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Montserrat, cavas, Sitges

THE BLACK MADONNA, CORDENÍU AND THE GOLDEN BEACH

Located near the top of the 4,000-foot mountain, only one of the four chapels of the monastery from the 9th century remain, Saint Aciscolo's, in the garden. La Moreneta is a small wooden Romanesque statue of a seated Black Madonna with the child Jesus. Her dark color is due to changes in the varnish with time. In 1881, Pope Leo XIII proclaimed her patron saint of Catalonia.

In the early afternoon we will go to the wine region of Penedès, a valley of white pines, rosemary and bush plants surrounded by mountains. The Codorníu family goes back to 1551 and is known for a wide range of wine styles, especially the white and rosé Cava. Learn the processes, from harvesting through the fermentation to the actual bottling of the grapes, and taste the wines.

Sitges, the Golden Beach, has a coastline stretching over four kilometers and is surrounded by the 10,000 hectares' Natural Park of "El Garraf", and... is sunny more than 335 sunny days a year!