Vacarisses
Barcelona · Cataluña
Vacarisses (Catalan pronunciation: [bəkəˈɾisəs]) is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 40.44 square kilometres (15.61 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 6,218. The village is home to korfball team CK Vacarisses.
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Origins
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History
Vacarisas enlaza con la autopista C-16, la autopista de Tarrasa a Manresa, y la antigua carretera de Gracia a Manresa, C-58.
A pocos kilómetros del núcleo urbano está la estación de ferrocarril de ADIF (línea de Barcelona a Zaragoza) que, además dispone de un apeadero en la estación de Torreblanca.
En 2026 teniene un padrón municipal de 7852 habitantes, población que aumenta considerablemente los fines de semana y los periodos estivales.
Forman el municipio juntamente con el núcleo urbano o casco antiguo las urbanizaciones: de Bonavista, Ca l'Oliva, Can Serra, Els Caus, La Colònia Gall, La Coma, el Ensanche, La Farinera, El Fresno, El Palà, La Creu, El Pou Gran, Torreblanca I, Torreblanca II, Carena Llarga y El Ventaiol, así como el polígono Industrial de Can Torrella.
Monuments
•Forns de Can Còdol
•Molí de Can Còdol
•Tronc de fusta i cargol de ferro
•Ruïnes d'un pont a la riera de Sanana
•el Lleonard
•el Corto Pio
•el Mimó Vell
•Casalot del Guinardeu
What to visit
•el Teix Mil•lenari
•Cingle Gros
•la Torrota de Vacarisses
Gallery
Festivals
Fiesta mayor pequeña: 26 de mayo, San Felipe Neri.
Fiesta mayor: Se celebra el primer fin de semana de agosto.
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Fiesta mayor pequeña (26)
- August: Fiesta mayor: Se celebra el primer fin de semana
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Sender dels Miradors (GR 5, 201 km)
•Camí Romeu a Montserrat (GR 96)
•Volta al Puig Ventós (PR-C 166, 14.12 km)
•Camí de Sant Salvador de les Espases (PR-C 167, 12.59 km)
•Camí de Vilalba (PR-C 168, 13 km)
•Matagalls - Montserrat (Mm, 81.4 km)
•La font de la Portella (SL-C 63, 3.400 km)
•La pedra seca (SL-C 57, 5.7 km)
•les Fonts de Rellinars (SL-C 55, 6 km)
•Circular d'Ègara - Terrassa (PR-C 13, 47.87 km)
•la Torrota de Vacarisses (SL-C 51, 4 km)
•el Camí de l'Aigua (SL-C 60, 3 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Manuel de Amat y Juniet, trigésimo primer virrey del Virreinato del Perú
Town hall
*UIPV - Unió Independent per Vacarisses (en castellano, Unión Independiente por Vacarisas).
Town hall of Vacarisses
*UIPV - Unió Independent per Vacarisses (en castellano, Unión Independiente por Vacarisas).
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How to get there
- 🚗 11 km from Terrassa (about 8 min by car)
- 🚗 21 km from Sabadell (about 15 min by car)
- 🚗 41 km from Barcelona (about 29 min by car)
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- ✈️ 46 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 32 min by car)
- ✈️ 97 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 68 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Aparcament de la Rectoria Vella · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 0.1 km away
- BBVA · 6 km away
- Caixabank · 6.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Nearest petrol station · 1.6 km away
- Estació de Servei Moeve Montserrat II · 2.3 km away
- Estació de Servei Moeve Montserrat I · 2.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- SL C-51 · 0 km away
- SL C-51 · 0 km away
- SL C-51 SL C-60 · 0.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Cingle Gros · 0.3 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.5 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.6 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 0.1 km away
- Piscina municipal · 5.8 km away
Buses
42 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Ajuntament
•Estel
•Poliesportiu
•CAP - Escoles
•Serrat
•Cementiri
•Verge Montserrat
•Coll Cardús
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmàcia España Borrero, Yolanda — Carrer Major 9
•Farmacia Farmàcia Martínez Folch, Josep M. — Carrer de Salvador Badia
Wall and news
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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Videos
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