I understand your enthusiasm, Nathan. It’s a craggy, rugged looking place, in
what looks like hot sunshine. I can imagine that the stone dwellings were
great for keeping people cool.
Chris
> On 24 Aug 2016, at 06:58, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Siurana is a village of the municipality
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Spain
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipalities_of_Spain>> of the Cornudella de
> Montsant <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornudella_de_Montsant
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornudella_de_Montsant>> in the comarca
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comarca
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comarca>> of Priorat
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priorat
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priorat>>, Tarragona
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarragona_(province)
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarragona_(province)>>, Catalonia
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia>>, Spain
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain>>.
> Located just outside the Montsant
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serra_de_Montsant
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serra_de_Montsant>> region, it is just east of
> main town of the municipality Cornudella de Montsant
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornudella_de_Montsant
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornudella_de_Montsant>> and consists of a
> small village at the top of an escarpment
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escarpment
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escarpment>> in the Prades Mountains
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prades_Mountains
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prades_Mountains>> overlooking the Siurana
> Reservoir
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siurana_Reservoir&action=edit&redlink=1
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Siurana_Reservoir&action=edit&redlink=1>>
> and is often visited by tourists to the area for its historical relevance
> and excellent views of the Embalse
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embalse_River&action=edit&redlink=1
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Embalse_River&action=edit&redlink=1>>
> and surrounding valley. Cliffs around the village are popular among climbers
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing>> due to the abundance of excellent
> climbs up to grade 9b.
>
> I had never heard of the place until last week. My friend Lluis, whom I had
> visited in his summer home, Sitges, suggested that I make the detour on my
> way home to Alicante and visit this village. I did, and I did not regret it.
> These were some of the most beautiful landscapes I have seen in Spain, and as
> icing on the cake, I bought a couple of excellent bottles of local wine and a
> bottle of local olive oil for a grand total of 21 €. Here is a small gallery
> of 20 images:
>
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/siurana2016/
> <http://www.frozenlight.eu/siurana2016/>
>
> Compared to my previous galleries on Frozenlight, I have done two new things
> here. First, I increased the size from the usual 1000 pixels to 1200 pixels
> on the long side. I think these days everyone has monitors that accommodate
> that size. Second, among the 20 images, most of which were taken with the
> Fuji X-T1 and 27mm Fuji lens, there are four B&W medium format film images,
> where I have juxtaposed the scene in colour with the same scene on MF black &
> white film (in this case, Ilford SFX shot in a Fuji 645 rangefinder).
>
> Comments on the images and on the technical changes are welcome and
> appreciated. And if you ever find yourself in Catalonia, a visit to this
> place is a must IMO.
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