Culture and traditions

A legacy with over 2,000 years of history. There is still plenty of evidence of the splendour of the Roman Empire in the regions of Barcelona: Roman cities and villas that show us what day-to-day life was like under the Romans. Their vast legacy is reflected in unique archaeological sites, museums and festivities.

Anoia is a region with a wide diversity of local products such as chick peas from Alta Anoia, arròs paperer (rice and meat stew), the tasty botifarra sausages from Calaf, the thousand flower honey and olive oil. The range of products grown and produced in the region is rich and diverse and, in some cases, little known. Discover the essence of Anoia's gastronomy by taking a journey through its most prized flavours.

Muleteers, ragpickers, stampers, weavers, tanners, potters, paper makers... The world has changed so much over the last hundred years that we sometimes forget that there didn’t use to be app developers, community managers or drone operators. Fortunately, there’s is an extremely effective antidote to such ignorance and forgetfulness! The museums that tell us about the jobs of our grandparents and help us understand who we are and where we come from.