La Vilella Baixa

The town is crossed by the Montsant River and the Escaladei stream, and at the confluence where they meet there is the impressive Romanesque bridge with two arches plus a third arch that was added to overcome the stream in 1886 and that follows the architectural style of the other two. Apart from the large bridge, the church of Sant Joan Baptista, from the 18th century, in Renaissance style with three naves, stands out as a monument. The most peculiar characteristic of the town is the height of its houses that face the banks of the two rivers, which can have 6 or more floors on the river side, when the same houses on the street side can only have one or two floors. Also worth noting is the Carrer que no Passa, with strong medieval reminiscences and where the original town centre is located. You pass through a porch of pointed arches and the street has no exit. In the first of the arches you can still see the holes that were used to close yourself inside the walled enclosure in case of enemy incursions. Also noteworthy is the Modernist Agricultural Union. Within its boundaries, the mill stands out, a beautiful example of neo-Arab architecture, the various fountains (fonteta, font del barrot, font del racó...) and the medieval Cavaloca bridge that crosses the ravine of the same name, on the old royal road to Cabassers.