# Penedès Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of cava, and Vilafranca del Penedès, the capital of wine, less than an hour from Barcelona by car or train. Cellars, vineyards and a museum. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## What is the Penedès and where do I start? The Penedès is the plain of vineyards between the coastal range and Montserrat, halfway between Barcelona and Tarragona. For a day, two villages are enough and they complement each other. Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is the capital of cava: beneath its streets and estates are the cellars where the wine undergoes its second fermentation in the bottle. Vilafranca del Penedès, a quarter of an hour away, is the capital of wine: an old town with a Gothic basilica, the wine museum of Catalonia and the strongest castell (human tower) tradition in the district. If you only have a morning, stay in Sant Sadurní: the Cava Centre explains in an hour what is behind the bubbles and, from there, the wineries on the outskirts welcome you with a reservation. If you prefer still wine or history, Vilafranca: the Vinseum, Plaça de Jaume I and the Camí del Vi, a flat walk that leaves from the tourist office and winds between the vines. ## How do I get there from Barcelona? By car it is about 45 minutes to Sant Sadurní and a little under an hour to Vilafranca; from Tarragona, more or less the same. The access roads are the AP-7, C-15, C-32 and N-340. Without a car, the train is the best option: Rodalies line R4, from Manresa to Sant Vicenç de Calders, stops at Sant Sadurní and Vilafranca. The Cava Centre is in the centre of Sant Sadurní; the wineries on the outskirts, such as those on the BP-2151 road, need a taxi or car. The R2 Sud takes you to the Penedès along the coast, via Sant Vicenç de Calders. ## How do I organise a cava cellar visit? Almost all wineries work by reservation and fixed times, especially at weekends. A typical visit lasts between an hour and an hour and a half: vineyard or cellar, an explanation of how the traditional method is done and a tasting at the end. The Sant Sadurní Cava Centre sells combined visits with wineries in the town, which saves organising two reservations. Whoever is driving should bear in mind that the tasting is part of the plan. What suits children best is the Camí del Vi in Vilafranca, with a downloadable game for them, and the Cava Centre, which is audiovisual. At the Cava Centre, under-16s go in with an adult, and the free entry on the first Sunday of the month does not include the tasting. ## Dónde está - Zonas: Cava and Wines of the Penedès - Cerca: Montserrat (a 19.1 km), Sitges (a 21.1 km), Garraf Coves (a 21.5 km), Barcelona (a 32.3 km) ## Qué hacer - **The Sant Sadurní Cava Centre and a Cava Cellar Visit** (1 h · All ages; under-16s with an adult · Admission €6): What it is The Cava Centre is the cava interpretation centre in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of cava, less than an hour from Barcelona. It occupies the Fassina de Can Guineu, a former distillery on Carrer de l'Hospital, where the tourist office is also located. The visit lasts about an hour: large-format audiovisuals, interactive capsules about the history of cava and its key moments, a space devoted to the Phylloxera Festival (Fiesta de la Filoxera) and, at the end, a cava tasting. It is the best way to understand what you are going to see afterwards inside a cellar, and from here you book combined visits with cava cellars in the town. Opening hours Tuesday to Friday: 9:15 to 14:30 and 16:00 to 18:00. Saturdays: 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00. Sundays: 10:00 to 14:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 and 6 January, 24 June and 24 and 25 December. Visits are by sessions and by reservation, according to the centre's occupancy calendar. Price The visit to the Cava Centre costs €6 per person. Under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. Combined visits with a cava cellar The Town Council sells packages that combine the Cava Centre with a visit to a cellar in the town, at a promotional price and on the same day. The options on the form are Cavas Blancher, Freixenet, Jaume Giró i Giró, Joan Segura Pujadas, Montesquius and Vilarnau, as well as Canals & Munné and Espai Xocolata. The package with Canals & Munné, for example, includes the Cava Centre, the cellar visit with tasting and a Catalan lunch