Can Cartró: Xatonada, Festa Major and Trails

The Xatonada de Can Cartró is a gastronomic festival in Can Cartró. The focus is on the recipe for Xató. Its tradition dates back to before the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).

At the Xatonada, a masked ball begins after dinner. It lasts until dawn. On Friday, the cod is cut up at the Centre Cultural de Can Cartró.

Thus, the Xatonada encompasses both the connection to the Xató recipe and scheduled programme items taking place at different times. The masked ball follows dinner and continues until the next morning, while the cutting up of the cod takes place at the Centre Cultural on Friday. Both details form part of the described sequence of the gastronomic festival.

Culture

The Festa Major de Can Cartró includes a folkloric parade. Local folk-culture groups and devils are part of this parade. The Ball de Cintes is also part of the Festa Major, as are the Capgrossos of Can Cartró.

The Festa Major therefore combines the folkloric parade with other named elements of the local festival programme. The Ball de Cintes and the Capgrossos of Can Cartró stand alongside the local folk-culture groups and the devils as independent elements of this celebration.

The Font de Can Cartró is a decorated fountain. It is located on Plaça Verge dels Pobres in the centre of Can Cartró. Cal Cartronet is considered to be the first house built in Can Cartró.

Two specific historical and architectural references therefore meet in the village centre: the Font de Can Cartró on Plaça Verge dels Pobres and Cal Cartronet as the first house built. Both names refer to individual places and structures within Can Cartró.

On the Vía Augusta Penedès stage, “Els aqüeductes (Can Cartró)” is listed among the milestone entries. The Vía Augusta route can be explored by public transport, on foot, or by bicycle. Its points of interest are marked with milestone-shaped signs.

The milestone-shaped signs accompany the aforementioned points of interest along the Vía Augusta. Public transport, walking, and cycling are named as options for exploring this route. The entry “Els aqüeductes (Can Cartró)” is expressly included among the listed milestone entries.

Trails and landscape

In Can Cartró, the Ruta de l'aigua connects with the Vía Augusta Penedès route and several livestock trails. The Ruta de l'aigua connects lushly vegetated stream landscapes with the wine-growing landscape.

The trail network therefore comprises the Ruta de l'aigua, the Vía Augusta Penedès, and several livestock trails. Within these landscape connections, the lushly vegetated stream landscapes of the Ruta de l'aigua contrast with the wine-growing landscape to which they are connected.

The Camí del Riu begins in Can Cartró. It follows the course of the Lavernó River to Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. The Camí del Riu offers interconnected routes for walking and cycling. It is approximately 38.5 kilometres long and follows the watersheds of Mediona-Riudebitlles, Lavernó, and Anoia.

The Camí del Riu thus connects a starting point in Can Cartró with the destination of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. Its course follows the Lavernó and, at the same time, the watersheds of Mediona-Riudebitlles, Lavernó, and Anoia. The interconnected routes are designated for walking and cycling; the length remains stated as approximately 38.5 kilometres.

Other places

Other places under the same higher-level destination: Sant Pere De Ribes, Torrelles De Foix, Piera, Alpens, La Torre De Claramunt, Lluçà, El Bruc, Begues

To the higher-level travel overview: Barcelona.