Festival of el Xató de Vilafranca Activity · Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona Image of Vilafranca del Penedès, not of the place itself. In January the villa devotes a day to the xató, a salad of endive with a sauce of almond, hazelnut, ñora pepper and garlic, served with flaked cod, tuna and anchovies. It is accompanied by assorted omelettes and by red wine of the comarca. Photo: Enfo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Vilafranca del Penedès