for €51.95, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Transfers between the centre and the cellar are at your own expense; some, such as Canals & Munné, are less than a kilometre away. There is also a guided route through historic Sant Sadurní. Ask the price of each combination when you book: the website does not publish them all. How to book Fill in the Cava Centre's online request at least two days ahead. They ask for the number of people, the language (Catalan, Spanish or English), whether you prefer morning or afternoon and your details; confirmation arrives by email in about 48 hours. You can also call or write to the centre. Getting there and parking Sant Sadurní is next to the AP-7 and has a Rodalies station on the R4 line, from Barcelona. The Cava Centre is at Carrer de l'Hospital, 23, in the centre of the town. If you go by car, park outside the central streets and walk in. With children and accessibility The audiovisuals and interactive capsules work with children, who must be with an adult if they are under 16. For other accessibility conditions, ask when you book. Complete the day After the cellar, have lunch among the vines at Castelo de Pedregosa, on the outskirts of the town, with a wine bar and restaurant. If you have time left, a quarter of an hour by car away is Vilafranca del Penedès and its Camí del Vi, a flat walk among vines. - **Codorníu Cellars Visit by Train** (1 h 15 · Everyone; under-8s free · Desde 25 € per adult): Codorníu is the oldest cava winery in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and boasts of being the oldest family business in Spain: its history begins in the 16th century and in 2026 it celebrates 475 years. The visit helps you understand what cava is and, above all, to see two things you will not find at other wineries: the modernista buildings by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and the underground galleries, which you tour on a small train. A monument above a labyrinth In 1872 Josep Raventós Fatjó made Spain's first cava here by the traditional method, with three Penedès grapes: macabeo, xarel·lo and parellada. Two decades later, in 1895, Manuel Raventós commissioned Puig i Cadafalch, a contemporary of Gaudí, to extend the winery. Those brick halls and arches have been a Historic-Artistic Monument since 1976. Beneath them, at a constant temperature, lies the maze of cellars where the bottles undergo their second fermentation and ageing. The 75 minutes of the Heritage Tour It is the basic visit and the one that goes well with children: The history of the family and the winery. The train ride through the underground cellars. A walk through the gardens and the museum. The tasting of two of the house's cavas. It costs €25 per adult. Over-65s, students, large or single-parent families and people with disabilities pay €20; children aged 8 to 17 pay €18.75, and under-8s nothing. For your own group there is a private version at €28 per person. Longer ones, or with a meal The Iconic Tour, 105 minutes and €30: the same route with a tasting of three cavas and three chocolates. Ars Collecta Tour, 105 minutes and €54: includes the Celler Jaume and the tasting of three cavas and one from a classified single-vineyard site, with an appetiser. La Memoria de la Burbuja ("The Memory of the Bubble"), 105 minutes and €38: a tour through the history of the house from the 16th to the 20th century with costumed characters, through buildings, gardens and cellars, and a tasting at the end. With a menu: the Heritage Tour with the La Torre menu costs €71, and the Iconic Tour with the Ars Collecta menu, €86, at the restaurant La Torre de Codorníu, inside the same estate. All are booked on the Codorníu website, where you choose the day and time. Getting there without driving after the tasting Codorníu is on Avinguda Jaume Codorniu, on the outskirts of Sant Sadurní. If you come by train, the Rodalies R4 stops at Sant Sadurní and you walk from the station. By car, take the AP-7 and exit at Sant Sadurní. With a tasting included in every visit, the train is the relaxed option: it is what the plan Sant Sadurní by train with the Codorníu cellars proposes. In the same town you can carry on to the Cava Centre or the Freixenet visit, next to the station. - **The Vilafranca Wine Walk, a Flat Stroll Through the Vines** (3 h · 3.5 km · Families; with pushchairs; there is a downloadable children's game · Self-guided · free): What it