Sant Sadurní d'Anoia

The municipality ofSant Sadurní d'Anoia is located in the Alt Penedès region and has the aggregates of Can Benet de la Prua, Can Catassús, Mirillas and Monistrol d'Anoia. Inland but caressing the coast, it is surrounded by a magnificent natural environment of vineyards just 45 kilometers from Barcelona and 60 from Tarragona, and it is an almost obligatory place of passage for all those who cross Catalonia in a north-south direction.

The landscape of vineyards and wineries are the main attractions of the municipality, present in all kinds of manifestations: architecture, industry and cultural activities. And it is that the overcoming of the phylloxera plague, at the end of the 19th century, and the combination of progress and craftsmanship in the elaboration of sparkling wines, have turnedSant Sadurní into the capital of bubbles.

A walk throughSant Sadurní reveals the architectural jewels that the cava industry has left behind in its different eras. Buildings representative of Catalan modernism and signatures of the greatest artists of the moment turned the cava factories into great living museums that are now open to the public with an interesting range of activities. In the Cava Center, in the heart of the municipality, the visitor will be able to learn about the history and emotions that cava arouses.

In the center of the town, and beyond the cava, the civil architecture inSant Sadurní has a great sample of modernist and eclectic style. The parish church stands out, with its imposing Gothic bell tower of great value, which has become one of the symbols that identifySant Sadurní, as well as the architectural richness of the old hospital, the Town Hall, the Carlist tower of the Fuente del Mingo or buildings such as Can Rigol, Cal Calixtus, the Ateneo Agrícola or Casa Mestres, among many others. The Simón Coll chocolate factory, which fills the streets with the perfume of cocoa, is also interesting for its visitor center, the Espacio Chocolate, which presents the production process.

One of the great jewels is located on the outskirts ofSant Sadurní, the pre-Romanesque hermitage of Sant Benet d'Espiells, dating from the 10th century, or the Miranda de Espiells. If a time of the year is ideal to visitSant Sadurní it is at the end of summer, when the grape harvest that fills roads and wineries with tractors will lead to theSant Sadurní Fairs and the Filoxera Festival, from September 6 to 8; or in the month of October, when Cavatast and Cava Week offer a wide range of wine tourism experiences around the culture of cava.

And if you want to disconnect,Sant Sadurní offers many possibilities to take long walks, either around the Can Codorniu lake, following the Paths of the Capital of Cava, which the City Council, with the collaboration of the Barcelona Provincial Council, has designed and signposted with the aim of knowing the natural environment, the city and its rich surroundings, as well as unknown and not very well-known places in the municipality.

Whether you have not visited us or want to rediscover us, we invite you to come and try everything inSant Sadurní, having fun with the experiences that the cava culture offers: tasting sessions, sessions, walks through the vineyards, courses, adventure... Get ready, drink in hand, to liveSant Sadurní d'Anoia to the fullest!