Caldes de Montbui
The town of Caldas : La vila de Caldes
Access
By car (from Barcelona): C-33 motorway, A-7 motorway (Exit: Mollet del Vall
Roman era Baths (1st century BC)
Plaça Font del Lleó, 19, 08140 Caldes de Montbui
Thermalia Museum
(multimedia on the baths, romans & the gods)
- Thermal hot springs
- First thermal village in Catalonia
- Thermal & medicinal baths
- Lion Fountain (water rises at 74ºC / 165ºF)
- The washhouses
- Sculpture collection by Manolo Hugué
- Drawings, paintings and ceramics by Picasso.
The surroundings provide a beautiful counterpoint to the . The
Cultural & Artistic Tours
Offered in the village
Local Gastronomy
- “Mató” (Ancient tradition cottage cheese)
- “Carquinyolis” (toasted and dry biscuits made of flour, egg, sugar and almonds)
- “Orange anisette” (a distillation of orange peel with aniseeds)
- “Flors del Remei liquor”, made with aromatic herbs.
Access
- By car: (from Barcelona): C-33 motorway, A-7 motorway (Exit: Mollet del Vallès- Caldes de Montbui CIM) and then C-59 motorway
- By coach: from Barcelona (Passeig de Sant Joan- Diputació St, la Sagrera or Fabra i Puig)
Information
Thermalia: T. 938 654 140
thermalia@caldesdemontbui.cat
visiteucaldes.cat
caldesdemontbui.cat
thermalia.cat
Events (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
- January: St Anthony Abbot Celebrations
- March: Artisan Market and Traditional Crafts Workshop (third weekend)
- June: Corpus Christi Celebrations (first two weeks); Romà Martí Puppet Fair
- July: Escaldarium Fire and Water Festival (first two weeks)
- October: Annual Festival (second weekend) “Capvuitada” Remei Meeting (third weekend)
- December: Christmas Fair and Artisan Market (the weekend before Chistmas)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldes_de_Montbui