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
- Template: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
