Canet de Mar

Canet de Mar is a municipality in the province of Barcelona (Spain), 43 km from Barcelona, between the municipalities of Arenys de Mar and Sant Pol de Mar.

By plane
Barcelona El Prat Airport - is about 1 hour 15 min away by car. Barcelona city lies between the Barcelona airport and Canet de Mar, so if you plan to go by car, it can take well over 2 hr 30 min in the rush hour. By train you must switch trains at Sants station. Take line   to Sants. There, you must change to , direction Mataró-Maçanet/Massanes.

Girona Costa Brava is  away

By train
Served by Rodalies-RENFE Rodalies-Renfe trains. The  line connects to Barcelona where you can change train to go to airport. It also goes to Maçanet-Massanes where you can change train to Girona (and connect to the Girona airport)

A taxi station is near train station.



By bus
Bus line St. Cyprian of Vallalta - Canet de Mar - Sant Pol de Mar - Calella either way, the company Sagalés.

By car

 * The Motorway goes from Barcelona to Palafolls
 * The  goes parallel to C-32 but along the coast, crossing all villages

Get around
Canet is small enough to walk almost anywhere. The boardwalk features a promenade in the historical center: walking from the church to the cathedral you can visit many architectural works. It is the smallest town in Catalunya with more historical and modernist buildings.

Do

 * Hire a boat at the marina.
 * Run or swim at the beach.
 * Rock climb on the artificial rock.

Festivals and cultural events

 * Modernista Fair Canet de Mar (September)
 * Twelfth Night (January 5)
 * Pedracastell Gathering (May 1)
 * Re-Percussion Festival for the Odeon (June)
 * Feast of St. Peter (June 29)
 * Magic Night, which takes place during the festival, which is an international event for the performing arts on the street
 * Classical Music Festival at Castell de Santa Florentina (July–August) Catalonia
 * Winter festival, the day of Our Lady of Mercy (September 8)

Road Cycling
You can train along the coast in the N-II road between El Masnou and Santa Susanna. Or try the road from Arenys to Port of Collsacreu to Sant Celoni.

In Sant Pol de Mar starts the bv-5128 and then the BV-5031 until Mataro. This route is a favorite among locals. They call it "el pollastre" (the chicken).

Hiking
The GR-5 Viewpoints Trail (Sender dels miradors), starts in the city and goes through the Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor, the Montseny Natural Park, Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac Natural Park, the Montserrat Natural Park and ends crossing the Parc del Garraf and ends in Sitges

Mountain Bike
Head up to the Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor, for trails along the forests.

Sleep
Hotels


 * Hotel Rocatel
 * El Antiguo español
 * El Hostalet de Canet
 * Pensión Mitus

Camping

 * Camping Costa Dorada
 * Camping El Carro
 * Camping La Llave
 * Camping Victoria
 * Camping El Globo Rojo

Others

 * Casa de colonias Can Brugarola
 * El Pequeño Palauet

Go next
Visit the neaby Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor