Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 25 m
Descend 45 m

Explore Vilanova i la Geltrú in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Vilanova i la Geltrú

Sight 1: Torre d'Enveja

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Torre d'Enveja

Torre d'Enveja or Sant Joan is a monument in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf) declared a cultural asset of national interest.

Wikipedia: Torre d'Enveja (CA)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Sant Joan d'Enveja

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Sant Joan d'Enveja

Sant Joan d'Enveja is a chapel located in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Currently, the hermitage is located on Torre d'Enveja street, on the outskirts of the town, forming a complex with the Torre d'Enveja.

Wikipedia: Sant Joan d'Enveja (CA)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: la Santa Creu

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la Santa Creu

The Creu de Sant Joan is a work of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf) protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Creu de Sant Joan (Vilanova i la Geltrú) (CA)

758 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Centre d'art contemporani LA SALA

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The La Sala Contemporary Art Center is an art center in Vilanova i la Geltrú, located in the old town of Vilanova, near the Sant Antoni Abat Hospital. It is defined as a center of production and reception of proposals in the field of contemporary creation, and aims to publicize these proposals to all audiences.

Wikipedia: Centre d'Art Contemporani La Sala (CA)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Museu Romàntic Can Papiol

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Museu Romàntic Can Papiol Museu Romàntic Can Papiol / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Can Papiol Romanticism Museum is a museum located in the historic centre of Vilanova i la Geltrú in Catalonia, Spain. It is a manor house dating from the end of the 18th century and is characteristic both for the furniture and decorative elements preserved from the time. Its aim is to evoke 19th-century society by analysing the everyday life of a well-to-do family of the time.

Wikipedia: Can Papiol Romanticism Museum (EN), Website

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Teatre Principal

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Teatre Principal

The Teatre Principal de Vilanova i la Geltrú is located at Rambla Principal núm. 1 from the capital of Garraf. It is a romantic style building built between 1835-37 by Josep Buxareu Gallart. One of the promoters was Josep Anton Marquès, an American who was in Cuba between 1800 and 1817, and who was the administrator of the town's hospital.

Wikipedia: Teatre Principal (Vilanova i la Geltrú) (CA)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Monument a Josep Tomàs Ventosa

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Monument a Josep Tomàs Ventosa Maria Rosa Ferre / CC BY-SA 2.0

Josep Tomàs Ventosa i Soler was a Catalan politician and merchant.

Wikipedia: Josep Tomàs Ventosa i Soler (CA)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Font de la Plaça Miró

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Font de la Plaça Miró

Font de la Plaça Miró is a fountain catalogued as a monument in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf) protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Font de la plaça Miró (CA)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Església de Santa Maria de la Geltrú

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Església de Santa Maria de la Geltrú

Santa Maria de la Geltrú is a parish church in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf). It is protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria de la Geltrú (CA), Website

783 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Casa de Santa Teresa

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Casa de Santa Teresa

The Casa de Santa Teresa is an eclectic building in the municipality of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf) protected as a cultural asset of local interest.

Wikipedia: Casa de Santa Teresa (CA)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya. Vilanova i la Geltrú

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The Railway Museum of Catalonia is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú. The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40 km south of Barcelona.

Wikipedia: Railway Museum of Catalonia (EN), Website

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