The Xató Route is organized as Culinary Tourism by the Comarcas of Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and El Garraf.

To follow the route is to come to know the area of Xató. To make a few of our proposed thematic outings allows one to discover everything the area has to offer; wine-tourism; architecture; music; the seaside; the culture and gastronomy via one of our most renowned dishes.: El Xató ,which you can savor in any one of the 85 restaurants affiliated to the Xató route .
Xató is a traditional Catalan dish first referred-to in a document of the 19th Century. In our region it is associated with the ceremony of tapping the wine barrels (aixetonament) – the fitting of a tap to allow the flow of wine.
It is made with leaves of escarola – a sharp-tasting lettuce, de-salted fish (cod, tuna, anchovies or boquerones (White anchovies) olives and a delicious sauce consisting of almonds, toasted hazelnuts ,garlic, nyora peppers ,bread, vinegar, olive oil and salt. Every town has developed its own version of this dish ,so one can find slight differences in the recipes and ingredients used. El XAtó is a healthy Mediterranean dish that can be tasted from November to April coinciding with the escarola season.

Touristic proposals for outings in the region + Xató
The Xató Route offers different outings which have been grouped together depending on their characteristics so that you can choose what you want to get to know and how.
Each outing offers a selection of the best places to visit as well as the best activities to participate in so as to enjoy your visit to the full.
These thematic escapades can be planned as one day outings or a weekend away in the Alt Penedès, el Baix Penedès and the Garraf where the delicious dish can be tasted and this region ,so nearby and so rich, is sometimes so little known. A great historic and cultural heritage (museums, castles and monuments…..) numerous rich and traditional festivals, natural parks and beaches…..

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