Bodega – Wine cellar interpretation centre Mucientes

The town of Mucientes, and general geographical area Designation of Origin Cigales, It has very specific and unique features in terms of ethnography and popular architecture. The expansion of the vid in the sixteenth century needed greater productive spaces that expand the capacity of domestic wineries located in the town center, under the houses. Start neighborhouds outside the walls dug cellars so characteristic of this area. Neighborhouds that were center of economic activity and sociability, and are now a valuable testimony to the history of everyday life.

Mucientes the first mention of a 'new cave', on the other side of the fence, It is the year 1528 but the gradual abandonment of rural areas by previous generations, It makes many unfamiliar traditions and ways of knowing make older, the nearest story. So from the Bodega – Wine cellar interpretation centre the intention is to zoom in and transmit this knowledge in a didactic way. While the visit begins with the surprise that for many means down to 10 meters deep to be introduced into a cave, the path it allows to approach the content in a didactic and entertaining.