UTIEL AND WINE TOURISM

These wineries form a veritable underground city. It is said that anyone who wanted to build a house would excavate the land. The emptied space became the cellar, and the material excavated was used for constructing the house.
Wineries can be found throughout the historic center, including beneath the current City Hall building.
In this way, Utiel becomes a city that blends the hustle and bustle of a modern and prosperous city with the pride of a past that translates into interesting spaces of great cultural value. Notable landmarks include the Church of the Assumption, the late medieval defensive system – castle and walls – as well as a succession of heraldic shields identifying the owners of various buildings.
A visit to Utiel should include a trip to the renowned Bodega Redonda, home to the Regulatory Council of the Utiel-Requena Designation of Origin and the Wine Museum of the Comunitat Valenciana. This original building from 1891, designed by an engineer and disciple of Gustave Eiffel, stands out with its unique architecture based on noble materials.