Terrassa, the Capital of Modernisme

Terrassa, the capital of Modernisme

A tour around Terrassa’s main Modernisme buildings, including the Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover textile mill (1907), the Masia Freixa farmhouse (1905-1910) and the Casa Alegre de Sagrera (1911).

Plus in the spring the Fira Modernista (Modernisme Fair), a weekend that takes you back to the Terrassa of a hundred years ago.

It is the great festival of Modernisme in Catalonia, attracting increasing numbers of visitors each year and declared a Catalan Local Festival of Tourism Interest.

Download the audio guide for the Modernisme Route in Terrassa at www.terrassa.cat/audioguies.

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La Seu d’Ègara A unique monument in Europe. The splendour of the first Christian art of the Hispano-Roman and Visigoth era, the religious architecture and mural painting of the Romanesque and the extraordinary Catalan Gothic art altarpieces: all of that in the setting of what was the home of the Bishopric of Ègara (5th-9th centuries), located in the heart of Vallparadís Park, the second largest urban park in Catalonia.

The murals in the apses of the churches of Santa Maria (the former Cathedral), Sant Miquel and Sant Pere are unique examples of late Roman art and culture in Europe.

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Culture, traditions and festivals

Throughout the year there are numerous opportunities to enjoy the vitality of traditional and popular culture in the open air.

Jazz Festival (spring), featuring the extraordinary outdoor PicnicJazz, the Fira Modernista (Modernisme Fair) (spring), Festa Major City Festival (summer), Theatre and Dance season, etc.

Terrassa also has two of the main casteller (human tower building) groups in Catalonia: the Minyons de Terrassa and the Castellers de Terrassa.

www.terrassa.cat/turisme www.jazzterrassa.org www.minyons.cat www.terrassa.cat/cultura www.castellersdeterrassa.cat

Gastronomy: tradition and innovation

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Landscape and nature

At just ten minutes from the city centre, Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac National Park presides over the landscape of Terrassa. The monastery at the top of La Mola is the most iconic monument, founded in 1014 and abandoned centuries later. And in the centre of Terrassa lies Vallparadís Park, which is three kilometres long and runs across the city from north to south.

The Park has a swimming pool.

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Shopping

Stroll at your leisure to discover the shopping options in the old part of Terrassa and the city’s main retail areas: traditional stores, international brands, markets, the traditional Wednesday Mercadal street market, big box stores, new retail ideas, etc.

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More information

Terrassa Tourism Tourist information

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