Location
To the East of Priorat (Southern Catalunya), few kilometers from Coll Teixeta, we find Porrera, a historical Priorat municipality where Celler Vall Llach was created.
The township takes up 28,54
km² and spreads along the valley of the Cortiella River, which flows
across the territory from East to West and finally runs into the Siurana
River. The northern and western sectors are limited for La Serra del Molló. Practically
the whole territory is covered with vineyards.
After the depopulation of La Garrantxa, Porrera is the only populated centre
in the municipality.
You can arrive from Falset by T-740; from Reus by first taking N-420 (to Coll Teixeta) and later by TP-7041; from Cornudella de Montsant by taking C-242 (until Venta d'en Pubill) and then by TP-7402 to Porrera.
Porrera is a farming town but only a 40% of the land is cultivated. The rest
are waste lands covered with brushwood and forests. The chief crops are vine,
almond and hazelnut trees. There are some unused beads of lead and baryta
and also some fountains of ferrous water.
The farming co-operative was founded in 1932.
Along the centuries Porrera earned itself the reputatio of 'the most rebellious
city in Catalunya' but, History has also proved that the village has always
fought for liberty.
Despite the continuous wars and fights that destroyed the village, Porrera
has built and rebuilt its buildings and kept its noble and proud appearance.
The sumptuous buildings, the wide streets and the rivers evoke its glorious
past.
The most remarkable building in the Neoclassical parish church of Sant Joan
Evangelista built between 1763 and 1711.
Visitors should not miss the hermitage of Sant Antoni Abad built in 1610
on top of a craggy hill, and also the route along the sundials spread all
over the village.
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