Malgrat de Mar, located on the Barcelona Coast - Maresme is the last town before the beginning of the famous Costa Brava, almost halfway between the cities of Barcelona and Girona. It is the ideal place to discover and explore Catalonia, and to enjoy its typical Mediterranean beaches, its culture and its peacefulness.
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Just as the Malgrat Shopping Night kickstarts the Spring/Summer sales, the Chill Outlet is celebrated at the end of August to kickstart the summer sales period. On that day, the stores around the center stay open until 12PM, joined by fashion parades and musical performances.
On the occasion of the Malgrat de Mar local festival, another Catalan tradition that follows is that of the Castells, human towers of up to 10 bodies high. A great spectacle worthy of being seen.
This festival of religious origins has evolved over the years to turn into what we know as the current Summer Festival, whose apogee coincides with the Sant Roc festivity on August 16th.
Where local craft, patchwork and lacemaking meet. Various workshops are created to teach people how to make their own crafts. Crafts are also sold there. It is located in the streets around the town center.
If you want to discover traditional Catalan music first-hand, we recommend you to check Francesc Macià Park, where various Sardana musicians and groups meet to play and dance this traditional Catalan music.
The correfoc is a Catalan tradition that originates in the devil dances first documented around the 12th century. It is a pyrotechnical performance that winds around the streets, usually during the local festival season. Malgrat de Mar has devil bands called Ratpenats Infernals (Hellish Bats) in charge of running the correfocs durng the Sant Roc and Sant Nicolau Festivals.
The Astillero Beach stretches from the border with the neighboring town of Santa Susanna to the Sant Genís de Palafolls Riera: a kilometre-long stretch of coarse sand where you can swim in the Mediterranean Sea, walk around the shore or have a refreshment at one of its chiringuitos. It is located at the most touristic part of the city and it is just right in front of the Sumus Hotel Monteplaya.
The Malgrat Center Beach spreads from the Sant Genía de Palafolls Riera to the Pomereda Road. It is almost as big as the Astillero Beach, and is located right at Malgrat de Mar's center, making it the most frequented one by its inhabitants.
The Conca Beach spreads from the Pomereda Road to the Tordera River. It is the largest beach in Malgrat de Mar, being over 2.5 kilometers wide. The Conca Beach also enjoys the privilege of being a protected area, and as a result it is one of the few virgin beaches on the Barcelona Coast - Maresme. The perfect beach for nature lovers, it has sand dunes, a diverse wildlife, and is located next to the Tordera River, the mightiest subterranean river in Europe.
The Punta de la Tordera Beach is located at Malgrat's Camping Zone and extends up to the mouth of the Tordera River, a protected space ideal for nature enthusiasts. At the end of the beach, a Nudist zone is located.
Malgrat de Mar has some representative modernist buildings. The town center offers sights such as the “Peixateries Velles”, the “Torre de Ca l’Arnau” or the “Escoles Noves i Cases dels Mestres”.
Location: Center
A 16th century stately home, owned by the Clapers family. It has seen a variety of uses over the years, such as a residential building, a hospital, a casino, a cooperative and a bread oven.
Nowadays it is a municipal library.
Location: c/ Desclapers 14, 08380 (Malgrat de Mar)
The Parc del Castell is a Recreation & Leisure area with a botanic garden from which you can have a panoramic view of Malgrat de Mar. The park was built around a defense tower from the year 1382 related to Palafolls Castle. It has free access and is open from 8AM to 9PM all year round, and to 11:15PM from April to September.
Location: Carrer de Ponent, 58, 08380 Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona
It is a park for kids to play in and for elders to do psychomotricity exercise, and a few outdoor performances are there as well. This area is also home to a colonial house where the writer Zenobia Camprubí was born.
Location: Carrer del Mar, 85, 08380 Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona
Every Thursday, the traditional Outdoor Market Day is held, which is divided into two; on one side you will find fruits, vegetables and other fresh produce, and on the other side you will find clothing and accessories. Both offer a great variety. From 8AM to 2PM.
Location: Fruit Market: In front of Plaza Catalunya.
Clothing Market: Joan Maragall and Roger de Flor Streets.
Inaugurated in 1991, it offers fresh, high-quality local produce. Open Mondays to Fridays, from 8AM to 1:30PM and from 5PM to 8:30PM, and Saturdays from 8AM to 2PM.
Location: Carrer Camí Nou, 33, 08380 Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona
Malgrat de Mar has a gorgeous seafront, linking it to the nearby towns of Santa Susanna, Pineda de Mar and Calella, which sums up to a grant total of 12km along the beach, to be travelled by foot or by bike
Location: Next to Malgrat de Mar's beaches.
In 1909 a French mining company built an air transport system from Malgrat's iron mines to the sea, from where they exported said iron via ships to England. This delivery point, now unused, is locally knows as La Pilona and is one of Malgrat's local symbols, the most important vestige of their mining past.
Ubicación: Playa del Astillero
The temple's current history starts in 1761, when the Barcelonian architect Francesc Trilles got elected by popular jury to design it.
The church's refurbishing ended in 1783, with the aspec it maintains to this day. Its general design is functional, clean and austere, marked by the first academic and anti-baroque culture's impacts. The church was burned and sacked during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), losing its most precious artifacts (two monstrances, a cross and an organ) which were restores in the forties.
Location: Plaza Església, 08380 Malgrat de Mar, Barcelona
Ubicado en Malgrat de Mar, éste establecimiento de 4 estrellas superior sólo para adultos (Adults Only) es el lugar ideal donde relajarse, desconectar y disfrutar del estilo de vida mediterráneo.
At the Promenade
Free Wi-Fi in all the hotel
Gastronomic Point
Wellness Activities
Yet another advantage that comes with choosing Malgrat for your holidays or getaway, is that it is the perfect starting point to discover and visit the main touristically interesting locations in Catalonia.
