Masnou, El
Barcelona · Cataluña
El Masnou (Catalan for 'the new farmhouse'; pronounced [əl məzˈnɔw]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Montgat and Premià de Mar, to the north-east of the city of Barcelona, in the comarca (county) of el Maresme. The town is both a tourist centre and a dormitory town in the Barcelona metropolitan area. The main N-II road and a Renfe railway line run through the town, while a local road links it with the A-19 autopista at Alella. The town center has buildings in a wide range of styles: neoclassical, modernista, noucentista and simply eclectic. The municipal museum has collections of archeology and of Catalan ceramics, and there is also a private museum of pharmacy and medicine. A Roman village called Cal Ros de les Cabres was one of the first settlements located on the site of the current town. The agriculture of El Masnou is mainly of flowers, especially carnations, and the industry has a predominance of textile, with several industries about ceramics, glass and pharmaceutical products.
History
El Masnou (Catalan for 'the new farmhouse'; pronounced [əl məzˈnɔw]) is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Montgat and Premià de Mar, to the north-east of the city of Barcelona, in the comarca (county) of el Maresme. The town is both a tourist centre and a dormitory town in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
The main N-II road and a Renfe railway line run through the town, while a local road links it with the A-19 autopista at
Alella.
The town center has buildings in a wide range of styles: neoclassical, modernista, noucentista and simply eclectic. The municipal museum has collections of archeology and of Catalan ceramics, and there is also a private museum of pharmacy and medicine. A Roman village called Cal Ros de les Cabres was one of the first settlements located on the site of the current town.
The agriculture of El Masnou is mainly of flowers, especially carnations, and the industry has a predominance of textile, with several industries about ceramics, glass and pharmaceutical products.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Feria Comercial y Gastronómica (3)
- June: Fiesta Mayor (29)
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Martes, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Plaça Espanya
Trails and hiking
•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)
•Sender del Rocar, descobrint l'entorn de Tiana (SL-C 96, 7.560 km)
•El Meridià Verd (180 km)
•Ruta del Vedat (SL-C 111, 4.7 km)
•Ruta de l'Esquirol (SL-C 112, 5.2 km)
•Tiana-Turó d'en Galzeran (SL-C 95, 7.6 km)
•Circuit inclusiu Tiana (41)
•Montgat-Tordera (77 km)
•Tiana-Teià (10.8 km)
•Premià de Dalt-Premià de Mar (6.3 km)
Famous people
•Ricky Rubio, baloncestista español
•Rosa Sensat, Educadora y escritora española
•Bruno Saltor, futbolista español
•Lluís Millet, compositor y director de coro español
•Marc Fernández, baloncestista español
•Jordi Pagans i Monsalvatje, artista español
•Roger Riera, futbolista español
•María Freixanet Mateo, político español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Jaume Oliveras i Maristany
Web oficial: https://www.elmasnou.cat/
Town hall of Masnou, El
Alcaldía: Jaume Oliveras i Maristany Web oficial: https://www.elmasnou.cat/
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How to get there
- 🚗 11 km from Badalona (about 8 min by car)
- 🚗 20 km from Barcelona (about 14 min by car)
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- ✈️ 36 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 25 min by car)
- ✈️ 74 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 52 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBV · 0.2 km away
- Caixabank · 0.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Meroil · 1.1 km away
- Estació de Servei Repsol Cred El Masnou · 1.3 km away
- Alella · 1.3 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Oficina de Turisme · 0.3 km away
- Església de Sant Pere · 0.3 km away
- Mirador de l'Església de Sant Pere · 0.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.3 km away
- Viewpoints · 2.1 km away
- Viewpoints · 2.5 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 0.4 km away
- Platja d'Ocata · 0.6 km away
- Platja del Masnou · 1.5 km away
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