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Castle-Charterhouse of Vallparadís
Elisabcn Says: Leave Sant Pere’s churches on your back and cross the contemporary corten steel bridge (picture 2) ,which has won several architecture prizes, to go straight to the charterhouse of Vallparadís (picture 1). The original building, a castle, is from the XII century and it...
Elisabcn Says: The church of Santa Maria (picture 1) corresponds to the old Cathedral. Its current appearance dates from the IX-XIII centuries. It contains outstanding works of art, and there are murals dating from the Romanesque period to the Gothic. The nave is from the XI century, with...
Elisabcn Says: This is a hidden treasure that I discovered by chance when I was looking for tourist infromation of the city!. These three constructions were built close to the site of the old Ègara (ancient name of Terrassa) as the cathedral of Ègara Diocese, which was founded about the...
Elisabcn Says: Let’s take a break during our architectural walk at Saragossa Square. Just in front of Joaquim Alegre warehouse there is a shinning sculpture. I don’t like it a lot (especially because I don’t like shinning stuff!) but this sculpture called “La Flama” (the flame) was...
Elisabcn Says: This is the third theatre in the city. The first one was destroyed by fire in 1847. The second one was built at the same location than the current one, in 1857. In 1909 the City Council decided to renovate the theatre and proposed an architects competition. The winner...
Elisabcn Says: Vanguard architectures were also affordable for some bourgeois families. During my visit I found two nice examples: Casa Jacint Bosch and Casa Joaquim Freixa.Jacint Bosch House is a single three-storey single family home designed by architect Josep Ros i Ros in Modernist...
Elisabcn Says: The factory and warehouse Marcel i Poal (1914-1920) is an industrial building made up on the site of the former La Compañía Textil factory. The warehouse features ceramic decoration of its cornice and a Modernist aesthetic on its balconies and grilles, the work of architect...
Elisabcn Says: You may know about Boqueria Market in Barcelona, famous for its metal and glass Modernist architecture. But el Mercat de la Independència in Terrassa has nothing to envy to its neighbour in Barcelona. Terrassa’s old market was held in the Plaça Major, now called Plaça Vella...
Elisabcn Says: This building built in 1904 is the most characteristic of all the warehouses built by Lluis Muncunill in his personal Modernist style in Terrassa. Elliptical arches are used as the defining elements of the façade. It is a three-storey warehouse featuring outstanding iron...
Elisabcn Says: Designed by Lluis Muncunill, this is the only unit which still remains from the old Izard Factory (1902) and was used as a dyeing shop. It is a functional, rectangular building that is conditioned by the need for ventilation and light and has the characteristic open...
Elisabcn Says: This is a nice example of how the city has combined an historical construction with contemporary architecture, creating a very suggestive public space. This old textile mill made up of three facilities leased out to companies which for the most part used their steam engines...
Elisabcn Says: The architect Lluis Muncunill built this textile mill in 1907 on a commission from the Aymerich, Amat i Jover company, which had been founded by three Terrassa industrialists. The Vapor Aymerich was a wool mill which carried out the entire textile manufacturing process....
Elisabcn Says: We start our visit at the main square and, of course, the first building that attracts our attention is the City Council. From 1835 to 1898 Terrassa City Council was based in the building standing at number 13 Raval de Montserrat (picture 2), which later on became the...
lotharlerch Says: These churches are the main sight in Terrassa. At the entrance to the site you have to pass the place of the guard and you get a ticket and a leaflet but surprisingly that is all for free and the guy supervising the site is very helpful with excellent historical...
Don Candido: We found only a ****
lotharlerch Says: Arriving rather late we did not spot any other hotel in Terrassa than a huge round and from the distance rather expensive looking thing and asking at a petrol station for any other option they could not tell us anything else here. So we went to Don Candido and it was not as...
Elisabcn Says: As you can see on the picture the City Council is promoting the use of bike. In this area streets are very narrow and cars disturb a lot! So bicycle seems the perfect means of transport in the city. The panel plays with words using “bici” (bike) to form the word “ambicia’t”...
Elisabcn Says: When talking about the city of Terrassa and its neighbour Sabadell I have always heard the sentences “Terrassa mala raça” and “Sabadell mala pell” (Terrassa bad race, Sabadell bad skin) which usually come together. I supposed that it was a matter of rivalry between two...
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Terrassa mala raça, Sabadell mala pell.... - This is what was said amongst the inhabitats of both towns: "Terrassa bad race, Sabadell bad skin" (literal translation) an insult just to offend one to another. The fact is that Ruben is from...
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When talking about Terrassa words like “industrial” and “textile” suddenly come to our mind. And maybe that does not sound very appealing to visit the city. But the factory, due to its functional...
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The city's name is Terrassa UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Terasa is a city very close to Barcelona and quite untouched by tourism. The sight of high rank are the Three Churches, a great Romanic ensemble.
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Terrassa mala raça, Sabadell mala pell....
This is what was said amongst the inhabitats of both towns: "Terrassa bad race, Sabadell bad skin" (literal translation) an insult just to offend one to another. The fact is that Ruben is from...
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the official name is Terrassa, not only in catalan
Terrassa is a little town around 40 minutes train ride from Barcelona city. Sincerely I must say that there is not too much to see in this town, but it is famous for its Jazz-Festivals.
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