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Vilafranca del Penedès is part of the long history of motor racing in Catalonia, from 1908-1920 events were staged over public roads from Sitges to Canyelles and Vilanova i la Geltrú, and from Mataró to Vilassar de Mar and Argentona.
Peter died from unknown causes at Vilafranca del Penedès in November 1285, [11] just one month after Philip III of France, and was buried in the Monastery of Santes Creus. [12] His deathbed absolution occurred after he declared that his conquests had been in the name of his familial claims and never against the claims of the church.
Vilafranca (in Catalan and most languages), Villefranche (in French) or Borgo Franco (in Italian) is understood as the legal status [1] of a medieval community free of duties [2] or with fiscal privileges, alternately performing military services.
Villafranca del Bierzo, in the autonomous community of Castile and León; Villafranca del Campo, in the autonomous community of Aragon; Villafranca de Ordicia, currently officially named Ordizia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country; Villafranca Montes de Oca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León
Its importance declined from the twelfth century and its administrative role was taken by Vilafranca del Penedès. The territory has been inhabited since the Neolithic period, and Iberic and Roman remains are juxtaposed with the ruins of the castle. The unusual, circular, Roman chapel of the Sant Sepulcre is near La Plana Rodona.
VINSEUM (Royal Palace in Vilafranca del Penedès) The Catalan Wine Cultures Museum or VINSEUM is a museum situated in an antique house-palace of the monarchs of the Crown of Aragon, in Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès) Barcelona, Spain. It was formerly known as the Vilafranca del Penedès Museum.
Sitges City Hall (1889) Monument to G. K. Chesterton (1976), by Manuel Muns. Sitges (Old Catalan for 'underground [grain] silos'; Catalan pronunciation:, Spanish:) is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, renowned worldwide for its film festival, Carnival, and LGBT culture.
On the island he made his fortune through the flourishing oil industry and seaborne trade. In 1870 he returned home a rich man and went into business with his brother, a wine grower. Together they founded the family company, in Vilafranca del Penedès, in 1870. One of Jaime Torres’ ideas was to build a 600,000-litre (130,000 imp gal; 160,000 ...