Details program

Please understand we can’t take responsibility for any personal damage or loss. Make sure you travel with an insurance, both for your luggage, your health and the possible damage to goods of others.

Make sure you communicate with us about your arrival and departure times before you book your ticket since public transport from/to Margalef is limited to once a day on weekdays.

Make sure you take enough cash with you at arrival, since Margalef doesn’t have a bank or cash machine. If you are in trouble, sometimes you can arrange cash in the local Café Vernet, but don’t count on it. For the bus Reus-Margelef and vice versa you will need each time a ten euro bill (a larger bill will not be changed in the bus) and for the bus from/to the airport to the centre of Reus you will need 3 Euro coins for each ride.

Included:

  • Daily course in Writing for Artists and/or Creative Writing
  • Presentations, feedback, discussion on our artistic work
  • Accommodation in Margalef de Montsant [2] [3]
  • Breakfast, warm Catalan lunch, cena (simple bread meal) at night [4]
  • Daily guided walks ending in lunch or an optional swim

Not included

  • Transport [5]
  • Entrance fees
  • Eating and drinking in a café or restaurant, alcoholic drinks at the accommodation

[1] We can help you to extend your stay in a hostel, or book an affordable spot on a camping to enjoy Parc Natural de Serra de Montsant.

[2] Currently we stay in Cal Boli or Casa Catalunya (pictures at www.casacatalunya.com). Our accommodation is based on the availability of these guesthouses.

[3] Shared room, 2-3 persons per room, no bunkbeds, if you wish to book a private, we can help you.

[4] We follow the weather and the Spanish pace for our meals. This is why our program starts early. If you have other needs: The village of Margalef has a shop, café-restaurant and a local beer brewery, a camping bar with (vegetarian) food truck.

[5] Reus has an airfield and a train station well connected with Tarragona and Barcelona. Note: If you choose for Reus airfield, make sure you arrive early enough to eventually take the shuttle (E3,-) from Reus Airfield to the Reus bus station. Arrive in time to take the once-a-day bus Reus-Margalef of 6pm from Reus bus station. This direct bus to Margalef de Montsant to/from Reus only leaves on workdays, Monday to Friday. Costs E9,40 p.p., have a ten euro bill or coins ready since changing a larger bill is not possible. There are 3 different ways to get to Reus (and from there to Barcelona) once you are in Margalef: direct, through Mora d’Ebre and through Falset. On the airfield and next to Reus station there is a possibility to rent a car. We can help you to rent a mountain bike in the village of la Bisbal de Falset near Margalef de Montsant.

Make sure you communicate with us about your arrival and departure times before you book your ticket since public transport from Margalef is limited to weekdays. You will be able to reach Barcelona El Prat at 3 pm from Margalef and can catch a bus to Margalef at 6 pm from bus station Reus, meaning you need the 5.15 pm bus from Airport Reus latest to the centre of Reus (stop bus station) or catch a cab.

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