You can start in Barcelona, and the route will take you to Roman Tarragona. On the way, you can stop at Montserrat, taste great wines and get to know the work of a great Catalan artist, the composer Pau Casals. STAGE 1: Cosmopolitan art in Barcelona Barcelona has one of Europe's most varied and high-quality cultural offers. The artistic imprint of modernism is present throughout the city, with works by the architects Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Walking through its streets, you can discover them and the legacy of another great artist, Pablo Picasso. In this first stage, you will visit important places in his life, such as the school where he studied in Carrer d'Avinyó or the brewery where he held his first exhibition, to finish at the Picasso Museum and get to know his work in depth. STAGE 2: From modernism to the sky of Montserrat The Eixample was a district built in Barcelona in 1888, which became a great opportunity to design buildings in a modernist style. Different guided itineraries will show you the essence of this artistic movement. After spending some days in Barcelona, you can go to Santa Coloma de Cervelló and visit the Güell Colony. It is a modernist industrial complex where Antoni Gaudí did some studies and tryouts before he designed and worked on the Sagrada Família. The second stage continues towards Montserrat, where you can take the rack railway train to go up and visit the sanctuary, nestled in the mountain at an altitude of 720 meters. This majestic complex brings together a community of around eighty Benedictine monks dedicated to prayer, hospitality, and work. It also houses the oldest children's conservatory in Europe. An excellent option could be spending the night at the monastery's cells. STAGE 3: From Montserrat to Pla de Bages You set off in the morning to go to the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac, where you can walk up to La Mola, one of the highest summits in this protected area. The day continues in Sant Fruitós de Bages, where you can visit the medieval monastery of Sant Benet, one of the best preserved in Catalonia. For wine culture enthusiasts, walking through the Vall del Montcau vats' itinerary could be a good option. The vats are dry stone constructions, characteristic of this Catalan region, where grapes were stored. The route, of course, includes tastings of various wines from the DO Pla de Bages. STAGE 4: From Solsona's Baroque to the scents of Penedès Solsona is known for its Carnival and also for its medieval streets that lead to the cathedral, where you will see the Cloister's statue of the Virgin, one of the most important sculptures of the Catalan Romanesque. The journey continues to the south to stop in Cardona. The castle can be a good starting point since you can enjoy the best panoramas of the town and its surroundings from its privileged position on top of a hill. Walk around the old town and finish with a guided tour of the salt mines. The Penedès wine region is the next stop on this stage. As you travel for miles, the vineyard fields define the landscape of the DO Penedès, the largest wine appellation in Catalonia. You can feel this territory's wine culture by visiting Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, the sparkling wine's capital, and the Miravinya itinerary, which takes you to five viewpoints and different wineries you can visit.< /p> STAGE 5: The Wine Road and the Legacy of Pau Casals The fifth day of this section takes you to Vilafranca del Penedès and its deeply rooted traditions: the Castellers, or human towers; wine and its importance, as you will see in the Museum of Wine Culture of Catalonia, and one of the region's most appreciated culinary dish, the xató. You can spend part of the morning learning all about it. Continue your journey following the Wine Road, a Roman trade route used to transport wine to the sea. You will reach El Garraf where you can stroll through the fishing village of Sitges. The day ends at the Pau Casals Museum in El Vendrell, the composer's old summer house, an essential part of the route. STAGE 6: Cister, the Capona and Tarragona Following the Cistercian Route is quite an experience that combines landscape and spirituality. This itinerary connects the three royal monasteries of Catalonia: Santes Creus, Poblet and Vallbona de les Monges. You can turn to the Capona Route in Pla de Santa Maria, close to the Cistercian route. You will discover the dry stone huts farmers used to rest and also taste the DO Tarragona wines and DOP Siurana olive oil. The final stop is Tarragona, where culture takes a central stage in the form of Roman heritage, fishing districts and a cathedral considered the first in Catalonia for its grandeur.