12 Sights in Sabadell, Spain (with Map and Images)

The Font Nova laundries are old public laundries in Sabadell, in the Vallès Occidental region. They are located in the city centre district, on the corner of Carrer de les Paus, 35 and Carrer de la Font Nova, 36. On the site they occupy there had already been a laundry room dating from the 1830s, where in 1892 the architect Miquel Pascual i Tintorer made a modernist style project to close and cover the laundry room. From the 1950s onwards, the laundries lost their original function and fell into disuse. Currently there are guided tours and workshops for schools.

Wikipedia: Safareigs de la Font Nova (CA)

The Water Tower of Sabadell is a modernist water tank considered one of the most emblematic buildings in the city, to the point of being its identifying symbol. It stands on the east side of the city, almost on the very edge of the bank of the river Ripoll, near the road to Caldes de Montbui. It functioned as a repository between 1922 and 1967. It is considered one of the 100 "Elements of the Industrial Heritage of Catalonia" and guided tours can be taken on the days of the Festa Major, on the first weekend of September. The tower is listed as a Cultural Asset of Local Interest with registration number 1508-I.

Wikipedia: Torre de l'Aigua (Sabadell) (CA)

La Bassa is a recreational water park located in Sabadell, more specifically on the Camí de Can Quadres, 183, in the Sant Oleguer sector. It is one of the largest swimming pools in Europe. It usually opens its doors at the beginning of June, coinciding with the School Sports Day, and closes at the end of August, with an influx of about 100,000 people per season. It has a pool basin of 100 meters in diameter, a bridge of 95 meters and an island inside, of 23 meters in diameter. In its deepest area it measures 180 centimeters, and more than 7 million liters of water are needed to fill it, which occupies a sheet of water of about 6,800 square meters. The facility has its own team of eight lifeguards and a nurse.

Wikipedia: La Bassa (Sabadell) (CA)

Sant Julià d'Altura is a church in Sabadell that was initially a rural parish in the old municipality of Terrassa and, later, in Sant Pere de Terrassa. When the municipality of Sant Pere de Terrassa was dissolved in 1904, Sant Julià was included in the municipality of Sabadell and today is part of the Ca n'Oriac neighbourhood. Within the municipality there was the castle of Ribatallada, owned by the Montcada (1136-1310) and then the Clasquerí family, and also the fortress farmhouse of Castellarnau and a good group of farmhouses. It is located in one of the most beautiful places in the village, near the timba of the Ribatallada torrent and next to the forest of Can Deu.

Wikipedia: Sant Julià d'Altura (CA)

The Plaça del Treball is the nerve centre of the Gràcia neighbourhood of Sabadell. It is an urban green space, bounded by the streets of Sant Ferran, Permanyer, Manso and Verdaguer. Before urbanizing it, it had hosted the football field of the Gimnàstic Mercantil. At number 1 of the square is the civic center of the neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Plaça del Treball (CA)

The Sant Vicenç Theatre, also known as the Sant Vicenç Parish Centre, is a theatre located in the Creu Alta neighbourhood of Sabadell, linked to the annexed parish, the Church of Sant Vicenç. It is managed by a non-profit organization. The Theatre Group prepares a theatrical season with about 6 or 7 plays per year by the same cast.

Wikipedia: Teatre Sant Vicenç (CA)

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a parish church in Sabadell located on the corner of La Rambla and Carrer de Zurbano. At the level of ecclesiastical administration, it depends on the archpriest of Sabadell Centre which, in turn, is part of the bishopric of Terrassa.

Wikipedia: Església de la Santíssima Trinitat (Sabadell) (CA)

The hermitage of Togores is a monument in the municipality of Sabadell protected as a cultural asset of local interest. It is a hermitage and farmhouse possibly from the fourteenth century, located to the left of the Ripoll, in the valley of the river Tort, on an esplanade surrounded by holm oaks.

Wikipedia: Ermita de Togores (CA)

The Turó del Castell d'Arraona is a mountain of 212 meters above sea level that is located in the municipality of Sabadell, in the Vallès Occidental region. At the top of the summit, there are the ruins of the old castle of Arraona.

Wikipedia: Turó del Castell d'Arraona (CA)

Can Rull is a Renaissance farmhouse in the city of Sabadell protected as a cultural asset of local interest. Formerly called Mas d'en Torrella and then Can Julià Ferrer, its current name was given by Josep de Rull who was regent of the Royal Council of Catalonia, of the ministry of the Supreme Council of Aragon and chancellor of the Royal Council. Currently the farmhouse gives its name to the neighborhood that surrounds it, begun in 1919. Basilica farmhouse with slopes that give water to the side facades. The main façade is exceptionally oriented to the east, has an attic with arched windows, a voussoir door and Renaissance style windows. The materials used in the construction are stone and pebbles. In the southern part there is an arch that could be from the fifteenth century. In the cup there is an engraved stone that refers to the year 1682.

Wikipedia: Masia de Can Rull (CA)

Sant Vicenç de Jonqueres is a church listed as a monument in the municipality of Sabadell included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. This church replaced the old church of Sant Vicenç de Jonqueres located on the right bank of the Ripoll river, and was inaugurated on November 10, 1889.

Wikipedia: Sant Vicenç de la Creu Alta (CA)

The Sabadell History Museum or MHS is a pluridisciplinary museum that brings together collections on the archaeology, history and ethnology of the city of Sabadell, especially in relation to wool manufacture and the textile industry. Lectures and talks are given on subjects regarding the city's history. Entrance is free and wheelchair accessible.

Wikipedia: Sabadell History Museum (EN)