El Vilosell’s strategic location makes this town a fantastic starting point for setting out to visit different sites in Lerida, in the districts of Les Garrigues and L’Urgell, and Tarragona, in the districts of La Conca de Barberà and El Priorat. Searching for wild mushrooms, mountain biking, potholing, golf, trekking, extreme sports, gastronomy routes, hiking or wine tourism... are excellent proof of this. We would like to suggest a few of our favourites:
This route takes you to three extremely important monasteries in the region’s history: Poblet, Santes Creus and Vallbona de les Monges. Art and culture will be your guides along this route.
This tour through the towns that produce and sell olive oils in the district of Les Garrigues -where you will discover olive oil cooperatives and olive mills- and visit the top cultural sites in different towns in the area.
This route is designed for everyone who thinks that olive oil is Les Garrigues only natural asset. El Vilosell and the neighbouring town of La Pobla de Cérvoles are well-known for their winegrowing culture.
This route will take you to the different towns that showcase this type of peculiar building that are highly typical of this region.
The Mirador –or Lookout Point– is where you will find the Les Garrigues Discovery Centre. The centre will take visitors on a journey through the district and provide information about sites of interest they can visit.
The fortress of Els Vilars d’Arbeca is an enormous structure with exceptional architecture, particularly with regard to its defensive structures, its ramparts crowned with towers and its moat, making it unique throughout the peninsula and in Europe.