Sabadell

Understand

Sabadell is in the south of the comarca of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, 20 km (12 mi) north of Barcelona, 190 m (620 ft) above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Industrial Revolution in Catalonia with its textile mills, together with its archrival Terrassa. Thus, in the mid-19th century, it became the most important wool city in Spain, being nicknamed the "Catalan Manchester". Today many mills from that period can still be seen, with most of them having been refurbished as residential buildings or other services.

1 Tourist office (Oficina de Turisme), c/ del Pedregar, 13, ☏ +34 93 725 64 95, [email protected]. (updated Feb 2025)

Getting there

By plane Barcelona El Prat Airport BCN IATA is about 1 hour away by car (40 km). Depending on the route you will go across Barcelona, and the traffic can be intense. Girona/Gerona/Costa Brava airport GRO IATA is about 1 hour away by car (86km). There is a local airport, but only for private airplanes: 'Sabadell Airport'QSA IATA

By train Sabadell is served by the S2 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: Can Feu | Gràcia (between the neighborhoods of Can Feu and Gràcia), Sabadell Plaça Major (in the neighborhood of the Centre, in Plaça Major), La Creu Alta (in the neighborhood of La Creu Alta, in Plaça de la Creu Alta), Sabadell Nord with connection to Rodalies de Catalunya ( R4 and ) (in the emblematic Plaça d'Espanya) and Sabadell Parc del Nord, end of line (between the neighborhoods of Sant Julià, Can Deu and La Plana del Pintor). The city is also served by the R4 line (St.Vicenç de Calders - Manresa) of Rodalies de Barcelona and the line (L´Hosp. de Llobregat - Lleida Pirineus) of Regionals. Adif has three stations, Sabadell Sud, Sabadell Centre (correspondence with the bus station), Sabadell Nord (correspondence with the S2 line) and before 2025 the new Sabadell-Can Llong station.

1 Sabadell Plaza Major station, Passeig de la Plaça Major, 15A. S2 (updated Feb 2025) 2 Sabadell - Rambla station, C/ de la República. S2 (updated Feb 2025) 3 Sabadell Centre station, C/ de la Estación. R4 (updated Feb 2025)

By car To the west, Sabadell connects with the C-58 motorway at three different points. This motorway connects the city with both Terrassa and Manresa and Barcelona. The N-150 (Carretera de Barcelona between the southern entrance and the Ronda Ponent and Carretera de Terrassa between the Ronda de Ponent and the northern exit/entrance) crosses the entire city, and connects in one direction with Terrassa and in the other with Barberà and Cerdanyola. To the east, there is the C-155 , which connects with Granollers. To the southeast, there is the B-140 motorway, which connects with Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. To the northeast, there is the Carretera de Prats de Lluçanès B-124 , which connects with Castellar del Vallès. To the north is the Carretera de Matadepera BV-1248 , which connects with this town. As for the city's ring roads, it has the Ronda Oest C-58C , which connects the C-58 with the Matadepera road BV-1248 to the west of the city centre, between the Castellarnau and Can Llong n

Getting around

By bus Línia 1: Can Deu - Estació Sud Línia 2: Can Deu - Creu de Barberá Línia 3: Can Deu - La Romànica Línia 4: La Roureda - Can Roqueta - El Poblenou Línia 5: Can Rull - Les Termes Línia 7: Castellarnau - Can Puiggener Línia 8: La Roureda - Estació Sud Línia 44: Cifuentes - El Poblenou Línia 55: Can Llong - Les Termes Línia 10: Sant Julià - Plaça Picasso Línia 11: Castellarnau - Sant Pau de Riu Sec Línia 11 Exprés: Avinguda de La Pau - Plaça d'Espanya Línia 12: Sabadell Centre - Sant Quirze Línia 14: Parc Taulí - Can Roqueta Línia 15: La Bassa de Sant Oleguer - Centre Línia 23: Cifuentes - San Bernat - Taulí - La Salut - El Poblenou - Can Roqueta Línia 80: La Plana del Pintor - Plaça Picasso

Parking 4 Parking Saba Plaza Dr. Robert, Carrer del Pedregar, 8. 200 parking places, , , credit card, car charger, (updated Feb 2025) 5 Pàrquing Saba Mercat Central, Carrer de Colom, 2. 200 parking places, , , credit card, car charger, (updated Feb 2025)

