Death of Pere el Gran in the royal palace Historical milestone · Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona Image of Vilafranca del Penedès, not of the place itself. On 11 November 1285, returning from the campaign against the French invasion, King Pere the Great died in the royal palace of Vilafranca. The building, today the seat of the wine museum, preserves the hall linked to the episode. 1285 Photo: Enfo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Vilafranca del Penedès