is a separate point of reference.
Buildings and Local Crafts
The parish church of Sant Joan dates from the late 16th or early 17th century. Fortification work from the 19th-century wars is visible on its façade and bell tower. This makes it possible to distinguish the church's period of construction from its later fortifications—two different historical layers in one building.
Cal PeirĂ also dates from the late 17th century; the year 1699 is inscribed on its door. The building includes a defensive tower about ten metres high with a machicolation. The Corredor de la Vila complements the individual buildings by offering a view of the historic town layout: the same layout as in the 17th century is still preserved on its west side. Alongside architectural details, features of a historic townscape are therefore also in focus.
The Cooperativa houses an extensive exhibition of local crafts, including painting, ceramics, bobbin lace, crochet and natural soaps. This range adds another cultural focus to the history of the buildings: here the emphasis is on local crafts, while the church, Cal PeirĂ and the Corredor de la Vila bring specific buildings and the town layout into focus.
Getting There and Choosing Accommodation
If travelling by road, access is via the T-321, which you take from the T-310. The T-310 runs between Mont-roig and MontbriĂł de Camp. This gives you both the road between these two towns and the access road to Vilanova D'escornalbou as points of reference. Check current road conditions before travelling.
Discover more destinations: Mont-Roig Del Camp, Tivenys, Masllorenç, La Riviera, Poble Nou, Vallmoll, Gandesa, Vinyols.
For the broader travel overview: Tarragona.
