Vilanova i la Geltrú
Vilanova i la Geltrú is in Barcelona province. It is a city in with a population of 55,063. Although the legend of its foundation tells us that its origin was the peasants who escaped from the right of a feudal lord, this is not confirmed and its history is attested in that it was officially founded in 1274 when King James I granted it the Puebla Letter.
In the middle of the 18th century, the city became prosperous when King Carlos III allowed Vilanova to trade with America. It also invested in culture, and the first recreational societies were founded then. At the beginning of the 19th century, the majestic meeting gardens appeared, giving it the appearance of a great joyful city due, in large part, to the contact it was acquiring with the island of Cuba.
Understand
Get in
Get around
See
- Museum of the Sea, Pujada Far de Sant Cristòfol, 2, ☏ +34 600 50 92 23.
- Museum Víctor Balaguer, Av. Víctor Balaguer, ☏ +34 938 154 202, informacio@victorbalaguer.cat.
- Museum Romantic Can Papiol, C/ Mayor, 32, museupapiol@vilanova.cat.
- Catalonian Railway Museum, Pl. Eduard Maristany, s/n, ☏ +34 938 158 491, comunicacio@museudelferrocarril.org.
Do
- Enjoy its full services beaches.
Sleep
- Hotel Atenea Park, c. Juan Sebastian Elcano, 4 08800 Vilanova y la Geltrú Vilanova, ☏ +34 938 150 638.
Connect
Go next
Two wellworthy towns very near are Sitges and of course Barcelona.