Four days of behind-the-scenes guided tours

Our monthly cultural recommendations have been spectacular. We’ve dressed up for Beethoven’s Ninth, been enchanted by El Cant de la Sibil·la, chilled out to Sunday night jazz at the Auditori, sighed through La Traviata and even rocked out with Elliott Murphy. Big stages, velvet seats, standing ovations.

This month, however, we’re swapping the auditorium for something even more exciting: access.

From Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd March, the Ajuntament de Sant Cugat once again throws open the doors of the city for the fifth edition of Experiències Úniques. For four days, we can sign up for free, expert-led tours of some of the most fascinating and usually off-limits places in town.

Last year’s edition had 21 organisations and 43 tours including visiting our own particle accelerator at the ALBA Synchrotron, submarine engineering at Triton and an inside view of pharmaceutical innovation at Uriach and Boehringer Ingelheim. We also expect to see included this year high-tech innovation at HP, the infrastructure backbone of Oxigen Data Center, food production at Europastry and the studios of RTVE.

Add in the tours of public institutions like the Ajuntament and the Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya and there is enough activity to give you four days of interest, learning and exploration.

The best part? These aren’t superficial visits. They’re guided by experts and are real.

Details and sign-ups are available from the Tourist Office by the Monastery or on the official site:

https://visit.santcugat.cat/es/experiencias-unicas

Or simply search Experiències Úniques Sant Cugat del Vallès and prepare to see your town differently.

(Note: Tours are offered in different languages depending on the venue; check the ‘Idioma’ field on each visit when booking.)