Hotels in Granollers

Granollers

Granollers is the capital of the Vallès Oriental, a town inland from the coast in the province of Barcelona. Rodalies suburban trains connect it directly with Barcelona in about 30 to 40 minutes. Its best-known landmark is La Porxada, a Renaissance grain market with 15 columns in the middle of the old town. The building now hosts cultural events and markets. The Thursday market is the town's main draw and has run here for about a thousand years. Modernist architecture came with a golden age in the town, through architects such as Manuel Joaquim Raspall and Jeroni Martorell. The Sala Tarafa and the Hospital Asil are among the buildings worth seeing. On Carrer del Corró, the old hospital of Sant Domènec is a restored Gothic building that now serves as the Francesc Tarafa theatre. Montseny Natural Park is a common day trip, and the Natural Science Museum covers zoology and geology. The town suits visitors who want a working Catalan town within easy reach of Barcelona.