Tucked away between the coastal hills to the south-west of Barcelona is the Penedès wine making region which is one of Europe’s oldest wine-producing regions. The Catalan Wine Cultures Museum in Vilafranca del Penedès exhibits evidence of vines being cultivated in the region as far back as the 6th century …
Spanish surrealist painter, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali y Domenech made a dramatic impact on the world with his often bizarre, always striking and beautiful artistic images. Art enthusiasts visiting Spain can easily travel from Barcelona to the Dalí Museum by public transport or on organised tours Perhaps best known …
The sacred Catalan monastery of Montserrat is located on top of a range of craggy mountains some 60km north-west of Barcelona. It is one of Spain’s most important pilgrimage sites where more than two million annual visitors come to visit ‘La Moreneta’. This is a small statue of the Virgin …
