Costa de Barcelona

Guide to Cardedeu near Barcelona: Modernista summer villas, the historic Tomas Balvey museum, a medieval centre and Montseny foothills.

Guide to Piera in the Anoia wine country near Barcelona: the Fontanet castle, Berenguer’s modernist church, Gothic Santa Maria and vineyard scenery.

Guide to La Garriga near Barcelona: thermal hot springs, the historic Termes spa, Modernista summer villas and hiking below the Cingles de Berti.

Discover Cubelles, a relaxed beach town on the Garraf coast near Sitges, with long sandy beaches, a medieval castle and the Foix river mouth.

The Costa Barcelona is a tourism brand from 2011 that merged two older coasts and then added two landlocked counties. What that means for a visitor.

Discover Caldes de Montbui near Barcelona — Roman hot springs at 70°C, the Font del Lleó, medieval towers and museums 30 km from the city.

Discover Sant Celoni in the Vallès Oriental between Montseny and Montnegre on the Tordera — medieval origins, Wednesday market and Montseny access.

Riverside promenades along the Ter, a textile-industry museum in a former mill, and a hilltop sanctuary above the town — an hour and a half from Barcelona.

Discover Montcada i Reixac: Roman heritage, riverside trails and Montcada mountain views just north of Barcelona.

Discover Sant Adrià de Besòs, a Mediterranean city at the mouth of the Besòs beside Barcelona, with beaches, tram links and Catalan heritage.