# Aperitif at Castelo de Pedregosa and a Walk Through the Vines The Camí del Vi in Vilafranca, flat between the vines, then wine and tapas at aperitif time on the terrace of a family-run winery in Sant Sadurní. Home by mid-afternoon. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/penedes/itineraries/penedes-wine-walk-and-aperitif-from-barcelona · Revisado: 2026-11-11 ## El día - 09:30 · Salida: 45 min by car (via the AP-7 to Vilafranca del Penedès, or R4 train) - 10:30 · The Vilafranca Wine Walk, a Flat Stroll Through the Vines (Camí del Vi · 3.5 km one way · flat and without shade) - 15 min by car, 13,5 km - 13:00 · Castelo de Pedregosa (Wines, tapas and small plates at La Carmeta · booking required) · Castelo de Pedregosa, €€ - 15:00 · Vuelta (You arrive around 16:00) This plan is short on purpose: a morning, not a whole day. You walk the Camí del Vi in Vilafranca, a flat stroll that explains the vineyard station by station, and then head to a family-run winery in Sant Sadurní for an aperitif: a glass of its wines, a few tapas and the vines in front of you. You are back by mid-afternoon with the rest of Sunday still ahead. ## The Morning, Hour by Hour 9:30 · Departure. Take the AP-7 motorway to Vilafranca del Penedès, the capital of the Alt Penedès. By train, the Rodalies R4 stops at both Vilafranca and Sant Sadurní. 10:30 · The Camí del Vi. It starts at the Vilafranca tourist office and ends at the Torre de les Aigües: 3.5 km of flat streets and dirt tracks between vines, which you can do on foot or by bike. Along the way there are eight stations telling the story of the passing seasons in the vineyard and the winery, and for children there is a downloadable game that turns it into a treasure hunt. It is a linear route, so you come back the same way: 7 km there and back, about two hours at a relaxed pace. There is no shade. 12:30 · To the winery. From Vilafranca to Castelo de Pedregosa is a few minutes by road towards Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. The winery is on the outskirts of the village, at kilometre 10.5 of the BP-2151. It is a family-run cava producer, active since 1993, built 26 metres underground and dug out of the rock, on the north slope of the Bitlles river valley. Its vines here, the Ribalta estate, are xarel·lo and macabeo. 13:00 · Aperitif at La Carmeta. La Carmeta is the winery's outdoor terrace: a wine bar serving tapas and small plates from the restaurant kitchen, with the Penedès landscape all around. Order a glass of its sparkling wines and let the table fill up with small plates to share. Book online through the winery's website or by phone; opening times change with the season, so confirm them when you book. 14:30 · The shop. Before you leave, visit the Celleret, the winery shop, if you want to take home a bottle of what you have tasted. 15:00 · Return. Home around four. ## If You Want to Turn It into Lunch The aperitif can stretch out. At the same winery is Umbra, its restaurant, serving seasonal produce cooking: the fish arrives every day from the Vilanova fish market and the meat is organic. It is a longer and pricier option than the terrace, and it is booked separately. ## If You Prefer to See the Winery from the Inside Castelo de Pedregosa runs tours with tastings at weekends at 10:00 and 17:00, always by reservation. If you choose the ten o'clock one, change the order: tour first, Camí del Vi afterwards and aperitif at the end. The other option is the Cava Centre in Sant Sadurní, which on Sundays has sessions at 11:00 and 12:30 for €6 and explains cava with audiovisuals and a tasting. ## With Children and Dogs The Camí del Vi is flat and has its own game for children; with the youngest, walk just a stretch and turn back. The winery organises activities for children: ask when you book. The walk can be done with a dog, on a lead and with water for them, because there is no shade. Ask too whether dogs are allowed on the terrace. ## Cómo llegar ### By car AP-7 to Vilafranca for the walk, then by road to the BP-2151, kilometre 10.5, on the outskirts of Sant Sadurní. Whoever drives sticks to water or a soft drink: the wine is for everyone else. ### Without a car Rodalies R4 train to Vilafranca del Penedès for the Camí del Vi. The winery is not in any town centre, so call a taxi and agree a time to be taken back to the station at Sant Sadurní or Vilafranca. ## Consejos ### Book the winery before you set off Without an appointment there is no visit, and the terrace fills up at weekends. Confirm La Carmeta's opening hours for that day too. ### Set off early in summer The Camí del Vi has no shade. From June to September, start at nine and take a hat and water. ### Comfortable footwear Part of the path is dirt track between the vines, with stones and, after rain, mud. ### Do just the outward leg with children The 7 km there and back feels long on short legs. Turn round at the third or fourth station and you are done. ## Cuándo no ir Rainy days or strong wind. The charm of this plan is the walk and the terrace; in bad weather, switch to the Cava Centre or a visit to a cava cellar, which is underground. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Barcelona? About fifty minutes by car along the AP-7 to Vilafranca or Sant Sadurní. By R4 train it is similar, plus the taxi to the winery. ### How far do you walk? The Camí del Vi is 3.5 km one way, flat. If you walk back, 7 km in total, about two hours. ### Do I need to book? Yes. The winery works by appointment and La Carmeta is booked online or by phone. ### Is it a good plan for children? Yes. The walk is flat, has a game for children and the winery runs activities for them. ### Can you eat there? Yes: La Carmeta serves tapas and small plates, and Umbra, the restaurant at the same winery, serves full meals, booked separately. ### Where is the winery? On the BP-2151 road, kilometre 10.5, on the outskirts of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, on the slope of the Bitlles valley.