is The Camí del Vi, or Wine Walk, is an interpretive path in Vilafranca del Penedès, the wine capital of the Penedès. It leaves from the tourist office, in the centre, and reaches the Torre de les Aigües, in the vineyards of Pacs del Penedès: 3.5 km on the flat, on foot or by bike. The first stretch is urban; then the path opens out among vines of xarel·lo, macabeo, moscatel and red varieties. Eight stations spread along the route talk about the passage of time: the hours of the day, the cycle of the seasons, how long it takes to grow a vine and make a wine, and the generations who have worked this land. It is free and open to all. It is linear: the tourist office estimates three hours round trip, with stops. The route step by step Vilafranca tourist office, at Carrer Hermenegild Clascar, 2. Pick up the leaflet with the map there. Urban stretch: through the streets towards the Pla del Diable and the sports area, with the first stations, which talk about the Penedès DO and how town and countryside live together. Camí de la Bleda: here the dirt track through the vines begins. The stations explain since when vines have been grown in the Penedès (already the Iberians, and much more in Roman times), how a vineyard is formed, pruning and the tasks of each year. Among the vines: the path continues with the rest of the stations and several points marked on the map: a stone vineyard hut (barraca de vinya), a rest area and a fountain; an analemmatic sundial, in which you act as the gnomon and your shadow marks the solar time; and the barrels station, which explains what a young wine, crianza, reserva or gran reserva is. Torre de les Aigües: the end, a water tower from the early 20th century in the middle of the vineyards. From here you return the same way. For children The Penedès Tourism Consortium offers the Seasons Game (Juego de las Estaciones), a sheet you download from its website and fill in along the way. It gets children to look for the stations and pay attention to what they read. The route is flat and the tourist office considers it suitable for pushchairs. Getting there and parking Vilafranca is on the AP-7 and has a Rodalies station on the R4 line, less than an hour from Barcelona. From the station, the tourist office is a few minutes' walk. By car, the leaflet's map marks a car park on the route. When to go In spring the vines bud and the green is intense; in September and October, with the grape harvest and the leaves changing colour, is the best time. In summer the path has no shade: go first thing or at the end of the afternoon, with water and a cap. In winter the vines are pruned and bare, but the walk is done in pleasant temperatures. With a dog and by bike With a dog, on a lead in the urban stretch and without going into the vineyards, which are private land. By bike it is a short, flat ride; bear in mind that it shares the path with walkers. Complete the day In Vilafranca is the VINSEUM, the museum of the wine cultures of Catalonia, right in the centre. A quarter of an hour by car away is Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the capital of cava, with the Cava Centre and cellar visits. For a meal among the vines, Castelo de Pedregosa, on the outskirts of Sant Sadurní, has a wine bar and restaurant. - **Freixenet Winery Visit** (Adults; with children, the basic visit · Freixenet Tour €21.50 · children aged 9 to 17 €16 · free up to 8): What it is The other great cava house of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, with the winery right next to the railway station. The basic visit, the Freixenet Tour, shows how cava is made by the traditional method in their cellars and goes over the history of the brand, which the house presents as the best-selling cava in the world. There are pairing versions, such as Ibericus, cheeses, chocolate, cava and cakes, or one of great reserves, and combined visits with the Vinseum in Vilafranca, the Cava Centre in Sant Sadurní or the Freixetren tourist train. At midday, the Cava Bar serves the house's cavas and wines in the garden. The basic visit The Freixenet Tour lasts 90 minutes and ends with a tasting of two cavas; those who do not drink can ask for alcohol-free cava or grape juice, and with advance notice it can be done with Freixenet 0.0 products at no extra cost. It runs daily with a reservation, in Catalan, Spanish, English, French or German, depending on availability. It costs €21.50 for adults, €16 