La Fàbrica

They may not emit smoke any more but the two chimneys of the former Brillas i Pagans factory still pinpoint a very socially active place in Celrà. A civic centre and café-bar with high ceilings, visible tiles and beams of natural light, at La Fàbrica you'll find reminders of early-20th-century industrial modernisme. Behind the bar is a sign of how life once was – a photo from 1913 taken of a lunch organised for a fraternity of workers who would have been unaware that, a century later, the place where they were sitting would have been transformed into a spot to enjoy signature sandwiches and crepes, craft beers, coffees for €1 and WiFi. And not just that, they probably couldn't have imagined that children would have a dedicated space in the café, or that from the terrace it would be possible to see high-speed steamless trains passing by!