Barcelona Province

One of the worlds leading cities and 2nd biggest in Spain only after the capital Madrid, Barcelona is a city visited by millions and a major economic hub for finance, fashion, arts, media, science and education.

With its full name of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, L'Hospitalet is the second largest Catalonian city, but is known more for a suburb of Barcelona. It is close to Barcelona airport and offers good accommodation if travelling through.

Originally founded by the Romans in the 3rd century, Badalona was given city status in 1897 and by its population is now the third largest city n Catalonia. A suburb of Barcelona on the Besos river and Mediterranean sea.

Famous in Spain’s industrial revolution Sabadell is famed for it´s textile mills and is nicknamed the “Catalan Manchester”. Many of its old mill buildings can still be seen which have been reformed to become residential or modern day commercial buildings.

Located at the foot of the Prelitoral mountain range, Terrassa is 277 meters above sea level. It´s the 3rd largest city in Catalonia and 20km from Barcelona. The towns Jazz festival is the most prestigious in all of Catalonia.

The town of Mataró is in the Costa de Maresme, having an important marina which attracts many visitors to the area with its numerous bars, restaurants and shops. Modernist architecture can be found around the city and it was the birthplace of the famous architect Josep Puig.

The location of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès is 30 minutes from Barcelona centre. The town has grown rapidly over the last 50 years and most of it´s architecture is modern buildings.

Forty minutes from Barcelona, Granollers has a thriving business centre grown from the textile industry in the 19th century. There is also a more agricultural area called Palou that retains some history of the past.

Situated in the valley of the Besòs river, Mollet del Vallès is a suburb and a major communications hub for Barcelona. Just 17km from the centre of Barcelona and 10km from Granollers, another major business hub, it´s a popular commuters town.

The location of Barcelona´s airport El Prat airport, El Prat de Llobregat offers international flights to all over the world. It is a short journey in to Barcelona city or to coastal towns.

At just 15km from the centre of Barcelona, Rubi is a growing town as it´s offers its residents easy access to the city, but lower housing costs. It has excellent rail and bus routes in to the city.

A large town on the outskirts of Barcelona, Viladecans is mainly a service town that has a hospital serving it and other smaller towns. It is on the coast and has an unspoilt natural beach.

Molins de Rei, is a significant industrial area with history of great entrepreneurship and was once famed for its royal windmills.

A beach resort that is one hours drive north of Barcelona, Pineda de Mar offers its visitors a golden sandy beach, plenty of hotels and culinary experiences. As well as its famous waterpark!

Thirty minutes north of Barcelona Premià de Mar is a tourist town. Like all Spanish resorts the visitor is well catered for with a sandy beach, marina, hotels and restaurants.

An upmarket resort Sitges has a long beach and promenade. It is known for it´s tolerance and open mindedness and enjoys a colourful mix of all residents and visitors no matter what race, religion or sexual orientation they are.

The city of Vic is between Barcelona and Girona and offers the visitor a good mix of history and modernity. It has many historical places of interest as well fantastic culinary delights. 

Known locally as Vilafranca the city is the centre for the famous Penedès wine industry. The royal palace is now home to a museum including many artefact as well as a museum dedicated to wine.