Canet de Mar
Canet de Mar is a municipality in the province of Barcelona (Spain), 43 km from Barcelona, between the municipalities of Arenys de Mar and Sant Pol de Mar.
Understand
Get in
By plane
Barcelona El Prat Airport - BCN IATA is about 1 hour 15 min away by car. Barcelona city lies between the Barcelona airport and Canet de Mar, so if you plan to go by car, it can take well over 2 hr 30 min in the rush hour. By train you must switch trains at Sants station. Take line R2NORD to Sants. There, you must change to R1 , direction Mataró-Maçanet/Massanes.
By train
Served by Rodalies-RENFE Rodalies-Renfe trains. The R1 line connects to Barcelona where you can change train to go to airport. It also goes to Maçanet-Massanes where you can change train to Girona (and connect to the Girona airport)
A taxi station is near train station.
- 🌍 Canet de Mar railway station (Estación de Canet de Mar), Calle del Mar, 11.
By bus
Bus line St. Cyprian of Vallalta - Canet de Mar - Sant Pol de Mar - Calella either way, the company Sagalés.
By car
- The C32 Motorway goes from Barcelona to Palafolls
- The N-2 goes parallel to C-32 but along the coast, crossing all villages
Get around
Canet is small enough to walk almost anywhere. The boardwalk features a promenade in the historical center: walking from the church to the cathedral you can visit many architectural works. It is the smallest town in Catalunya with more historical and modernist buildings.
See
- 🌍 Castle of Santa Florentina (Castillo de Santa Florentina). 11th-century medieval castle.
- 🌍 Sant Pere de Canet. It was consecrated on March 6, 1591, and one hundred years later, the chapel of the Santíssim, the bell tower, and the transept were added to it.
- 🌍 Església Hospital. It's a small church annexed to the hospital. It has a small bell tower with a belfry that crowns the façade. It is in the Baroque style but very simple. This church was already in operation in 1570 but was renovated in the 19th century, following the alignment of the façade of the fishermen's houses
- 🌍 Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Misericòrdia. It is a place of devotion documented since 1461. With the increase in population and devotion to the Mercy in the 19th century, the building, which measured only 6.80 m (22.3 ft) in width and 12.40 m (40.7 ft) in length, became too small. In 1852, a new building was commissioned. Despite the prevailing neoclassical fashion, before the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Molina defended his preference for the neo-Gothic style. During the Spanish Civil War, the building was set on fire, and most of the archives were lost. After the war, the building was restored.
- 🌍 Creu de Canet (Pedracastell). Cross in top of the mountain of Pedracastell. a nice hiking. there is a recreational area near.
Do
- Hire a boat at the marina.
- Run or swim at the beach.
- Rock climb on the artificial rock.
Festivals and cultural events
- Modernista Fair Canet de Mar (September)
- Twelfth Night (January 5)
- Pedracastell Gathering (May 1)
- Re-Percussion Festival for the Odeon (June)
- Feast of St. Peter (June 29)
- Magic Night, which takes place during the festival, which is an international event for the performing arts on the street
- Classical Music Festival at Castell de Santa Florentina (July–August) Catalonia
- Winter festival, the day of Our Lady of Mercy (September 8)
Road Cycling
You can train along the coast in the N-II road between El Masnou and Santa Susanna. Or try the road from Arenys to Port of Collsacreu to Sant Celoni .
In Sant Pol de Mar starts the bv-5128 and then the BV-5031 until Mataro. This route is a favorite among locals. They call it "el pollastre" (the chicken).
Hiking
The GR-5 Viewpoints Trail (Sender dels miradors), starts in the city and goes through the Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor, the Montseny Natural Park, Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac Natural Park, the Montserrat Natural Park and ends crossing the Parc del Garraf and ends in Sitges
Mountain Bike
Head up to the Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor, for trails along the forests.
Buy
- 🌍 Food market in Canet.
Sleep
Hotels
- Hotel Rocatel
- El Antiguo español
- El Hostalet de Canet
- Pensión Mitus
Camping
- Camping Costa Dorada
- Camping El Carro
- Camping La Llave
- Camping Victoria
- Camping El Globo Rojo
Others
- Casa de colonias Can Brugarola
- El Pequeño Palauet
Go next
Visit the neaby Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor
| Routes through Canet de Mar |
| Mataro ← | W E | → Sant Pol de Mar → Blanes |
| Mataró ← | W E | → Sant Pol de Mar → Blanes |
| Mataró ← | W E | → Sant Pol de Mar → Girona |