The most beautiful villages of Penedes
The Alt Penedes region is one of the most important wine regions in the Penedes Wine Appellation. With many towns to visit and many wine-tasting experiences. The most beautiful villages of the Alt Penedés chosen by Wino Tours, are those places with a special charm and that have a winery nearby where you can do a wine tasting. If we make a wine tour starting from Barcelona we find the Penedes villages as follows:
And if you would like to find a good wine tour, that starts from Barcelona and goes to the Penedes region, you can check out this Private and Small Group Tour. That includes 2 winery tours with wine tasting and lunch. > See Penedes Private and Small Group Tour here.
Alt Penedes region
The Alt Penedés region is located in the province of Barcelona and is one of the 4 regions included in the Penedes Wine Appellation. Thanks to its Mediterranean climate and relatively flat terrain, the Alt Penedes is one of the best areas for growing vines in Catalonia. That is why there are many wineries where you can do winery tours. In addition, the Penedés has different subzones that have a great variety of landscapes and microclimates. This makes the Alt Penedes a very diverse region. The most important subzones are as follows:
- El massís del Garraf and the Ordal mountains: It is in the coastal mountain range, so it is a mountainous area, with a mild climate and excellent views of Montserrat.
- Alts d’Ancosa i Costers de l’Anoia: It is in the pre-coastal mountain range, so it is a colder area and also the most humid. The Anoia river passes by.
- Turrons de Vilafranca i Costers de Lavernó: the central area of the region where we find the most important wineries and towns.
The most beautiful villages in Alt Penedes to visit
Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
It is considered the Capital of Cava and is home to the most important wineries in the Penedés region. Like the Codorniu and Freixenet wineries, which you can see once you get there by train. Another interesting place is the Cava interpretation center, with a very interesting exhibition on the history of cava and the region.
In the village of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia we find a winery that we highly recommend to visit. This is the Recaredo winery, one of the oldest wineries making biodynamic cava. Using the same traditional methods for more than a century. Like disgorging by hand, a very unusual practice that at Recaredo you will be able to see on their winery tour.
In addition, just 50 meters away, you will find the Chocolates Simón i Coll factory, which you can visit with the family and taste their chocolates.
> Visit the Recaredo winery and the Simón Coll Chocolate factory.
Avinyonet del Penedes
The most beautiful place to visit is the monastery of “Sant Sebastiá dels Gorgs”. A Romanesque-style Benedictine monastery that was built in the 10th century AD. Inside there is a small cloister that can be visited on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11 am.
Near Avinyonet there are two highly recommended wineries that you can visit. The biodynamic winery Eudald Massana Noya, and the organic winery Albet i Noya. Both wineries can be visited with a bike tour that includes wine tasting in Eudald Massana Noya and lunch at the Albet i Noya winery.
> See the e-bike tour with lunch at the winery here.
The castle of Sant Martí Sarroca
Probably the most charming place in the Penedés, is this castle built on top of a cliff. From there, there are spectacular views of the region. An important monument of Catalan Gothic style that can be visited from Thursday to Sunday for 3€.
As for wine-tasting experiences in the area, you can go to a family winery called Giró del Gorner. They have an interesting selection of wines and cavas and they offer a very interesting winery tour that includes a nice lunch outdoors.
> Get a 10% discount for lunch and a winery tour here.
Subirats
The castle of Subirats stands on the Ordal mountains and offers breathtaking views of the region. The castle is part of what was considered in medieval times as the Penedés line. A border line between the Christian kingdoms and the Moors.
Near the castle, we have one of the best wineries for wine tasting in the Penedés. the Llopart winery. Here you will find a selection of wine-tasting experiences together with the best views of the region.
> See more Llopart wine-tasting experiences here.
More winery tours in Penedes
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