Margalef | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.2853°N 0.7542°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Priorat |
Leader Title: | mayor |
Leader Name: | Joaquim Vila Gibert (2015)[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 34.7 |
Elevation M: | 379 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Margalefà, margalefana |
Margalef (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /maɾɣaˈlɛf/) 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.