Luxury hotels in Priorat
The mountain wine country of Tarragona and its Carthusian monastery, two hours west of Barcelona.
Other neighborhoods in Inland Spain
Ribera del Duero
The wine country of the Duero north of Madrid, with an abbey among the vines. It takes in Sardón de Duero, Peñafiel and Valladolid, about an hour and a half from the capital by road.
Matarraña
The olive groves and vineyards of eastern Teruel, between Barcelona and Valencia. Monroyo and the villages of the Matarraña sit on the inland side of the range.
Cáceres
The walled city of Extremadura, with Roman arches, Moorish towers and cobbled streets. It lies about three hours west of Madrid, in the country of the oak forests and the jamón ibérico.
Aragon Pyrenees
The high valleys of Huesca, with the rocky mountainsides of the Pyrenees as the backdrop. Here lie Canfranc, Jaca and the international station of 1928.
Empordà
The farmland behind the Costa Brava, ten minutes from the sea and an easy drive from Barcelona or Toulouse. It takes in Torrent, Pals and the villages of the Baix Empordà.