Cardadeu Tomàs Balvey Museum-Archive, Cardedeu

Name: Cardadeu Tomàs Balvey Museum-Archive
Address: Carrer Dr. Daurella, 1, Cardedeu, 08440, Spain
Telephone: +34 938 71 30 70

#1 among attractions in Cardedeu

Top attraction, Specialty museum, History museum, Museum

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Cardadeu Tomàs Balvey Museum-Archive, Cardedeu

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The Cardadeu Tomàs Balvey Museum-Archive, in Cardedeu, Vallès Oriental, is organised around the legacy of Tomàs Balvey i Bas, the last of a line of apothecaries in Cardedeu. The theme of the museum is based on the pharmacy and its pharmacist, focusing on the world of illness, remedies and health. The Museum-Archive is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council Local Museum Network and of the Catalan Pharmacy Museum Network. ()

Local name: Museo-Archivo Tomàs Balvey Coordinates: 41°38'16"N, 2°21'17"E

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Carrer Dr. Daurella, 1Cardedeu 08440 Spain

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+34 938 71 30 70

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Day trips

Cardadeu Tomàs Balvey Museum-Archive – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museu de Granollers, Granollers Museum of Natural Sciences, Dosrius Castle, High Speed Railway Bridge over AP7.

4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
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Science museum, Museum, Natural history museum
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3.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Dosrius Castle, Dosrius
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3 miE
Bridge
High Speed Railway Bridge over AP7, Llinars del Vallès
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Motorsport race track for Spanish F1
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Forts and castles
Castell del Far
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Entertainment, Sport venue, Sport
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4.8 miNW
Locality
La Garriga
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4.4 miSW
41°36'9"N • 2°17'2"E
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Village
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3 miW
Locality
Les Franqueses del Vallès
78 min walk • Les Franqueses del Vallès is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It lies to the north of Granollers, the capital and largest city in the comarca. The municipality covers an area of 29.1 km², and has about 20,000 inhabitants.