Parets del Vallès
Barcelona · Cataluña
Parets del Vallès (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɾɛdz ðəl βəˈʎɛs]) is a municipality situated 23 km north of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, in the south-west of the comarca of Vallès Oriental, and 7 km from its capital Granollers. It covers an area of 8,98 km2, and has approx. 19,000 inhabitants. From north to south, the town is crossed by the Tenes river. The population is spread over six areas: Barri Antic (Catalan for "old quarter"), on top of the hill surrounding the church; Eixample ("extension"), the most densely populated, laid out in the 1930s; Escorxador ("slaughterhouse"); Can Cerdanet; Can Volart; and Can Riera (these last three named after the farms in those areas). The municipality includes a small exclave to the north-west.
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Origins
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History
The first documented reference to this town is from the year 878, but the first time the name Parets was used was in 904 (vila Parietes). The modern place name comes from the 12th century, probably due to some ancient walls of Roman origin found nearby. (Parets means "walls" in Catalan.)
Parets was under the direct jurisdiction of the King (Peter IV of Aragon), except for a brief period in 1383 when the Infante John (later John I of Aragon) sold it to Marc de Planella. The jurisdiction was returned to the King in 1385 by the wife of Bernat Planella. To prevent this from happening again, Parets was officially made a street of Barcelona in 1386.
As of 1385, Parets, Mollet and Gallecs were part of the same municipality. Parets became independent from the rest in the mid-19th century. The town has seen good and bad times during its thousand-year history: the dark times of the 14th and 15th centuries, the small increase in population during the 17th century, or the thriving 18th century. However, in that same century, in 1706, the troops of King Philip V of Spain burnt down the parish church, and with it the town archive of Parets. This is why much of the town's earlier history is unknown.
Monuments
Torre de Cellers:
Se piensa que esta fortaleza fue construida sobre una antigua villa romana llamada villa Abdela, situada sobre la vía Augusta. Ahora, esta fortificación medieval está enclavada en medio de un polígono industrial. Es un cortijo fortificado entre la riera del Tenes y el río Besós. Es originario del siglo XIII y reconstruido los siglos XIV y XV. Es de planta cuadrada con cubierta a cuatro vertientes, y dos torres de planta circular con almenas a los ángulos opuestos en el edificio. Estas torres tienen aspilleras redondas para armas de fuego. El año 1999 fue reconocido como el castillo mejor conservado de Cataluña.
Las leyendas siempre han vinculado el castillo con la magia y los fantasmas. El hallazgo de un tesoro de monedas protagonizada por los masovers y gracias a la intervención de una vaca sería la historia fantástica más tendido.
Torre de Malla:
Se han encontrado restos posiblemente romanos en su término. Se cree que la Torre de Malla fue una villa romana llamada Villa Alzar, que defendía el cruce de la Vía Augusta que iba a Martorell con la vía romana de Barcelona en Vic, pasando por Caldas de Montbui. Su función principal era la defensa del camino y de los peatones y la secundaria, la explotación agrícola, adjudicada a un general retirado del ejército romano. Una de las leyendas explica que la Torre Malla fue residencia de un moro, muy rico y poderoso.
What to visit
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Festivals
September 2026
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Rest of the year
- January: Fiesta Mayor de Invierno (20)
- July: Fiesta Mayor (28)
- December: Feria de Navidad (15)
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Gastronomy
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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)
•Sender de Palaudàries (PR-C 34, 13.65 km)
•Sender de la Tordera al Llobregat (GR-97, 107.13 km)
•Lliçà d'Amunt (PR-C 32)
Routes passing through Parets del Vallès
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Famous people
•Joaquim Rodríguez, ciclista de ruta español
•Josep Seguer, futbolista español
•Joan Clos, político catalán
•Jordi Turull, político español
•Sergi Mingote, político y montañista español
•Álex Calatrava Torrado
Town hall
Alcaldía: Francesc Juzgado Molla
Web oficial: http://www.parets.cat/
Town hall of Parets del Vallès
Alcaldía: Francesc Juzgado Molla Web oficial: http://www.parets.cat/
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How to get there
- 🚗 14 km from Sabadell (about 10 min by car)
- 🚗 20 km from Badalona (about 14 min by car)
- 🚗 27 km from Barcelona (about 19 min by car)
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- ✈️ 42 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 30 min by car)
- ✈️ 71 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 50 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 2.7 km away
- Banco Santander · 2.7 km away
- Caixabank · 4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- PARETS LLEVANTPARK · 0.6 km away
- Shell · 1.1 km away
- BonÀrea · 1.1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Anella esportiva Parets del Valles · 0.4 km away
- Riu Tenes. Medi físic i ecosistema · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.4 km away
- Viewpoints · 2.9 km away
- Pessebre Vivent de Martorelles · 4.8 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina 4 · 5 km away
- Piscina 5 · 5 km away
- El lago "mini" · 5.7 km away
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