Montbrió is a village situated in the Baix Camp county, in the southern side of Catalunya, just in the middle of the plane of the Camp de Tarragona.

The inhabited centre is about 6 Km from the Mediterranean coast, and 5 Km. from the Prelitoral Catalana Mountain Range. There are 1.400 inhabitants, and it is at a height of 130 metres over the sea level.

The weather is temperate. The Winter and Summer seasons are mild and good, and the days are shiny, clear and brightly. The most characteristic meteorological phenomena is the wind that blows from the Northwest, which is called "serè". It clears out the atmosphere, and turns it into a dark blue colour, very intensive and without any remains of pollution.

COMMUNICATIONS

Montbrió is very well communicated by a net of local roads with the villages around it, and with the capital of the county, Reus, by the T-310. The toll road of the Mediterranean A-7, allows an easy access from the capitals of Barcelona and Valencia (exit number 37). The Reus airport is at a distance of 10 Km., and the nearest railway stations are the ones of Reus and Cambrils.

The traditional local economy is based on a rich agriculture, either irrigated or unirrigated crops. The most important crops are the olive tree, the vineyard, the almond and the carob tree, in the unirrigated lands. In the irrigated lands, there are some hazel and peach trees, some vegetables, and some other fruit trees. We have to point out the quality of the olive "virgen" oil, and the Moscatel wine. This wine is world known, and it is made of this kind of grapes. The poultry and the cattle breeding are also important.

Another sector that has an influence in the local economy is the industry. There are some factories of blinds, furniture (order), metallurgy, PVC, of surgery materials, of fodder, of dressmaking, of fine leather works, graphical, wood toys, etc. There are some factories for transforming the agricultural products.

There is an important group of people who work in liberal or crafts professions, in several aspects. Some of them work outside the village.

GASTRONOMY

Montbrió still offers some dishes of the ancient cook, although they are only supplied in reduced areas. Some of them can be considered as gastronomical relics.

Between this rich variety of meals, we can mention some of the most known ones, as for example, the lettuce with "romesco", the "coca amb recapte", the rice in a "tros" pan, the Montbrió soup with "brosses", the "petaco", the "trampa" omelette, the "botifarrot", the "escalivada", the rabbit with sweet or hot snails, the broad beans with a sauce, "ofegades", or in the "gitano" style, the toast bread with tomatoes, the salt herring, and the sweet Moscatell grapes.

With respect to the desserts, there are some excellent ones, as the eggs or sugar "coques", the "bunyols de genoll", the Santa Teresa toasts, the "menjar blanc", etc.

We need to make a reference to the Montbrió Moscatell, very well known all over the world. It is a sweet wine that is made of the grapes of this name, and it is often drunk with the desserts (sweets of dry fruit).

The Moscatell of Montbrió obtained the first price "D.O Tarragona" to the best sweet wine or liquor in 1996.

The olive oil is included in the "Denominació d'origen Siurana" (a quality mark). It has not a high degree of acidity, and it is of an insuperable quality.