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Terrassa is in a privileged setting at the foot of La Mola.

Shall we go out? Terrassa Jazz Festival / Jazz Picnic (March) Fira Modernista (May) Terrassa Festa Major (June-July) Terrassa Noves Tendències/ TNT (September) Diades Castelleres de les colles (Human tower days): Castellers de Terrassa and Minyons de Terrassa (November) Shall we go shopping? Terrassa has five shopping areas (Centre, Sant Pere, Terrassa Nord, Ca n’Aureli, Ca n’Anglada) and markets such as the Independència and Sant Pere markets in the Plaça del Triomf. Wednesday market : every Wednesday in Avenida Béjar. Among its typical products, you can find a wide variety of breads, sweet and savoury coques (special flatbreads) and seasonal pastries such as the vitrall , legumes, cold meats and cheeses and olive oil of the bequeruda variety. Shall we go out as a family? Terrassa has an endless amount of activities that you can enjoy with the smallest members of the family, as is the case with the Science and Technical Museum of Catalonia (mNACTEC) where, along with many other activities, they will have to resolve the “enigma del ordenador” (the enigma of the computer); put them on the miniature train in the

Vallparadís Park, go for a boat ride on the lake and let them begin to familiarise themselves with science and physics via the games and activities on offer at the Parc de les Sensacions.

Where to eat? El Cel de les Oques

www.elceldelesoques.com El Vapor Gastronòmic www.vaporgastronomic.com Sara www.sararestaurant.com Ristol Viladecavalls www.ristol.com/es/restaurante- ristol-viladecavalls La Terrassa del Museu www.laterrassa.es Mun Cocina Evocativa www.hoteldoncandido.com/en/ La Cuina d’en Brichs www.lacuinadenbrichs.com Taverna del Ciri www.latavernadelciri.com Other suggestions http://visitaterrassa.cat/en/ restoration/ Where to sleep? Hotel Don Cándido **** www.hoteldoncandido.com/en/ Hotel Terrassa Park *** www.hotelterrassapark.com/en/ Hostal Roc Blanc ** www.hotelterrassapark.com/en/ Hostal del Carmen www.hostalesterrassa.es

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Don’t miss it! As well as its important

industrial and Modernist legacy, Terrassa has a rich mediaeval heritage which stretches from the pre-Romanesque to the Gothic period. Founded in the 5 th century , the Seu d’Ègara is an exceptional monumental ensemble which has preserved outstanding architectural and artistic elements: Iberian and Roman remains, the churches of Sant Pere, Santa Maria and Sant Miquel with its funerary temple, their walls (which aspire to be recognised by UNESCO in the catalogue of World Heritage) and their altarpieces, as well as the Torre del Palau and the Castell Cartoixa de Vallparadís.

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1. Fira Modernista. 2. Terrassa Jazz Festival. 3. The Romanesque monastery of Sant Llorenç del Munt, on the La Mola mountain.

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