The village square of Alforja
A medieval village center, the Plaça Major surrounded by stone houses and the old church. Sit at the café, watch the world arrive. Wednesday is market day.
AT THE DOORSTEP
Alforja & Reus
This is the world right around Mas Luna. Eight hundred people in Alforja village, one hundred thousand in Reus ten minutes away. Olive country, slowly waking each morning.
WHAT TO DO
Around here
Olive groves
Walk through the olive groves around Mas Luna. Some trees are over five hundred years old. In November you can join the harvest at neighbouring farms.
Reus — Gaudí's birthplace
Antoni Gaudí was born in Reus in 1852. The city has its own Modernisme circuit — Casa Navàs, the Institut Pere Mata, the Mercat Central. Less famous than Barcelona's Gaudí works, but free of crowds.
Thursday market in Reus
The biggest weekly market in southern Catalonia. Fruit, cheese, olives, cured ham, fabric. Goes from early morning to noon. Park outside the centre and walk in.
Vermut
Reus is the official birthplace of Spanish vermouth. The local tradition lives on — Saturday at noon, bars across the city pour vermouth on the rocks with an olive and an orange peel. Tradition demands tapas alongside.
PRACTICAL
Getting there
- Mas Luna to Alforja village centre: 1.5 km / 5 min by car or 20 min walk
- Mas Luna to Reus: 10 km / 15 min by car
- Reus has the closest train station (Tarragona, Barcelona, Valencia)
Stay close, see lots
Check availability — there's more to Alforja than meets the eye.