ROUTE BY CAR. WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA

When people think of a holiday in Catalonia, the beaches of the Costa Brava, the monuments of Gaudí, the cosmopolitan life of Barcelona, the beauty of the Pyrenees, the magic of Montserrat, come to mind, but they do not know about its great gastronomic wealth and Winery That’s why today we propose a route in a very special car, an wine tourism in Catalonia route

In fact, in this Mediterranean community a dozen denominations of origin meet. And in our wine tourism in Catalonia tour that we propose today, you will have the opportunity to discover four of them, among which is the Priorat, one of the most appreciated wines on the planet.

 

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WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA, DAY 1

Our wine route in Catalonia will take us five days in which we will visit some of the most interesting places in the south of this region. And we started our route in Vilafranca del Penedès, capital of the region and the D.O. Penedès, the largest in Catalonia. Its vineyards produce fruity white wines and red wines with character. The visit to the Wine Museum will provide us with all the necessary information and the possibility of tasting them.

In Vilafranca we can visit the Basilica of Santa Maria, a magnificent Gothic building from the 13th century and climb to the top of the belfry to bid farewell to the day with a glass of wine from the Penedès.

 

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WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA, DAY 2

If Vilafranca is the wine capital, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia is the wine cellar. The population and the surroundings concentrate a good part of the cava producing cellars of Catalonia. The visit of some of them becomes essential. Freixenet, Llopart and Agustí Torelló among many others, are a good option although the best, being a modernist building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, is without a doubt Codorniu.

In Sant Sadurní we must visit the Interpretation Center of Cava located in an old factory of aguardiente. Close by you will be able to enter the exciting world of chocolate and enjoy a multisensory experience, unique and innovative.

 

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WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA, DAY 3

At the heart of the Cistercian Route is Montblanc, and in the nearby town of l’Espluga de Francolí there is an interesting Rural World Museum. Its cooperative cellar of modernist style is considered one of the «cathedrals of the wine». The wines of D.O. Conca de Barberà hide a small secret in an indigenous grape known as Trepat. With it they produce magnificent pinks and a cava different from the one elaborated with the traditional varieties.

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WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA, DAY 4

Approaching the towns of Prades and Siurana we will find ourselves at the gates of the region of Priorat, land of reputed wines that have gained worldwide fame. A heroic viticulture of terraced crops, slate soil, microclimate and vintage by hand guarantee high quality products. The D.O.Q. Priorat agglutinates a hundred cellars; You have to get close to one of them to tell us the secret of their wines. If we go to Escaladei we will see the old cartuja in which it is said the monks began the cultivation of the vineyard in these lands. On the way to the Ebro we will pass through Falset, the capital of Priorat and D.O. Montsant. Its vineyards coexist with the neighbors of D.O.Q. Priorat and therefore its characteristics are similar but with a cheaper price.

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WINE TOURISM IN CATALONIA, DAY 5

From Tortosa we can travel to different places in these lands in southern Catalonia. Gandesa and Pinell de Brai in the D.O. Terra Alta, conserves two of the most beautiful modernist wineries in Catalonia. Baptized as cathedrals of wine, in Pinell de Brai an exterior ceramic frieze illustrates us about the pleasures of wine.

Soñadora e idealista pero con los pies en el suelo y con una visión muy clara de la realidad. Quizás sea toda una paradoja en sí misma que traduce en una insana curiosidad por todo lo que la rodea.