Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Terrassa, Spain

Sant Cristòfol is a Romanesque chapel in the neighbourhood of Ca n'Anglada, in the city of Terrassa, protected as a cultural asset of local interest. It is located next to the Ca n'Anglada farmhouse, in the neighborhood to which it has given its name. Although there is no direct documentation about the chapel, it is mentioned from the middle of the eleventh century. Due to its characteristics, it seems likely that its origin can be traced back to this period.

Wikipedia: Sant Cristòfol de Ca n'Anglada (CA)

Vallparadís Park is a natural urban space located in the municipality of Terrassa, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. Its construction began in 1991, from several previous approaches during the 19th and 20th centuries, which culminated in the final drafting of the project by Manuel Ribas i Piera. The park was declared an Bien de Interés Cultural by the Government of Spain. From north to south it is about 3.5 km long, and averages about 100 m wide.

Wikipedia: Vallparadís Park (EN)

Casa Baumann, also known as Casa Coll i Bacardí, is a modernist building in Terrassa located on Avinguda de Jacquard, in the Vallparadís district, protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Casa Baumann (CA)

The Carthusian Castle of Vallparadís is an old building in Terrassa, located next to the Vallparadís stream. Since 1959 it has been the main section of the six that currently make up the Terrassa Museum. It is accessed through Vallparadís Park and Salmerón Street. On this same street, a few metres up, is the Documentation Centre and Textile Museum, managed by the Barcelona Provincial Council.

Wikipedia: Castell cartoixa de Vallparadís (CA)

The Textile Museum and Documentation Centre is a museum institution located in Terrassa, a city with an important textile tradition. Managed by a consortium consisting of Terrassa Town Council and Diputació de Barcelona, it presents a panoramic view of the different styles and techniques used all over the world in fabric making throughout history. It is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network.

Wikipedia: Textile Museum and Documentation Centre (EN)

The Freixa Warehouse, or Pasqual Sala Warehouse, is a building in the centre of Terrassa, protected as a cultural asset of local interest. It has traditionally housed the Industrial Institute of Terrassa, the name by which it is popularly known, and is now the headquarters of CECOT, the Terrassa employers' association.

Wikipedia: Magatzem Freixa (CA)

The Teatre Principal de Terrassa is a theatrical building whose origins date back to 1866, for the recreation of the city's industrial bourgeoisie. The current building, located in Plaça de Maragall núm. 2, is the work of the 1911 reform, by Enric Catà and Francesc Guàrdia, son-in-law of Lluís Domènech i Montaner and his collaborator in the construction of the Palau de la Música Catalana. It was inaugurated on December 15, 1911, with the performance of the operetta La Geisha. It was renovated in 1916 by Josep Maria Coll i Bacardí, who eliminated the modernist decoration of the façade. The building is included in the catalogue of the city's historical-artistic heritage.

Wikipedia: Teatre Principal (Terrassa) (CA)

Minyons de Terrassa is a group of castellers from Terrassa founded on 21 June 1979 and publicly presented on 14 July 1979.

Wikipedia: Minyons de Terrassa (EN), Website

The Círcol Egarenc, sometimes called the Cercle Egarenc, is a building in the centre of Terrassa located on Carrer de Sant Pere, protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Círcol Egarenc (CA)

List of public art in Terrassa selected by the Municipal Archive of Terrassa as "sculptures and urban monuments".

Wikipedia: Llista de l'art públic de Terrassa (CA)

The Tobella Archive is an entity for the conservation of the photographic heritage of Terrassa located in the center of the city, in a modernist building protected as a cultural asset of local interest. An outstanding example of modernist industrial architecture, the building, known as the Joaquim Alegre Warehouse or Farnés Warehouse, is the work of the architect Lluís Muncunill.

Wikipedia: Arxiu Tobella (CA)

Magatzem Torras, also known as Cal Sastre d'Olesa, is a building in the centre of Terrassa, located at the top of Carrer de Sant Pere, protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Magatzems Torras (CA)

The Sala Muncunill is an exhibition hall in Terrassa, located in Plaça de Didó núm. 3, next to Carrer de la Rasa. It is the stable or dyeing room of the old Vapor Amat, also known as Ca l'Izard, a factory complex from the last third of the nineteenth century, remodeled in 1921 by the modernist architect Lluís Muncunill i Parellada, who built the warehouse that is currently preserved and in whose honor the new exhibition space inaugurated by the City Council in 1982 was baptized. once the factory was demolished.

Wikipedia: Sala Muncunill (CA)

The Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover is a former textile factory located on the Rambla d'Ègara in Terrassa, built between 1907 and 1908, which currently houses the Museum of Science and Technology of Catalonia. The work of the architect Lluís Muncunill, it is considered the most important modernist industrial building in Catalonia and was declared a Cultural Asset of National Interest (BCIN), in the category of Historical Monument, by the Government of Catalonia on June 4, 2019. The name steam comes from the use of the steam engine as a driving force.

Wikipedia: Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover (CA)

The National Museum of Science and Industry of Catalonia known by its acronym (mNACTEC) is one of the three national museums of Catalonia, located in Terrassa, near Barcelona. Its mission is to showcase and promote an understanding of scientific, technical and industrial culture, and furthermore to preserve, study and present the establishment and evolution of scientific and technical advances in Catalonia, their industrial application, and above all their social implications and impact. The museum is an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Wikipedia: MNACTEC (EN), Website

Terrassa City Council may refer to: Casa de la Vila (Terrassa), seat of the municipal government, with regard to the composition of the consistory

Wikipedia: Ajuntament de Terrassa (CA)

The Antiga Casa de la Vila is a building located in Raval de Montserrat, 13, on the corner of Carrer Cremat in Terrassa, listed as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Antic Ajuntament de Terrassa (CA)

The Palace Tower is the only vestige of the castle palace of Terrassa, which at the time of its greatest strength extended its domains from the Llobregat to the Ripoll and from Sant Cugat del Vallès to the Pla de Bages. Pere de Fizes and Pere Francesc de Montanyans were castellans at different times. The main tower, which was a prison until well into the nineteenth century, was the only structure that remained standing when in 1891 the last owner of the castle decided to demolish what was left of the building. Documented for the first time in 1016, it was ceded to the municipality in 1994 and is currently one of the sections of the Museum of Terrassa; guided tours are available by appointment.

Wikipedia: Torre del Palau (Terrassa) (CA)

Terrassa Cathedral, or the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Spirit, is a Roman Catholic church located at the plaça Vella of Terrassa. It is the seat of the Diocese of Terrassa.

Wikipedia: Terrassa Cathedral (EN)

The Convent of the Josephine Sisters, also known as the House of the Sick, is a building in the municipality of Terrassa, located in the neighborhood of La Cogullada, protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Convent de les Germanes Josefines (Terrassa) (CA)

The Disinfection Park is a modernist-style building, designed by the architect Josep Maria Coll i Bacardí, built around 1915. It is located in the municipality of Terrassa – in the Plaça de l'Arquitecte Coll i Bacardí, next to the road to Olesa – in the Roc Blanc neighbourhood, where it is protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Parc de Desinfecció (CA)