See

1 Sant Nicolau chappel (capella de Sant Nicolau), South of the Sant Iscle mountain range (la Salut), near the cemetery. 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. (updated Feb 2025) Casa Duran (tourist office), Carrer del Pedregar i el carrer de Sant Joan. It is a traditional rural house (16th century) placed in the middle of the city. (updated Feb 2025) 2 Swiss Hotel (Hotel Suís), Carrer de la Indústria, 59. Hotel Suís is a modernist work, build in 1902 in Sabadell, the work of Juli Batllevell l. (updated Feb 2025) 3 Sabadell Savings Bank Building (Edifici Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d'Estalvi de Sabadell), Pl. del Dr. Robert, 4-5. Neo-Gothic building build in 1923, the work of Enric Sagnier. (updated Feb 2025) 4 Water tower (Torre de l'Aigua), C. Francesc Izard. 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. (updated Feb 2025) 5 Mercat Central (Central Market). (1930) (updated Feb 2025) 6 Tower of Feu (Torre d'en Feu), Passeig de Can 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. (updated Feb 2025) 7 Museu d'Història de Sabadell, Carrer de Sant Antoni 13, ☏ +34937278555. (updated Feb 2025) 8 Museu d'Art de Sabadell, Carrer Doctor Puig 16. Museum specialised in Catalan painting from the 19th and 20th centuries. (updated Feb 2025) 9 Museu del Gas, Plaza del Gas, 8. 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. (updated Feb 2025)

Do

1 Reial Club de Golf el Prat, Plans de Bonvilar 17, Terrassa, ☏ +34 93 728 10 00, [email protected]. (updated Feb 2025) 2 El Valles Golf, Plans de Bonvilar, 6 Terrassa, ☏ +34 93 725 99 98, [email protected]. (updated Feb 2025)

Routes Nine chimneys in the city centre (start at the tourist offic: get a route brochure there). 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. (updated Feb 2025) Industrial route (start at the tourist offic: get a route brochure there). 10 sites revealing the historical industrial landscape of Sabadell (updated Feb 2025) Modernist route (start at the tourist offic: get a route brochure there). 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. (updated Feb 2025)

Buy

1 La rambla shopping area, La Rambla. Shpping street in downtown Sabadell. (updated Feb 2025) Paddock Mall, Avinguda de Francesc Macià. A small shopping centre. It has parking. (updated Feb 2025) 2 El Corte inglés, Avinguda de Francesc Macià 58-60, ☏ +34 937284800. Department store. (updated Feb 2025)

Eat

1 Masia Castellarnau, Carrer de les Mares de la Plaça de Maig, 3, ☏ +34 689 57 50 19, [email protected]. M-Sa 09:00-19:00. 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. €40. (updated Feb 2025) 2 Marisqueria Caracola, C/ Sol i Padrís, 90, ☏ +34 93 711 79 54. Free parking, Varied menu, in which can be highlighted seafood, fish, rice, fideuá, zarzuelas and grilled meats. from €16.5. (updated Feb 2025) 3 Tanins, Carrer del Doctor Puig, 2, ☏ +34 606084927. W-Su 19:00-24:00, Sa Su 12:30-16:00. mediterranean cuisine around €22. (updated Feb 2025) 4 Nou Canaletes, Calle de Capmany, 24, ☏ +34 937 259 347. Tu-Sa 12:30-15:30,20:00-23:00. Mediterranean cuisine. €25. (updated Feb 2025)

Drink & nightlife

Coffee & breakfast 1 El Suau, Travessia Església, 8. M-We 08:00-22:00; Th 08:00-00:00; F 08:00-02:00; Sa 09:00-15:00, 17:00-20:00; Su 10:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00. Coffee, Tea and homemade cakes (updated Feb 2025) 2 Forn de pa carreras, Carrer Sant Pere, 39, ☏ +34 93 725 6168. Coffee and pastries. Also bread. (updated Feb 2025) 3 Forn centerari-Riego, Carrer de Riego, 60, ☏ +34 93 727 47 06. Coffee and pastries. Also bread. (updated Feb 2025)

Disco and Night clubs Waka Sabadell, Carrer de Narcís Monturiol, 12. Opens 11:30 PM. €10–20. (updated Feb 2025) Nüe Sabadell, Carrer de Sant Cugat, 100. €10–20. (updated Feb 2025) Concor, Carrer de Sant Cugat, 100, ☏ +34 610 60 86 78. €10–20. (updated Feb 2025)

Sleep

1 Catalonia Sabadell, plaza catalunya 10-12, ☏ +34 93 727 9200. around €100. (updated Feb 2025) 2 Sercotel Arrahona Sabadell, Ctra de Barcelona, 446. (updated Feb 2025) 3 Catalonia Gran Hotel Verdi, Avenida Francesc Macia 62, ☏ +34 937231111. (updated Feb 2025) 4 Hotel Urpi, Avda. 11 De Setembre, 40,. (updated Feb 2025)