Cava in Codorniu and an afternoon in Sitges

Coming to Barcelona with ISA has its perks. One of those perks being already-planned excursions for our entire group. The first was this past Friday when we traveled to a cava winery called Codorniu and a southern, coastal city called Sitges.

The Codorniu Cava winery is the world's largest producer of cava.

Cava is produced by the same process of champagne, but it should be noted that champagne is only French. The Spanish do not want you to confuse the two. Essentially, cava is Spain's version of what we know as Champagne.

We were able to walk through one of the buildings that is no longer in use by the winery, but is an attraction and simply something for tourists to see. It's the typical (but, still beautiful) old barrels and other equipment used to make cava.

We then descended downward to the cellar where they store over 100 MILLION bottles of cava on rows and rows of stacked pallets. 100 MILLION! 

After all the walking and touring, I was excited for what came next. A refreshing sample glass of both of the white and rose cavas.

Yes, it was as delicious as it looks, and I treated myself to a bottle of the rose cava to pop on my 21st birthday! 

With cava in tow, we loaded the bus to head to Sitges for some sun and relaxation. Sitges is a small town on the coast, which beautiful buildings and views. It was a great place to spend the afternoon and just hang out. 

Y'ALL. This was the greatest thing I've eaten yet. A slice of baguette topped with guacamole with crab and a slice of raw tuna. I think I would go back just to order a few more. 

Next, look for posts on Figueres and Cadaques, both places very dear to Salvador Dali! More pictures from my adventures can be found on my Flickr account.