Fun Summer Activities: Starlit Nights
By now a summer classic, our Starlit Nights Experience (Noche de Estrellas) returns for another season, this time at a new location. Crowned by a 14th-century masía, the historical estate of Mas Rabell is steeped in magic, history, and culture. Plus, there’s another novelty this year: a planetarium will bring us even closer to the stars.
Astronomy, live music, and gastronomy converge in this celebration of the elements in an idyllic setting that invites us to get lost in the sweeping skies of Penedès. With our feet firmly on the ground, we can let our senses travel far and wide.
A Starlit Night moment
What does the activity include?
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A tour of the ampelographic universe contained in our Garden of Varieties, a living exhibition inviting you to discover more than 300 varieties from around the world. A surprising journey through the Wine World full of history and flavour.
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A sensory voyage across the skies where we will observe the moon through a telescope and learn how to identify and orient ourselves according to the mesmerizing celestial bodies that have fascinated mankind since the dawn of time. All civilizations have sought answers to the eternal questions of creation in the stars, and used them as their guide, certain that they exerted an influence on the origins of their deities, harvests, festivities, ceremonies, and offerings… And, of course, the stars provided the earliest navigation system to explore new worlds on the same planet.
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Throughout the night, you are invited to enjoy our planetarium where you can observe the starry sky and identify the constellations visible above the Mas Rabell estate.
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The evening concludes with a dinner under the stars at the garden terrace of the masía, featuring locally sourced cuisine paired with Familia Torres wines and live music by Sabine Van Waesberghe.
A sense of calm, nature, and history pervade every inch of the elegant Mas Rabell masía, a Mediterranean-style country house from the 14th century that includes a restaurant as well as several spaces ideally suited for hosting private or corporate events. Located in the heart of Penedès, it offers an immersive experience of the architectural and cultural heritage of the region.
The Experience includes:
- Brandy-based welcome cocktail
- A tour of the vineyards led by the astronomers of the Garraf Nature Park Observatory and our Wine Educators.
- Menu paired with Familia Torres wines.
- Stargazing through a telescope.
- Open planetarium.
- A deep dive into astral geography by Fora d’Òrbita, professional astronomers from the Garraf Nature Park Observatory.
- Live music by the multifaceted Sabine Van Waesberghe.
Date: July 13th
Location: Finca Mas Rabell
Time: 8:15 pm to midnight
A Starlit Night moment
Gazing at and understanding the night sky places our importance in the universe in perspective, reminding us of our frugal existence, and so we gather under the cloak of darkness to enjoy an evening where astronomy, music, and wine converge, culminating in a dinner under the stars. The magic of a summer night. Living culture that looks to the stars.