Montblanc
On our way to Barcelona we stopped in Montblanc, notable for its very well-preserved medieval walls and for being where Sant Jordi, Catalunya's patron saint, slayed the legendary dragon. A very cool metal fence-like sculpture commemorates the legend, just outside the wall in Placa Sant Francesc.
The town is very picturesque, with a nice placa major and a beautiful little Plaça de Santa Maria, shoe-horned in front of the church and decorated with ornate stone pavements.
Like the other hill towns we visited on this trip, it once had a castle too, but it was abandoned during the middle ages and is now a small hilltop park offering a lovely view over Santa Maria, the walls and surrounding countryside.
We stopped in a quaint bodega to buy some hyper-local wine to bring home to Barcelona.
A closer view of Sant Jordi's dragon.
