La Llacuna

La Llacuna is a town of 884 inhabitants (2003), located in the comarca of Anoia, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

It is a tourist town; nearby destinations include Igualada, the Vilafranca del Penedès wine route, and the Monastery of Montserrat.

Geography

Altitude: 615 m.

Surface: 52,49 km²

Information Phone: (0034) 938976063

Annual events

Annual events include:

• Potada (date varies, usually in April)
• Aplec del Castell: The last Sunday of May.
• Fira de Sant Andreu: the first Sunday of December
• Pessebre Vivent: a full-scale, live tableau of scenes from Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Jesus. Second or third Sunday in December.

Food

A local specialty is carquinyolis a type of cookie. Bars and restaurants include:

• Restaurants
  • Ca l'Americano
  • Cal Tiquets
  • La Bona teca
• Bars
  • Cal Joan
  • La pansa
  • el Trull (closed, at present)

External links

• La Llacuna travel guide from Wikitravel
• Pessebre Vivent la Llacuna: a full-scale, live tableau of Bethlehem. Site is in Catalan, with many photos.
• Llacuna Website
• Comunitat Virtual de La Llacuna
• Moltapor Club d'oci de la llacuna