La Llacuna

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La Llacuna is a city in Catalonia, Spain.

La Llacuna

1 Facts
2 Get in
3 Get around
4 See
5 Do
6 Buy
7 Eat
8 Drink
9 Turism
10 Sleep
11 Get out
12 External links
13 Creation

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Facts

La Llacuna

Population (on 2003): 884

Altitude: 615 m.

Surface: 52,49 km2

Information Phone: (0034) 938976063

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Get in

You can only get in by car or by bus. The first one is the best option because there are not many busses.

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Get around

Igualada

Vilafranca del Penedés (wine route)

Montserrat (monistrol)

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See

Fountains - La Llacuna has a lot of beautiful fountains all around. Cuitora's Fountain is one of the most popular, but there are others like Hort's Fountain, Granotes Fountain (Frogg's Fountain) and Pla Novell Fountain. You can walk to all of them along beautiful tracks, about 30 minutes from the main square.

Bastoners de La Llacuna - A cultural tradition of Catalonia represented by this group for the last 2 years. http://www.bastonersdelallacuna.org/

Diables - Ball de Diables is a traditional dance of Catalonia, represented by a group of demons with firecrackers

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Do

In La Llacuna you can spend a lot of time walking around: forests and vine fields are the most popular environment. To know people, little places of the town, the walls, etc. is something fascinating. Also you should visit The Castle, from where you will have a wide view of the valley. Riding around and swimming are the best activities in summer.

Although, there are some special events, that you should know:

Fira de Sant Andreu: the first Sunday of December where you can eat the best
Potada (it depends, usually in April) This year 2005 will be on May 1st.
Aplec del Castell: The last Sunday of May.

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Buy

La Llacuna is best known for its inlays and meats. There are some shops that send all over Catalonia, to hotels, restaurants and particulars. La Llacuna has two supermarkets, a kiosk, fishmarket, bakery (with good desserts). A electric material and variety stuff is found in the Major square. There is a pharmacy also. But you can't leave this village without buying some "carquinyolis" from Ca l'Americano, it's a typical dessert, like a cookie.

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