Margalef
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
![Official seal of Margalef](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Escudo_de_Margalef_de_Montsant_%28Tarragona%29.svg/100px-Escudo_de_Margalef_de_Montsant_%28Tarragona%29.svg.png)
Seal
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![Margalef nature](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Margalef_nature.jpg/220px-Margalef_nature.jpg)
![Climbing at Margalef](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Margalef_rock_climbing.jpg/220px-Margalef_rock_climbing.jpg)
Margalef is a village in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the edge of Montsant and is a popular ecotourism destination, especially among rock climbers. The rock type is conglomerate and it has more than 1500 climbing routes of different grades, from 4 to 9b+. Many of the buildings in the village are also built on conglomerate formations.
Margalef's important economic activity is agriculture, mainly producing olives, almonds, and fruits.
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Margalef". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Margalef". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Official website
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
- All about rock climbing in Margalef
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Municipalities of Priorat
- Bellmunt del Priorat
- La Bisbal de Falset
- Cabacés
- Capçanes
- Cornudella de Montsant
- Falset
- La Figuera
- Gratallops
- Els Guiamets
- El Lloar
- Margalef
- Marçà
- El Masroig
- El Molar
- La Morera de Montsant
- Poboleda
- Porrera
- Pradell de la Teixeta
- La Torre de Fontaubella
- Torroja del Priorat
- Ulldemolins
- La Vilella Alta
- La Vilella Baixa
![Coat of arms of Priorat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Escut_del_Priorat.svg/50px-Escut_del_Priorat.svg.png)
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