Hostalets de Pierola, Els
Barcelona · Cataluña
Els Hostalets de Pierola (Catalan pronunciation: [əlz ustəˈlɛdz ðə piəˈɾɔlə]) is a Spanish municipality situated in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, province of Barcelona, Spain. The municipality includes the villages of Els Hostalets de Pierola, els Boscos de Can Martí, Can Fontimarc, Can Fonsalba, Can Gras, Can Marcet, Can Rovira de l'Estela, Pierola and Serra Alta.
History
The castle of Pierola, of which nothing remains, was cited in documents in 963. It belonged to the vicecounty of Barcelona from the tenth to the thirteenth century. In 1286 it was given by Alfonso II of Aragon to Asbert of Mediona. In 1698 Pau Ignasi of Dalmases bought the barony of Pierola. Afterwards it remained in the hands of the Fontcuberta family who kept it until the end of the manorialism
The municipality became internationally famous because of the 2002 discovery of a Miocene primate, the Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, a fossil of great interest for human evolution. The genus was named after the municipality.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Trails and hiking
•Sender dels Miradors (GR 5, 201 km)
•Anoia Montserratina (PR-C 78, 2.56 km)
•Vilafranca del Penedès a Piera (PR-C 157, 28.34 km)
•Camí Ramader de Marina (CRdM, 230 km)
•GR 172 De la Mussara a Bellprat - Etapa 07 (GR 172, 25 km)
•GR 172 De la Mussara a Bellprat - Etapa 08 (GR 172, 17 km)
Famous people
•Meritxell Cucurella-Jorba, poeta, dramaturga y traductora catalana
•Evarist Vallès i Rovira
•Pere Cucurella i Ubach
•Jaume Guixà Vallès
Town hall
Alcaldía: Gerard Parcerisas i Valls
Web oficial: http://www.elshostaletsdepierola.cat
Town hall of Hostalets de Pierola, Els
Alcaldía: Gerard Parcerisas i Valls Web oficial: http://www.elshostaletsdepierola.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 25 km from Terrassa (about 18 min by car)
- 🚗 35 km from Sabadell (about 25 min by car)
- 🚗 47 km from Barcelona (about 33 min by car)
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- ✈️ 46 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 32 min by car)
- ✈️ 83 km from Reus airport (about 59 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 2.3 km away
- Banco Sabadell · 2.4 km away
- Caixabank · 2.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- GASOILS CARRERAS DE PIERA S.L. · 2 km away
- Esclatoil · 2.1 km away
- Nieves · 2.2 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Panell informatiu del Pau · 0.2 km away
- Cartell de benvinguda · 0.4 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina municipal · 2.7 km away
- Pisicna (abandonada) · 5.1 km away
- Piscina municipal · 5.4 km away
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