for ages 9 to 17 and €18.50 for seniors, large families and people with disabilities; up to age 8 there is no charge. If you want the visit to sort out lunch, there are two packs for a minimum of two people: with a Mediterranean aperitif (local cured meats, crisps and olives), €36.50 per adult, and with brunch (Iberian meats, cheeses, bread with tomato, potato omelette, something sweet and two more glasses of cava), €60.50. Pairing and combined visits The pairing visits last about two and a half hours and include an introduction to tasting with four cavas. Ibericus delicious combines them with Iberian cured meats and Cava & Cakes with cakes; both cost €40 for adults, €34 for ages 9 to 17 and €38 with a discount. There are more options with cheeses, chocolate, great reserves or European sparkling wines; their prices appear when you book. All require advance booking. The Freixetren is the car-free option: for €20, from age 4, it includes the return train from any Rodalies de Barcelona or regional station to Sant Sadurní, the guided visit and the tasting of two cavas. First you have to book the visit by writing to visita@freixenet.com; on the day of the visit you buy the Freixetren ticket at the station of origin and hand it in on arrival. Booking and getting there Go with a reservation made, especially at weekends. The winery is at Carrer de Joan Sala, 2, directly opposite Sant Sadurní station on the R4. In the same town you can round off the day with the visit to the Codorníu cellars and, in Vilafranca, with the Camí del Vi, a level walk among the vines. - **Visit to Familia Torres at Mas La Plana** (Adults · Visit with three-wine tasting €26 · with cheeses €34 · with tapas €37): What it is Familia Torres has been making wine in the Penedès for more than 150 years. At Mas La Plana, their most emblematic vineyard, in Pacs del Penedès near Vilafranca, they show you the vines, the winery where they make their great wines and their work in regenerative viticulture and against climate change. The visit can end with a wine tasting or with a pairing of wines and cheeses or wines and tapas, led by their sommeliers. The facilities are accessible. What the visit is like All the versions follow the same route. They start with an audiovisual on the family's history and continue with a guided walk through the Mas La Plana vineyard, where they explain their regenerative viticulture project. From there, a solar-electric train crosses the vines to the Waltraud winery, a bioclimatic-architecture building where their wines are made. A wine educator accompanies the group from start to finish. What changes is the ending: Visit with wine tasting: three wines, 1 hour 30 minutes, €26. Saturdays at 16:00, in Spanish. Visit with wine and cheese pairing: four wines with four artisan cheeses, 2 hours, €34. Saturdays at 12:30 in Spanish and Sundays at 11:45 in Catalan. Visit with wine and tapas pairing: four wines with four tapas, 2 hours, €37. It has the most sessions: Monday to Friday at 12:30 in Spanish; Saturday at 11:45 in Catalan; Sunday at 12:30 in Spanish. There are also sessions in English almost every day. From ages 7 to 17 you pay €20 for the tasting visit and €25 for the pairings, with grape juice instead of wine; under-7s go in free. On the last Saturday of each month, at 16:00, there is also a tour through the history of wine in the Penedès, with a visit to the family museum, for €26. Booking Book on their website or on 938 177 330, also by WhatsApp, or at reservas@torres.es. To change or cancel, give at least 24 hours' notice. Groups of more than 15 must book by phone or email, and there are options for groups of 20 or more and private visits. Animals are not allowed, except guide dogs. Lunch and getting there After the visit you can stay for lunch at El Celleret, the winery's restaurant among the vineyards, with seasonal Mediterranean cooking and their wines; it is best to book separately. The winery has free parking, with spaces for people with reduced mobility and chargers for electric cars. Without a car, Vilafranca has a station on the R4 train, and from there Pacs is a few minutes by car. If you are spending the day in the area, the Vilafranca tourist office will point you to the other wineries. ## Dónde comer - **Castelo de Pedregosa** (Winery, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, €€). Qué pedir: a tasting of its cavas at the cellar, by reservation. - **El Cigró