Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona

Name: Montcada i Reixac
Address: Barcelona, Spain

#294 among attractions in Barcelona

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Montcada i Reixac, often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Ripoll river and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona and is therefore a part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It had 33,656 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. ()

Local name: Moncada y Reixach Area: 9.07 mi²Coordinates: 41°28'60"N, 2°11'9"E

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Montcada i Reixac – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Torre Balldovina, Casa Bloc, Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum, Cerdanyola Art Museum.

2.8 miSE
Museum, History museum
Museo Torre Balldovina, Barcelona
71 min walk • The Balldovina Tower Museum of Santa Coloma de Gramenet in Catalonia, Spain, is a local pluridisciplinary museum, the aim of which is to protect, conserve, study and disseminate the cultural and natural heritage of the territory.
2.9 miS
Museum
Casa Bloc, Barcelona
74 min walk • The Casa Bloc is a residential building built between 1932 and 1936 found in the Sant Andreu district of the city of Barcelona. Its architects were Josep Lluís Sert, Josep Torres Clavé and Joan Baptista Subirana, all members of GATCPAC.
2.6 miW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Ca n'Oliver Iberian Settlement and Museum, Barcelona
68 min walk • The Ca n'Oliver Iberian settlement is a very large Iberian settlement found in the Collserola mountain range, in the territory formerly known as Laietania, in present-day Cerdanyola del Vallès. It is an archaeological site that was inhabited between the 6th century and 50 BC and, later on, in the Middle Ages.
2.6 miW
Museum, Art museum
Cerdanyola Art Museum, Barcelona
66 min walk • The Cerdanyola Art Museum, also known as Can Domènech, is an art museum located in the old quarter of the city of Cerdanyola del Vallès.
2.1 miNW
Museum
Molí d'en Rata, Barcelona
53 min walk • The Molí d'en Rata Heritage Interpretation Centre, in Ripollet, is a municipal facility dedicated to research into and the conservation, management and diffusion of the heritage of Ripollet.
2.6 miW
Museum, History museum
Cerdanyola Museum, Barcelona
67 min walk • The Cerdanyola Museum is a museum in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. It is guided by the belief that the museum is the territory itself and comprises a group of spaces spread throughout the area.
2.5 miW
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Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona
65 min walk • Cerdanyola del Vallès is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Collserola ridge. The town is served by the A-7 and C-58 motorways, the N-150 road and the Renfe railway commuter lines R4, R7 and railway regional line Ca4.
1.7 miNW
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Ripollet, Barcelona
43 min walk • Ripollet is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Ripoll river. The town is served by the AP-7, C-58 and C-33 highways, the N-150 road and a RENFE railway line.
2.1 miN
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La Llagosta, Barcelona
55 min walk • La Llagosta is municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 3.03 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 13,430.
~1450 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Montcada Municipal Museum, Barcelona
7 min walk • The aim of the Montcada Municipal Museum, founded in 1982 and housed in the old Casa de la Vila de Montcada i Reixac since 1987, aims to recover, conserve and protect local heritage. Among its collection, it is worth mentioning the findings from the Iberian settlement of Les Maleses, in the Serralada de Marina Natural Park.
2.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Canyelles, Barcelona
68 min walk • Canyelles is a neighbourhood in the Nou Barris district of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Canyelles metro station, on line L3 of the Barcelona Metro, lies on the southern boundary of the neighbourhood.