Bordegassos de Vilanova

The Bordegassos de Vilanova is a castell from Vilanova i la Geltrú founded in 1972. The color of the shirt identifying the colla is groc terrós (earth yellow), unique among colles of castellers in Catalonia.

From its inception, the colla (crew) showed innovative leadership in achieving gender equality in the traditionally male activity, and later worked to include new migrants and people with disabilities

The Bordegassos de Vilanova reached their peak during the Major Festival of Vilanova, in August 1, 1999. The Bordegassos de Vilanova completed their first nine-level castle: a three of nine, followed by a four of eight with needle, a five of eight and the pillar of seven, all of them successfully loaded ( carregat ) and unloaded ( decaragat ).

The Colla maintains a club house at Plaça Casernes 2, publishes the magazine L'Aleta, and organizes or contributes to many community events, notably the Manani Rock FM music festival.

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2022, The Bordegassos de Vilanova was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi, one of Catalonia's highest civil distinctions. The award was for '50 years of conserving and sharing the cultural heritage of Vilanova and Catalonia.'