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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Photo: Marcos Brosel, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sabadell is in Barcelona (province). Sabadell is a largely commercial and industrial city.
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capella de Sant Nicolau
from 1039. The Chapel of Sant Nicolau is believed to have been the right arm of the cross of the parish of Sant Feliu d'Arraona. It is located on abundant Roman remains.
tourist office
It is a traditional rural house (16th century) placed in the middle of the city.
Hotel Suís
Hotel Suís is a modernist work, build in 1902 in Sabadell, the work of Juli Batllevell l.
Edifici Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvi de Sabadell
Neo-Gothic building build in 1923, the work of Enric Sagnier.
Torre de l'Aigua
The Water Tower of Sabadell is a modernist water tank considered one of the most emblematic buildings in the city. It is one of the first constructions made with reinforced concrete in Sabadell. It was inaugurated in August 1918, but did not enter into operation until 1922. The water rose inside one of the pillars to the tank and descended through another pillar to be distributed in the city, mainly to public fountains and washrooms.
Central Market
(1930)
Torre d'en Feu
19th-century romantic building, built over a fortified house from the 12th century, In 1879, it was decided to begin a "style" restoration of the Torre d'en Feu. This restoration, which would be a very deep reform of the existing structures from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Museum specialised in Catalan painting from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Gas Museum is in the Plaza del Gas, occupying the former headquarters of Gas Natural, becoming the first gas museum in all of Spain. The museum explains, through a collection of 2000 pieces, the history of the Gas Natural company, as well as the characteristics of gas as a source of energy, its past, present and future.
The chimneys are part of the industrial heritage that remains in the city. Most of the factories and steamers to which they belonged were demolished. Scattered chimenys throughout the urban landscape and the river Ripoll’s area are still preserved. During this route you can see nine chimneys that are placed in the city centre and as an outdoor museum.
10 sites revealing the historical industrial landscape of Sabadell
9 modernist sites. Modernism came to Sabadell in the late nineteenth century, at a time of great economic expansión. Modernism was a form of artistic representation that influenced all branches of art, although it was most noticeable in architecture.
Castellarnau is a 14th-century manor house, also known as Torre Berardo, which was probably built between the 13th and 14th centuries. It is now a restaurant.
Free parking, Varied menu, in which can be highlighted seafood, fish, rice, fideuá, zarzuelas and grilled meats.
mediterranean cuisine
Mediterranean cuisine.
Coffee, Tea and homemade cakes
Coffee and pastries. Also bread.
Coffee and pastries. Also bread.
Shpping street in downtown Sabadell.
A small shopping centre. It has parking.
Department store.
By train
Sabadell is served by the line of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya , which connects the city with Barcelona through Sant Cugat del Vallès and has five operating stations in Sabadell:…
By car
To the west, Sabadell connects with the motorway at three different points. This motorway connects the city with both Terrassa and Manresa and Barcelona.
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