d'Or** (Restaurant, Vilafranca del Penedès, €€). Qué pedir: On weekdays, the menu of the day or the Menú del Cigró; at the weekend, the seasonal à la carte with Penedès wine. - **La Torre de Codorníu** (Restaurant, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, €€€). Qué pedir: The La Torre menu, which you can book together with the cellar visit; pair it with one of the house cavas. ## By car: By Car, with a Driver Who Does Not Taste A car opens up the wineries on the outskirts, such as Codorníu, Torres at Mas La Plana or Castelo de Pedregosa, which have no train nearby. In return, someone does not taste: or you sleep here and spread the visits over two days. Presupuesto orientativo: 80–160 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Cava & Hotel Mastinell** (Hotel): Sleeping inside a cava winery Cava & Hotel Mastinell is in the Mastinell cava winery, on the road to Sant Martí Sarroca, half a kilometre from Vilafranca del Penedès. The building imitates a set of cava bottles in a rima stack, piled up as in the cellar, and its trencadís roof is a tribute to Gaudí. It is a five-star hotel and its rooms, designed with cava and wine in mind, look onto the vines or the winery; the MasTinell Suite is inside two giant cava bottles, and there is one small room, the Merlot, for solo travellers. Why it is a wine hotel Because the cellar is underneath. The standard tour, with two cavas, a wine and a cheese tapa, costs €32 per person, every day at 10:00 in English and at 12:00 in Spanish; the premium, with five products and Iberian ham, costs €42, at 16:00 on arranged days. Both must be booked in advance. The restaurant, En Rima, cooks local produce with its own cavas and wines, and serves its gastronomic menu on Friday and Saturday nights and the eve of public holidays. From reception you can arrange one-hour horse rides among the vines around the hotel, hot-air balloon flights, visits to other wineries and electric bike hire. Without a car It is easy to get here by train: lines R4 and R2 of Rodalies reach Vilafranca del Penedès, and the hotel is about ten minutes' walk from the town centre. That way, the tasting and dinner don't call for a road trip. Barcelona is 45 minutes by car and the airport 40. Practical information Check-in from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00; reception open 24 hours, free left-luggage and private parking with an electric-car charger. Breakfast is served à la carte from 7:30 to 11:30. Animals are not allowed. - **Hotel Boutique Font de la Canya** (Small hotel): Font de la Canya is an eight-room boutique hotel in Avinyonet del Penedès, in the middle of the countryside: olive trees and vines all around and, in the distance, the mountains of Montserrat, which you can see from the garden. It is run by Cal Blay, a Penedès hospitality house since 1982. The estate holds an Iberian archaeological site that is linked to the origin of viticulture in Catalonia, and the hotel takes its names and inspiration from it. Eight rooms named after gods and wine They are spacious, with a contemporary design, natural materials and few objects. Each has its own name: Vitis and Demèter, doubles with a private terrace. Bacus, Iber, Pinnae and Tanit, doubles with a shared terrace. Sitja, a double on the ground floor. Caelum, a double. The website does not publish fixed prices: you check them by date on its online booking. Two pools and a massage room The hotel has two pools, an outdoor one surrounded by olive trees and an indoor one, for the exclusive use of guests. There is also a padel court and a massage room, all with views of Montserrat. The wellness menu publishes prices: a relaxing massage costs €80 for 50 minutes and €110 for 90; therapeutic ones, €100 and €120; a grape vinotherapy ritual, €120 per person. The common areas are the Open Bar with its terrace, where breakfasts are served, the Terracota dining room and the Oleum lounge. The restaurant and wedding days The restaurant opens at midday on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, from 13:00 to 16:00, and for dinner from Sunday to Friday, from 19:00 to 23:00. It has a vermouth list and a wine and sparkling wine list. On wedding days the hours change: the estate hosts weddings in the garden and corporate events, so ask before you book if you are after calm or want to dine at the hotel. Wine tourism from the hotel The hotel organises outings around the area: a visit to the estate's