Post by habiba123820 on Nov 9, 2024 10:32:20 GMT
There are two cathedrals in Tarragona: in the capital and in Tortosa. Gothic gems that you will easily cross off your list. There are only two, after all… It will be more difficult with other types of cathedrals, those dedicated to the god Bacchus! We are talking about the cathedrals of vi , the cathedrals of wine of Tarragona . Large modernist wineries built by cooperatives created to unite the forces of wine producers after the phylloxera crisis. Functional buildings above all, built with simple materials, but also beautiful and majestic like cathedrals. Very wide naves, the most striking facades, parabolic arches, Catalan vaults… temples of wine in every sense.
Cathedrals of Vi Nulles Exterior Salto
Jumping in front of the cathedral of Vi de Nulles
They were designed by the new generation of Catalan architects, disciples of the great modernists and influenced by the noucentista movement, mostly between 1918 and 1922. Take note of this name: Cèsar Martinell. This man from Valles, a disciple of Gaudí and Domènech i Montaner, single-handedly built around forty modernist wineries in Tarragona in less wordpress web design agency than a decade, more than half of the total. It's clear that it's going to be difficult for you to visit them all. That's what we're here for, we've selected five of the most important wine cathedrals in four Tarragona regions: Terra Alta , Alt Camp , Conca de Barberà and Priorat . We've visited them on three different trips, the last one following the Grand Tour of Catalonia , the great car route that takes in the most iconic places in the community.
Four are by Cèsar Martinell and one by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and his son, Pere Domènech i Roura. The latter, the Celler Cooperatiu de l'Espluga de Francolí , was the one that inspired the playwright, politician and poet Àngel Guimerà to coin the term “cathedral of the vi” . And it couldn't have been more accurate.
The cathedral of Pinell de Brai
We start with the Terra Alta region , in the Ebro Delta. And, of course, with Cèsar Martinell . It was he who built the Celler cooperatiu de Pinell de Brai between 1918 and 1922. The wine cathedral of Pinell de Brai is one of the most magnificent and the one that has also taken on the title of “ cathedral of wine ” and even the domain cathedraldelvi.com. We understand that it was the one that arrived first… But, of course, it deserves the nickname.
Cathedrals of Vi Pinell de Brai Exterior
The facade of the cathedral of Pinell de Brai
One of its characteristic elements is the ceramic frieze of more than forty metres on its façade. It is the work of the noucentista Xavier Nogués and its figures, full of humour, are linked to the grape harvest, the wineries and the world of wine in general. We spent some time with them before entering.
Cathedrals of Vi Nulles Exterior Salto
Jumping in front of the cathedral of Vi de Nulles
They were designed by the new generation of Catalan architects, disciples of the great modernists and influenced by the noucentista movement, mostly between 1918 and 1922. Take note of this name: Cèsar Martinell. This man from Valles, a disciple of Gaudí and Domènech i Montaner, single-handedly built around forty modernist wineries in Tarragona in less wordpress web design agency than a decade, more than half of the total. It's clear that it's going to be difficult for you to visit them all. That's what we're here for, we've selected five of the most important wine cathedrals in four Tarragona regions: Terra Alta , Alt Camp , Conca de Barberà and Priorat . We've visited them on three different trips, the last one following the Grand Tour of Catalonia , the great car route that takes in the most iconic places in the community.
Four are by Cèsar Martinell and one by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and his son, Pere Domènech i Roura. The latter, the Celler Cooperatiu de l'Espluga de Francolí , was the one that inspired the playwright, politician and poet Àngel Guimerà to coin the term “cathedral of the vi” . And it couldn't have been more accurate.
The cathedral of Pinell de Brai
We start with the Terra Alta region , in the Ebro Delta. And, of course, with Cèsar Martinell . It was he who built the Celler cooperatiu de Pinell de Brai between 1918 and 1922. The wine cathedral of Pinell de Brai is one of the most magnificent and the one that has also taken on the title of “ cathedral of wine ” and even the domain cathedraldelvi.com. We understand that it was the one that arrived first… But, of course, it deserves the nickname.
Cathedrals of Vi Pinell de Brai Exterior
The facade of the cathedral of Pinell de Brai
One of its characteristic elements is the ceramic frieze of more than forty metres on its façade. It is the work of the noucentista Xavier Nogués and its figures, full of humour, are linked to the grape harvest, the wineries and the world of wine in general. We spent some time with them before entering.