Martorelles
Barcelona · Cataluña
Martorelles (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾtuˈɾɛʎəs]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It covers 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi). Its population in 2014 was 4,783. It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race, ending his career. A car entered the unrestricted area in a closed-off industrial estate where his Derbi team was practising, and Tormo ran into it.
History
Martorelles (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾtuˈɾɛʎəs]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
It covers 3.6 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi). Its population in 2014 was 4,783.
It was in Martorelles that motorcycle ace Ricardo Tormo crashed and shattered his leg in 1984 during practice for a race, ending his career. A car entered the unrestricted area in a closed-off industrial estate where his Derbi team was practising, and Tormo ran into it.
Monuments
•Dolmen de Castellruf
•Mons Observans s. II BC
•Poblat ibèric de Castellruf
•Rèplica Menhir
•Monument Home y Dona
•Monument Sant Fost de Campsentelles
•Menhir de Castellruf
•Església vella de Sant Fost de Campsentelles
•Neus Català
•Monument romà
•Pere Cuyàs Niubó
•Joan Tura Ros
What to visit
•Homenatge a les víctimes dels bombardeigs
•Pessebre Vivent de Martorelles
•Museu Isern
•Monument al Mil·lenari de Catalunya
•Monument a Rafael Casanova
•Monument a Lluís Companys i els immolats per la llibertat a Catalunya
•Monument a les persones assassinades als camps nazis
•Monument al Mil·lenari de Mollet
•Menhir de Mollet
•Lluís Companys
•Casa del Pintor Abelló
•Museu Abelló
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Festa Major
Street market
•Mercado semanal de Martorelles (Sa 08:00-14:00)
•Mercat Municipal — Avinguda de la Llibertat 14 (Mo,We 08:00-14:00; Tu 07:30-14:00; Th 08:00-14:00,16:45-20:00; Fr 08:00-20:30; Sa 08:00-14:30)
Trails and hiking
•La Jonquera - Sant Adrià del Besós (GR 2, 221.74 km)
•De la Tordera al Llobregat. Variant Palaudaries - Alella (GR 97.3, 23 km)
•La vall de Montealegre (SL-C 145, 6.600 km)
•De la font d'Alba a la Conreria (SL-C 146, 1.260 km)
•De la Conreria al turó de les Maleses (SL-C 150, 3.180 km)
•El torrent de l'Amigó (SL-C 142, 3.330 km)
•Al voltant de Sant Pere de Reixac (SL-C 143, 3.010 km)
•De Sant Pere de Reixac al turó de les Maleses (SL-C 149, 5.540 km)
•Sender del Rocar, descobrint l'entorn de Tiana (SL-C 96, 7.560 km)
•Tiana-Turó d'en Galzeran (SL-C 95, 7.6 km)
•Les fonts de Santa Maria de Martorelles (SL-C 120, 6.8 km)
•Circuit inclusiu Tiana (41)
Famous people
•Miguel Ángel Planas, empresario y político español.
Town hall
Alcaldía: Marc Candela i Callado
Web oficial: http://www.martorelles.cat/
Town hall of Martorelles
Alcaldía: Marc Candela i Callado Web oficial: http://www.martorelles.cat/
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How to get there
- 🚗 13 km from Badalona (about 9 min by car)
- 🚗 14 km from Sabadell (about 10 min by car)
- 🚗 21 km from Barcelona (about 15 min by car)
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- ✈️ 36 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 25 min by car)
- ✈️ 75 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 53 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Aparcament Públic · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.6 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banco Santander · 2.2 km away
- BBVA · 2.3 km away
- Banco Santander · 2.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Lidl · 1.3 km away
- Q8 · 1.8 km away
- Good Price Palau · 2.2 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- GR · 0.1 km away
- GR · 0.2 km away
- GR · 0.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Pessebre Vivent de Martorelles · 0.3 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.6 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.8 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina municipal · 1.5 km away
- Piscina infantil municipal · 1.5 km away
- Piscina municipal descoberta · 4.5 km away
Buses
135 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Can Fàbregas - Riera
•Dr. Severo Ochoa - Joaquim Blume
•Ctra. de la Conreria - Mas Carbassa
•Pl. Josep Tarradellas
•Parc de les Pruneres
•Avinguda de Badalona - Av. Calderó
•Avinguda de Badalona - Àngel Guimerà
•Av. de Badalona - Av. Llibertat
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmàcia Ramon Tugas, Montserrat — plaça Catalunya 1
•Farmacia Vilaseca — Avinguda de Jaume I 87
•Farmacia Barbero — Carrer de Gaietà Vinzia 66
•Farmacia Farmàcia Martínez Marin, Ildefonsa — Carrer de la Diputació 9
•Farmacia Farmàcia Satorres Lapeña, Manuel — Avinguda de la Llibertat 36-38
•Farmacia Farmàcia Sánchez Arias, Begoña — Carrer de Sant Ramon 55
•Farmacia Garnés — Carrer de Miguel de Cervantes 29
•Farmacia Salvador Rovirosa — Carrer de Berenguer III 66
•Farmacia Amadó — Plaça de Prat de la Riba 17
•Cermsa
Wall
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News
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