# Sunday in Sant Sadurní: Codorníu's Cava Cellars by Train and Lunch in Its Tower Puig i Cadafalch's Modernista cellars toured by underground train, the village cava centre and lunch in the estate's tower. 45 minutes from Barcelona, by train too. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/codorniu-cava-cellars-by-train-sant-sadurni · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:45 · Salida: 45 min by car (R4 train from Barcelona or AP-7, exit Sant Sadurní) - 10:45 · Codorníu Cellars Visit by Train (Heritage Tour · train through the cava cellars, gardens, museum and tasting of 2 cavas · 75 min · €25 · booking required) · Codorníu, From €25 per adult - 15 min on foot - 12:30 · The Sant Sadurní Cava Centre and a Cava Cellar Visit (Cava Centre · 12:30 slot · €6 · in the village centre) - 15 min on foot - 14:00 · La Torre de Codorníu (La Torre de Codorníu · market cooking in the Modernista tower · €€€ · open every day until 17:00) · La Torre de Codorníu, €€€ - 16:15 · Vuelta (In Barcelona around 17:15) In 1872 Josep Raventós made the first cava by the traditional method in Sant Sadurní, using macabeo, xarel·lo and parellada. His family's winery, Codorníu, is today a Modernista complex by Josep Puig i Cadafalch with a labyrinth of cellars beneath, toured by train. This Sunday is for that: the train through the galleries, a tasting, the village's cava centre to understand what you have seen and lunch without leaving the estate, in a Modernista tower among the vines. From Barcelona, 45 minutes by car or 50 by train. ## The Day, Hour by Hour 9:45 · Departure. The Rodalies R4 train reaches Sant Sadurní d'Anoia in about 50 minutes; by car, the AP-7, Sant Sadurní exit, about 45. From Manresa and from Tarragona, also under an hour. Codorníu is on Avinguda Jaume Codorniu, on the outskirts of the village, and you can walk to it from the station. 10:45 · The Codorníu Heritage Tour. Codorníu has more than 450 years of history and is one of the oldest family businesses in Spain. In 1895 Manuel Raventós commissioned Puig i Cadafalch to extend the winery, and its buildings have been a historic-artistic monument since 1976. The visit lasts 75 minutes: the history of the house, a train ride through the underground cellars, at constant temperature, where the wine undergoes its second fermentation in the bottle, the gardens, the museum and a tasting of two cavas. It costs €25 per adult, €18.75 for ages 8 to 17 and nothing for under-8s. Book on its website and choose a mid-morning session. If you want more, The Iconic Tour lasts 105 minutes and adds a third cava and chocolates, for €30. 12:30 · The Cava Centre. In the centre of the village, in the Fassina de can Guineu, a former distillery. It is the visit that puts things in order: where the bubbles come from, why the stopper is cork, how Sant Sadurní came through phylloxera, with a final tasting to tell ageings apart. On Sundays there are sessions at 11:00 and 12:30, with limited capacity. It costs €6 and the first Sunday of the month is free, although there is no tasting that day. 14:00 · Lunch at La Torre de Codorníu. Go back to the estate. The restaurant occupies a Modernista tower and is run by chef Víctor Lema, with market cooking, seasonal produce and a Mediterranean essence. It is open every day from 9:30 to 17:00, on Sundays too. Book on 610 486 999, by phone or WhatsApp. If you want it all in one, Codorníu sells the Heritage Tour with the La Torre menu for €71 per adult. 16:15 · Return. On foot to the station or the car. In Barcelona around a quarter past five. ## What to Order At La Torre you drink what the house makes, and the dining-room team knows its cavas and wines well: let them suggest one for each dish. The menu follows the season. Afterwards, before you leave, go by the winery shop and take home the cava you liked best at the tasting. If you prefer to eat away from the winery, El Cigró d'Or, in Vilafranca del Penedès, a quarter of an hour away, serves updated Catalan cooking with Penedès produce and held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2023, 2024 and 2025. ## Who Drives By train nobody has to give up a glass: it is the best way to do this plan. If you go by car, the driver can spit at the tastings and ask for grape juice at the table. ## With Children and Dogs The train through the cellars is what makes this plan work with children: they sit, underground, among bottles in rows, and under-8s do not pay. The Cava Centre is audiovisual and hands-on. Take a jacket: the cellars are cool all year round. Dogs are not allowed in the cellars or the Cava Centre, except assistance dogs. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car This is the recommended way. Rodalies R4 train to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, about 50 minutes from Barcelona. Codorníu, the Cava Centre and Freixenet are within walking distance of the station. ### By car About 45 minutes from Barcelona along the AP-7, Sant Sadurní exit. From Manresa, 50 minutes; from Tarragona, 55. ## Consejos ### Book the visit and lunch together Codorníu's package with a menu organises the day and secures the table. ### Arrive ten minutes early at the Cava Centre Capacity is limited and the room is closed when the session starts. ### A jacket in summer The cellars stay cool all year round. ### Lunch before three La Torre closes at 17:00: it is a midday restaurant. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains Nothing changes. The cellar train, the Cava Centre and the tower are all indoors. ## Cuándo no ir The weekend of the Escumostra, in October, if you want calm: the village fills up. And the first Sunday of the month, if you want the Cava Centre tasting, which is not held that day. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Barcelona? About 45 minutes by car along the AP-7 or 50 on the R4 train. ### How much does the Codorníu visit cost? The Heritage Tour, €25 per adult, €18.75 for ages 8 to 17 and free for under-8s. With a menu at La Torre, €71. ### Do you tour the cellars by train? Yes. The Heritage Tour includes a train ride through the underground galleries. ### Is La Torre de Codorníu open on Sundays? Yes, every day from 9:30 to 17:00. ### Can children go? Yes. They like the train, and under-8s get into Codorníu free. ### Can you go without a car? Yes. The R4 train stops at Sant Sadurní and the whole plan is done on foot from the station.