Perafort between Archaeology and Landscape

Perafort can be explored through its archaeological finds, agriculturally shaped landscape and established annual calendar. Visitors can combine these three approaches: the town offers points of connection to history, landscape and events throughout the year. The three perspectives remain distinct: archaeology leads to specific archaeological contexts, the landscape to geological and agricultural features, and the calendar to recurring events.

Culture

In the town centre are two monumental tombs from the 4th and 5th centuries AD, which were discovered in Perafort and subsequently moved there. Neanderthal remains were found at the Vinyes Gran archaeological site. The remains of the Roman villa La Barquera were also discovered in Perafort during sewerage works. The ruins of the former Codony abbey date from the 14th century. The different forms of preservation give the cultural topics their own distinct character.

The annual events calendar also has its own highlights. In June, the Festa Major de Sant Pere is part of the municipality’s calendar. In September, the Bicicletada popular takes place, a popular cycling tour. In November, the Festa de l’Oli is one of the annual events. The three events take place in different months and bring together community life, cycling and the theme of olive oil.

Nature

The area of the municipality of Perafort near the Francolí River is flat. Miocene formations occur in the eastern part of the municipality of Perafort; they give the terrain a gently undulating relief with small hills. The main permanent crops in the municipality of Perafort include hazelnuts, grapevines and olives. Wheat and oats are among the municipality’s cereal crops. Relief and agricultural use stand alongside each other as distinct features of the municipal area. The geological formations and agricultural crops belong to different levels of description: one explains the shape of the terrain, while the other identifies the permanent crops and cereal varieties.

Those who consider landscape-related topics when choosing a destination can compare different priorities.

Geographical Location

A section of the N-240 from Tarragona to Valls runs through the municipality of Perafort. Camp de Tarragona railway station is located at a site shared by Perafort and La Secuita. For travel planning, the route of the road and the location of the station can be considered as two separate points of reference. The section therefore includes both a regional road connection and a shared railway-station location. Both details describe geographical orientation without referring to the same point.

For a trip to Perafort, a holiday apartment can be selected with regard to travel dates, accommodation type and cancellation conditions. For a stay in Perafort, these details address different questions: the travel dates define the time frame, the accommodation type specifies the desired type of accommodation, and the cancellation conditions concern how changes are handled. These three details can be considered independently when you set the framework for your trip.

Other places at the same regional level: Masdenverge, Sant Jaume D'enveja, Riudecols, Vimbodí, Porrera, L'espluga De Francolí, El Morell, Tivissa

For the higher-level travel overview: Tarragona.