Iberian site, to a Romanesque monastery, to wineries, to Simón Coll chocolate, to the Cava Centre at La Fassina in Sant Sadurní, and cycling routes. On your own, you have the Codorníu visit, the Cava Centre and the Camí del Vi close at hand. Getting there The natural way is by car: Avinyonet is a few minutes from Vilafranca and Sant Sadurní, and in the countryside there is nothing within walking distance. Without a car, the website suggests the Rodalies R4 and the L57A bus, or a taxi from Vilafranca. The address is Camí d'Avinyó, 12. - **Mercer Casa Torner i Güell** (Small hotel, desde 110 € / night): The Mercer Casa Torner i Güell is a small four-star hotel on the Rambla de Sant Francesc, in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedès. It occupies an 1884 modernista house restored by the Mercer group, which has hotels in Barcelona and Seville and does the same in each: preserving the building and putting today's light, materials and design inside it. It is a good place to sleep in the wine capital without depending on a car. The house of Antoni Torner i Güell The house was built in the 19th-century extension of the town, on the land left by the demolition of the medieval wall. It was commissioned by Antoni Torner i Güell and directed by the master builder Josep Inglada i Estrada. It is an eclectic building with a good deal of modernisme, and was one of the first houses in Vilafranca with exposed brick, ceramic on the façade and wrought iron on the balconies, three features of local modernisme. Fourteen rooms and three suites There are four categories: Superior, Deluxe, Junior Suite and Suite. All have soundproofed windows, air conditioning and heating, free wifi, Smart TV, safe and shower; some also have a bath. Double beds are 160, 180 or 200 cm. The Junior Suite and the Suite add a Nespresso machine and minibar, and the Suite has a separate sitting room and a private terrace with views of the city. The rooms are for two people and the suites for three. For families, a Superior can be connected to a Suite. The cot is free up to age 2, children up to 5 sleep free in their parents' bed and the extra bed costs €30 a day. The website publishes prices from €110 a night for a double, room only. Breakfast in the glazed lounge Breakfast is a buffet served in the hotel's glazed lounge, from 7:30 to 10:00 every day: fresh juices, fruit, cereals, cheeses, Iberian cured meats, omelettes, breads and artisan pastries. In the afternoon, from 16:00 to 22:00, there is room service with sandwiches and drinks. The website does not advertise a restaurant of its own; for lunch, El Cigró d'Or is a short walk away. Arriving without a reception Reception is open from 7:30 to 22:00 and books restaurants, transport and winery visits. Outside those hours, check-in is done at a self check-in machine at the entrance: with your ID document and a card it gives you the key, and there is a 24-hour assistance phone line. The hotel has an inner courtyard, an accessible lift and parking nearby, not its own. It does not admit animals, except guide dogs, and smoking is only allowed in the courtyard. Vilafranca on foot From the door you can walk to Plaça de Jaume I, the Vinseum and the tourist office, from where the Camí del Vi starts. The R4 station is close, with trains to Sant Sadurní for the visit to the Codorníu cellars. ## As a family: A Train Underground and a Walk Among the Vines The Penedès seems like an adult thing, but the cava cellars have trains and the vineyards have level paths. With children, one cellar visit and one walk are enough for the day. ### What works best The Codorníu train through the galleries: free up to age 8 The Camí del Vi in Vilafranca: 3.5 level km with a game for children The Cava Centre in Sant Sadurní, an hour long The Freixenet visit, next to the station ### Sleep Mercer Casa Torner i Güell, in the centre of Vilafranca ### Eat La Torre de Codorníu, after the visit El Cigró d'Or, in Vilafranca ### Keep in mind There is no shade among the vines: in summer, only first thing in the morning Tastings are for adults; on the visits, children do not drink ### Qué hacer as a family - The Sant Sadurní Cava Centre and a Cava Cellar Visit - Codorníu Cellars Visit by Train - The Vilafranca Wine Walk, a Flat Stroll Through the Vines - Freixenet Winery Visit ## With friends: Cava, Trains and a Modernista Winery The Penedès is easy to enjoy with friends and without your own car: