On the Cistercian  Monastery Route, Vila-rodona is a peaceful village surrounded by countryside, vineyards and orchards, caressed by  the River Gaià  and guarded by a castle. It  is  only 10 minutes  from the  Monastery  of Santes Creus and half an hour from the Monastery of Poblet. Tarragona, with its magnificent Roman monuments, including the walls, the amphitheatre and the circus, (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000), is only 20 minutes away. The village is in the county of Alt Camp, famous for its “calçotades”. The mediaeval walled town of Montblanc is a 20 minute drive  and  the  Costa Daurada and its beaches, marinas and fishing  harbours  with their traditional fish auctions, is also just 20 minutes away.