8 min drive (6 km) from La Tofonera
Things to do in L’Espluga de Francolí: caves, Museu Terra and the Wine Cathedral
The neighbouring village, 6 km away: prehistoric caves, one of the country’s best rural-life museums and the first Modernista “wine cathedral”. Perfect for a rainy day or a trip with children.
Things to do in L’Espluga de Francolí
The Espluga caves
Over 3.5 km of galleries — one of the world’s longest conglomerate caves. In 2019 a Palaeolithic sanctuary was found with about 300 engravings some 37,000 years old, the oldest in Catalonia. Guided tours.
Museu Terra (Rural Life Museum)
Run by the Fundació Carulla: over 5,000 m² on the past, present and future of rural life, with an ethnobotanical garden.
Cooperative winery, the “Wine Cathedral”
Built in 1913, the first Modernista cooperative winery, designed by Domènech i Montaner and built by his son Pere Domènech i Roura. It houses a wine museum.
Fassina Balanyà
The only 19th-century distillery preserved and restored in Catalonia.
Old Church and Templar Route
The Gothic church with a bell-tower viewpoint and a Templar and Hospitaller route with virtual reality.