Vilafranca and Sant Sadurní are well connected by train, the cava cellars are visited in the afternoon and there are tables with room for everyone. The Penedès is enjoyed over a long day or a night: in the morning, a visit to a cava cellar in Sant Sadurní, lunch at a winery or in Vilafranca and, in the afternoon, a walk among the vines to work off the meal. If you stay overnight, Vilafranca is a walk from the train and lets you arrive or leave without a car. Almost everything is booked a few days ahead. ### What works best The visit to the Codorníu cellars by train: 75 minutes through the Modernista cellars of Puig i Cadafalch, with a tasting of two cavas, from €25 The visit to Freixenet, next to Sant Sadurní station, with versions including food pairing and a cava bar in the garden at midday The visit to Familia Torres at Mas La Plana, with cheese or tapas pairings; advance booking The Cava Centre in Sant Sadurní, an hour of audiovisuals and a tasting for €6 The Camí del Vi in Vilafranca, a flat, free 3.5 km walk among the vines, to work off lunch ### Where to sleep The Hotel Boutique Font de la Canya, with eight rooms among olive trees and vines, with a garden and pool Mercer Casa Torner i Güell, a Modernista hotel on the Vilafranca rambla, a walk from the station ### Where to eat Castelo de Pedregosa, a cava winery among the vines with tasting, a wine bar and the Umbra restaurant La Torre de Codorníu, market cooking in a Modernista tower, open every day until 17:00 El Cigró d'Or, Catalan cooking on Plaça de l'Oli in Vilafranca ### Keep in mind Almost all visits are by reservation and fill up at weekends If you go by train, check the return timetable before starting the tastings Freixenet is next to Sant Sadurní station, so you can get there without a car ### Qué hacer with friends - The Sant Sadurní Cava Centre and a Cava Cellar Visit - Codorníu Cellars Visit by Train - The Vilafranca Wine Walk, a Flat Stroll Through the Vines - Freixenet Winery Visit - Visit to Familia Torres at Mas La Plana ## Consejos ### Book the cellar before you set off Visit slots fill up on Saturdays and Sundays. Check too whether the winery offers food or snacks: many don't. ### Go by train if you are tasting The R4 drops you in the centre of Sant Sadurní and Vilafranca. That way nobody has to give up a glass. ### Combine the two villages Morning in Sant Sadurní with the Cava Centre and a cellar, afternoon in Vilafranca with the Vinseum and a stroll around the old town. ### Look out for the Cavatast In the second week of October, Sant Sadurní holds the Cava Week with the Cavatast fair, with winery stalls in the street. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the Cava Centre cost? €6 per person, with discounts for pensioners, children, students and large families. On the first Sunday of each month entry is free, but without the tasting. ### What are the Cava Centre's opening times? Slots Tuesday to Friday at 9:30, 11:00, 12:30 and 16:30; Saturdays at 11:00, 12:30 and 16:30, and Sundays at 11:00 and 12:30. You book via the town council's website or on 93 891 31 88. ### Can I visit Codorníu? Yes, by reservation. Its Modernista cellars, by Josep Puig i Cadafalch between 1902 and 1915, are a site of national cultural interest. Check price and times on the winery's website. ### Can I go by train? Yes: the R4 stops at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Vilafranca del Penedès. From Barcelona it is the most convenient option if you are tasting. ### What is there to see in Vilafranca? The Basilica of Santa Maria, with visits to the bell tower and the roof; the Vinseum, museum of the wine cultures of Catalonia, with the Petjades del Vi urban route; the Palau Baltà and the Sant Francesc cloister. If it coincides, a castellers performance in the square. ### How much does it cost to visit Codorníu? The Heritage Tour, 75 minutes with a train through the cellars and a tasting of two cavas, costs €25 per adult in 2026; under-8s don't pay. You book on the Codorníu website. ### Where can I stay in the Penedès? In Vilafranca, the Mercer Casa Torner i Güell, in a Modernista building on the rambla. Among the vines, the Hotel Boutique Font de la Canya, in Avinyonet del Penedès. ### Where is the tourist office? In Sant Sadurní, at the Fassina de Can Guineu, Carrer de l'Hospital 23 (93 891 31 88, the same site as the Cava Centre). In Vilafranca, at Carrer Hermenegild Clascar 2 (93 818 12 54).