Cultural Route through Catalonia

Vineyards, monasteries, artistic legacies, wild nature, or finger-licking gastronomy. In Catalonia, there are many ways to satisfy your desires to explore. Catalonia's cultural routes are composed of agricultural, gastronomic, heritage, historical, and natural elements. They are the pieces that make up a puzzle that will captivate you. For this reason, we suggest some cultural routes for you to get to know the region thoroughly. You won't regret it!

In Catalonia, there are many ways to satisfy your desires to explore.

• Wine Capitals

The route begins with a landscape dotted with vineyards, wineries where you can taste their products, and where farmers and entrepreneurs hold the best production secrets. Here you can enjoy Penedés, the great wine region of Catalonia. There, Vilafranca del Penedés and Sant Sadurní D'anoia stand as the capitals of wine and cava, respectively.

• Cistercian Route and Montblanc

And wine in the monasteries. The route continues into the past, to the time when the monks of the Cistercian Order settled in the Costa Daurada. The route passes through three monasteries: Santes Creus (founded in 1150), Vallbona de les Monges (female), and Poblet Monastery (declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

• The Spectacle of Priorat

It has everything: imposing landscapes, hidden villages, wine traditions, and culture in every corner. The itinerary now includes all the necessary ingredients that will take you through the nature of the mountains of Prada de Conflent or Sierra de Montserrat; a cultural gem like the Cartoixa d'Escaladei; and charming villages such as Porrera, La Morera de Montsant, or Gratallops.

• Wines, History, and Architecture

Avant-garde and wine go hand in hand in this part of the journey through the most modernist wineries in the region. Prominent architects have designed the most modernist facilities that you will enjoy in the region, such as Pinell de Brai and Gandesa. All of this is accompanied by the history of the place, such as that written in the Battle of the Ebro during the Civil War.

• Horta de Sant Joan and Picasso

Following the steps of the most genuine Spanish painter is what we propose now. Like Picasso would have done, the route wants you to be inspired by the stunning nature of the Els Ports Natural Park. The painter visited this town twice, and there is the Picasso Center.

• The Capital of Terres de L'Ebre

The next stop is in Tortosa, where an Arab castle of Sua, a Jewish quarter, and a Gothic cathedral intertwine to offer you a magnificent historical heritage.

• Sant Carles de la Rápita and Gastronomy

And you can't leave this land without savoring its gastronomy. Rice is the star product, but also mussels. For example, in the Alfaques Bay, you can find the most important mussel and oyster production centers in Catalonia.

• A sip of grand reserve

To end, nothing better than to relax in one of the most fascinating natural areas of the region. Completing the route with a sip - this time metaphorical - from the great reserve of Natural Park of the Ebro Delta, the largest aquatic habitat in Catalonia, is undoubtedly putting the finishing touch on your adventure.

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