municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Arenys de Mar ( catalan pronunciation : [ əˈɾɛɲz ðə ˈmaɾ ], arenys being Catalan for “ sands ( of a seasonal worker brook ) ”, and de mar for “ by the sea ” as opposed to Arenys de Munt, “ sands up hill ” ) is one of the main municipalities of the comarca of Maresme, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Caldes d’Estrac and Canet de Mar, about 40 kilometres ( 25 miles ) northeast of Barcelona. As of 2010, it had a population of 14,688. [ 3 ] Arenys ‘ seaport was for many years the merely existing port on the north coast of Barcelona. The beaches, framed by hills which run good depressed to the sea, give a preview of the neighbor Costa Brava .

Main sights [edit ]

The beaches at Arenys are big, and are formed by the coarse grained backbone ( Platja del Cabaió ).

Sights include the parish church of Santa Maria, with a Baroque reredo, built in 1704 by the sculptor Pau Costa. [ 4 ] Along Church Street are the Marés Museum of Lace-making and the Mollfulleda Museum of Mineralogy, forming the Arenys de Mar Museum. Some of the defense towers built to protect against pirates, are placid conserved. Arenys cemetery, known as Cementiri de Sinera, is a characteristic exemplar of Mediterranean marine cemeteries. [ 5 ] It is oriented westbound, on top of the Turó de la Pietat .

Economy and culture [edit ]

Riera d’Arenys Arenys is the capital of the county district. Fishing and related industries are the principal economic activity of the town. [ 6 ] Two industrial zones are being developed under populace and private forwarding. agribusiness has gone down in the last years, but the cultivation of fruits and vegetables is still thriving. The fishing and the respective refer industries which have grown around the harbor move a considerable separate of the economic action of the town. The harbor is the most important one in the Maresme and has practically the whole fishing fleet of the region. A fish auction takes target every good afternoon when the boats return. There is ample space in the port reserved for yachts. During the summer, many sailing boats anchor here on their Mediterranean journey. The shipyard is still an significant local diligence. The Riera ( the dry uncovered river bed ) is the commercial center and the hub of all local anesthetic activities. The commercialize, an Art Nouveau building, remains open every dawn arsenic well as Friday afternoons. Inside, it is bustling with people and constant activity. On Saturday mornings, the commercial bustle takes itself to the Riera in the mannequin of a weekly street market. [ 7 ] Two greenwich village festivals are held in honor of Saint Zenon ( 9 July ) and Saint Roc ( 16 August ), and a big bonny is celebrated on Saint Joan ‘s Day ( 24 June ). Arenys de Mar possesses a grammar educate, an agrarian school for chicken farm, a school of music and respective schools where the erstwhile trade of lace-making is taught .

transport [edit ]

Town hall

Arenys is 47 kilometer ( 29 mi ) to Barcelona by the N-II road or the A-19 highway. The district coach ( R1 telephone line ) covers the distance to Plaça de Catalunya, in the center of Barcelona in 50 minutes. The road B-511 communicates with the highway A-7 ( exit Sant Celoni ) through Collsacreu. The Montseny massif is quite close, while the Natural Parks of Montnegre and the Corredor are just round the corner. Girona is 60 kilometer ( 37 security service ) away, and for a trip to Montserrat you need little more than an hour. Barcelona International Airport is 56 kilometer ( 35 nautical mile ) away, that of Girona-Costa Brava, 40 kilometer ( 25 secret intelligence service ). Arenys de Mar besides has a bus line that connects the town with Arenys de Munt and Sant Iscle de Vallalta. [ 8 ]

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  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).