Malgrat de Mar
Malgrat de Mar is a seaside town on Spain's Costa del Maresme. It is popular with visitors from northern Europe who enjoy the hotels and the Mediterranean. Malgrat is also heavily visited in October when the youth soccer competition Costa Brava Cup is on.
Get in
By plane
The nearest airports are Barcelona El Prat Airport BCN IATA 84 km (52 mi) and Girona Costa Brava GRO IATA 34 km (21 mi)
By train
Served by Rodalies-RENFE Rodalies-Renfe trains 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)
- 🌍 Malgrat de Mar railway station (Estación de Malgrat de Mar), PASEO LEVANTE, 1.
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
- The B-682 to Blanes and Costa Brava
Do
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).
Mountain Bike
Head up to the Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor, for trails along the forests.
Buy
Alongside the Passeig Marítim, by the beaches, there is a variety of shops selling electronics (probably fake), softguns, sport kits (La Liga, Premier League and more), restaurants and grocery.
Sleep
- Hotel Sorra Daurada Splash, Passeig Marítim, 6-8 08380 Malgrat de Mar (Barcelona) Malgrat, ☏ +34 93 765 45 00.
- Hotel Europa Splash, Passeig marítim, 76-78 08380 Malgrat de Mar (Barcelona) Malgrat, ☏ +34 93 761 96 95.
- Hotel Amaraigua, Avenida dels Pins, s/n 08380 Malgrat de Mar (Barcelona) Malgrat, ☏ +34 93 765 45 54.
- Ibersol Sorra Dor.
- Sumus Monteplaya.
Go next
- Blanes beach resort with two botanical gardens and modernist buildings is easily reachable by coach or ferry.
- Visit the neaby Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor
| Routes through Malgrat de Mar |
| Mataro ← Santa Susanna ← | W E | → Blanes → Girona |
| Mataró ← Santa Susanna ← | W E | → junction GI-600 to Blanes → Tossa de Mar |
| Mataró ← Santa Susanna ← | W E | → N-2 → Girona |