Papiol, El
Barcelona · Cataluña
El Papiol (Catalan pronunciation: [əl pəpiˈɔl]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river, on the A-7 autopista from Valencia to La Jonquera and the C-1413 road from Sabadell to Molins de Rei. At West it borders on Castellbisbal and Pallejà, at North on Valldoreix (Sant Cugat del Vallès) and at East on Molins de Rei. It is served by the Renfe railway line R4 from Barcelona to Martorell, Vilafranca del Penedès and Sant Vicenç de Calders, which is connected to the village center by a minibus service (6.30 am to 10.31 pm). It is also served by a bus service (L67) and a night bus service (N51) from Barcelona to Esparreguera.
History
El pueblo se formó sobre un cerro de 160 m de altura alrededor del castillo, que se encuentra documentado desde 1115, centro de la baronía del Papiol, cuya propiedad es aún de sus descendientes, herederas de dicha baronía, las hermanas Adela y M.ª Teresa Mora Almirall, casada con Manuel Bofarull Estarlich, con descendencia. Las fiestas más populares del pueblo son la Fiesta de la Cereza, la fiesta mayor de verano, y la Semana Cultural.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- June: Fiesta de la Cereza (5)
- July: Fiesta Mayor (26)
- December: Santa Eulalia (10)
Trails and hiking
•Camí Romeu a Montserrat (GR 96)
•Carenejant Collserola (PR-C 35, 28.3 km)
•Ruta de la Torrassa (PR-C 161, 15 km)
•Sant Feliu de Llobregat a Molins de Rei (PR-C 165, 21 km)
•Camí de Sant Jaume (l'Hospitalet - Tàrrega)
•Els dos castells. De Sant Feliu al Papiol per Molins de Rei (26.9 km)
•Del Baix Llobregat al Vallès, pel Puig Madrona (8 km)
•Sant Just Desvern.Molins de Rei per SantaCreu d'Olorda (10 km)
•El Camí IT3TR2 El Camí Metropolità: de Montserrat a Barcelona (CC-C)
•Catalunya E20 (GR 92, 16 km)
•Catalunya E19 (GR 92, 14 km)
•Festival d'art urbà KROMATIC
Famous people
•Juan Fortuny de Pedro, agente de policía español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Jordi Bou i Compte
Web oficial: https://www.elpapiol.cat
Town hall of Papiol, El
Alcaldía: Jordi Bou i Compte Web oficial: https://www.elpapiol.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 15 km from Hospitalet de Llobregat, L' (about 11 min by car)
- 🚗 17 km from Terrassa (about 12 min by car)
- 🚗 19 km from Barcelona (about 13 min by car)
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- ✈️ 21 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 15 min by car)
- ✈️ 97 km from Reus airport (about 68 min by car)
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
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- Caixabank · 2.6 km away
- Ibercaja · 2.6 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Petrocat · 0.8 km away
- Nearest petrol station · 1.4 km away
- Repsol · 1.5 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.8 km away
- Tourist office · 0.8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
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🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 4.5 km away
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