Caves and potholes in Vilafranca del Penedès

Vilafranca del Penedès, capital of the Alt Penedès, is the nerve centre of Catalonia’s leading wine-producing region, on a plain surrounded by vineyards that stretches between the coast and the first inland ranges. Despite the municipality’s agricultural and urban weight, the limestone sectors nearby in the comarca maintain a catalogue of cavities of its own.