Getaway to Maresme: Inland towns and villages

The restaurant is located in the same winery producing the famous DO Alella Marfil wines. You can find different set menus, also at different prices, and of course accompanied by Marfil wines. Among the dishes you can enjoy are the assorted charcuterie, hake with parsley and garlic sauce, barbecued meat, beef pressed veal cheek and entrecotes. They serve 'calçots' (grilled spring onions) during the season.

Small restaurant with modern decor based on traditional and quality food, using fresh local products. Apart from the delicious seafood paella we also recommend the beef fillet steak with fresh foie and duck confit with ganxet beans. If you are quite hungry and want to try different dishes you can order the tasting menu, for a moderate price but high quality.

Restaurant specialised in seafood with a long history in the capital of Maresme – it opened in 1915! –, and located by the beach. Fresh quality ingredients are the key to its success and although customers mainly ask for fish and seafood, meat eaters are also well served.  

They define their cuisine as entertaining, creative and rooted in tradition. Chef Albert Ortiz Lázaro has trained and worked with the great masters, such as Ferran Adrià, Juan Mari Arzak and the Roca brothers, and Axol is his dream come true in Cabrils, a town with many good restaurants.

Grilled meat, stews, full breakfasts and seasonal dishes, all at reasonable prices as it offers set meals seven days a week. The restaurant is charming because it is set amidst nature and occupies a former windmill, some parts of which remain.  

If you arrive in Mataró by train or if you moor your yacht in the city’s port, Atenea Port is very near to hand. It’s a four-star hotel with all conveniences including a private swimming pool, a garden, a spa and wifi, and its rooms have sea views. You also have the option of taking one of the apartments on offer and even if you don’t spend a night there the hotel’s restaurant is especially recommended.

Magnificently located, near the beach of Pineda de Mar and a few metres from the shopping area of the town, the Hotel Sorrabona has 75 fully-equipped bedrooms and two apartment complexes a few metres away. Swimming pool, Wi-Fi zone, garden, terrace and bar cafeteria are some of the services you will find here, and you can enjoy a varied Mediterranean cuisine.  

The Vila Arenys still smells like new. It is a gastronomic hotel in the centre of Arenys de Mar, with elegantly decorated bedrooms, two of which have their own terrace and private pool, while another has a Jacuzzi and fireplace. Skybar, pool and solarium are some of the other attractions of this modern establishment in which El Mot restaurant, run by Chef Toni Sánchez, takes pride of place.

You’ll find plenty of good places to eat in the small village of Cabrils in the Maresme region, and Hostal de La Plaça is undoubtedly among the best of them. Here you can find excellent rice, fish and meat dishes featuring top-quality ingredients. The hostal, which is set in an 18th-century farmhouse, has 14 elegant guest rooms.

Mas de Baix is undoubtedly a charming hotel. The reasons are various: it’s set in a Catalan country house dating from the 17th century, common areas are decorated in a rustic style reminiscent of Provence or Tuscany, its swimming pool is built on the original farm pond, the garden is ideal for breakfast in the summer... All of this adds up to four stars and a good choice for a romantic getaway.

Essayist, poet and writer Josep Palau i Fabre maintained a close friendship with Pablo Ruiz Picasso. His Foundation in Caldes d’Estrac contains work by Picasso from his private collection as well as works by other artists like Miro and Gargallo. Aside from the permanent exhibitions, the centre has rooms for temporary exhibits and hosts many other activities throughout the year, such as the Festival Poesia i +, roundtables, conferences and workshops.

Set in a renaissance-style building in Plaça de l'Ajuntament, the first floor of the museum is reserved for temporary exhibitions. The first and second floors take you on a chronological trip through the history of Mataró from the Roman era to the present, with special attention given to the industrial development of the city as a textile manufacturing centre. The museum has other sections in a number of building around the town, such as Ca l'Arenas (C/ Argentona 64), which hosts an art collection.

In Arenys de Mar lace-making has a long history. So a Lace Museum makes perfect sense here. The Marès Museum has several valuable collections, starting with that of Frederic Marès, who acquired pieces from the Marquis de Valverde, among others. Other highlights include the collection that once belonged to the dancer Carmen Tórtola Valencia, who designed her own costumes, the Castells collection, with laces, patterns and frames from one of the lace manufacturers in Arenys.

Set in the centrally located Plaça de l'Església, this museum has an excellent collection of pitchers, some of which are very original and funny. The collection is the result of the donations and acquisitions made since 1975. The explanations on the history and manufacturing process of these objects make for an educational experience that’s suitable for all ages. The museum also stages major temporary exhibitions.

Lluís Domènech i Montaner is one of the most important names in the history of Catalan modernism and he left behind a rich legacy, both in architectural and personal terms, in his home town of Canet de Mar. The museum that bears his name is made up of two buildings: Masia Rocosa and Casa Domènech. The first building was his workshop and offers insights into his professional life; while the second is a building he designed for his family and offers a more personal vision of the man. The museum also has spaces for a permanent exhibition on the history of the town and for temporary exhibitions.

The building that houses the Museum-Archive has a number of different sections, but the Gallart Gallery on the first floor is a real stand-out. It contains more than 200 works, mostly figurative oil paintings and drawings by local artist Lluís Gallart i Garcia which are exposed on a rotating basis. But since you’re here, you should also go up to the second floor and visit the modernista-style Barri pharmacy. The other exhibition spaces in this multi-disciplinary museum are given over to dresses and embroidery.