Barcelona Guide
VINSEUM Catalan Wine Cultures Museum in the Penedes Wine Region
VINSEUM Catalan Wine Cultures Museum at Villafranca in the Penedes wine region, southwest of Barcelona, is one of the most engaging wine museums in the world. Forget about the gift shop. This museum tour ends …
How to Eat Calçots Like the Locals in Catalunya
How to eat calcots is something that has intrigued us since we were last in Barcelona and a local named it as the must-do eating experience. It wasn't until our trip to the Penedes that we …
Cava and Catalan Cuisine, a Perfect Food and Wine Pairing
Cava and Catalan cuisine are made for each other. Sparkling wines are usually sipped at celebrations, as aperitifs or with sweet desserts. But Cava, we discovered, on a wine trip through the Penedes, is one of the …
Barcelona — Just My Type
Our recent trip to Barcelona and the Penedes wine region on magazine assignments was focused on Cava and Catalan food. But when we went to the Centro de Interpretación de Cava in Sant Sadurni D’Anoia, my …
Our Bite Sized Barcelona and Catalunya Culinary Guide
Our bite sized Barcelona and Catalunya culinary guide covers the best of our eating experiences of our recent trip, from the best cava sipping spots and wineries with tasting rooms and cellar doors to the …
Social Travel and the Deregulation of the Travel Industry
On our recent trip to Barcelona, local protests against over tourism, illegal holiday rentals and anti-social behaviour had us pondering the role of the sharing economy in the rise in the form of travel we most …