Fires i festes

El cava és conegut internacionalment i acostuma a presidir molts àpats i celebracions importants. Forma part de la nostra quotidianitat i és una de les begudes que sempre veus a taula, des que ets petit i et preguntes si aquelles bombolles que no et deixen tastar faran pessigolles a la boca. Però, has pensat mai com i per què es va començar a produir cava al Penedès? La història ens porta a Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, en uns moments dramàtics del segle XIX, quan la fil·loxera va acabar amb el 90% de les vinyes de tot Europa...

In this ancient country we're passionate about protecting and celebrating our festivals and traditions. We enjoy our great Mediterranean climate, sea, landscape and traditions with festive, joyful and infectious enthusiasm! Drop everything and join us as we usher in the main festivals of our towns and cities. In addition to paying homage to the local patron saint, you can enjoy plenty of other activities in these popular and inclusive festivals: street parades, gegants and capgrossos (papier mâché giant and "big head" figures), trabucaires (bandits carrying blunderbuss guns), music, dancing, diables (groups of people dressed as devils who set off fireworks) and spectacular human towers.

Strength, balance, courage and common sense, the four key concepts of human tower building, repeated like a mantra by its practitioners. For spectators, the most appropriate words might be thrills, nerves, suspense and joy. Without a doubt, to experience a human tower building event is to navigate a sea of sensations. So it’s no wonder that UNESCO inscribed this Catalan tradition par excellence on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.