The Olèrdola complex. A guide to 4,000 years of a Penedès wine country hilltop town

Olèrdola museum, built in refurbished old masia / rectory overlooking the Penedès wine region and Montserrat, Olèrdola monumental complex

Sitting proud on top of a limestone hill, overlooking the vineyards of the Penedès wine country, and the framed by the majestic Montserrat Mountain in the background, Olèrdola is a fascinating look into the history of wine and wine culture in the Barcelona and Catalonia area of Spain. The Olèrdola complex is located 45 minutes … Read more

The 2019 Virtuoso® Luxe Report Barcelona and Spain highlights

Penedès vineyard, Recaredo winery

The 2019 Virtuoso® Luxe Report was recently published and Barcelona and Spain appear in many categories, including most popular cities, most popular global destinations, and for food and wine travel, and family travel.   Barcelona is named as #6 in the top 10 most popular cities for 2019, and Spain is named as #7 in the top 10 most popular … Read more

Gourmet picnic Barcelona and Catalonia

Penedès gourmet picnic Catalonia

One of the many joys of life in Catalonia is packing up a picnic basket and driving to an idyllic spot to lunch in the countryside. Blessed with a Mediterranean climate, and positioned in the northeast of the Iberian peninsula, visitors and locals alike are able to picnic all year round in most parts of … Read more