Creation of the Baix Penedès comarca Historical milestone · el Vendrell, Baix Penedès, Tarragona Image of el Vendrell, not of the place itself. The comarca division approved by the Generalitat in 1936 separated the Baix Penedès from the Alt Penedès and gave it a capital of its own. The comarca brought together the villages of the coastal plain and of the foot of the Montmell under a single administrative head. 1936 Photo: Jordi Gili (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in el Vendrell