Terrassa, with a population of over 200,000 people, is a university and industrial city with a rich cultural and artistic heritage. It is one of the capitals of Vallès Occidental and one of the most important medium-sized cities in Catalonia.


Terrassa's personality is influenced by an industrial past which has left its unique imprint on the city’s heritage. Its sights, culture and history make Terrassa  an attractive point for people with cultural interests and the desire to discover new things.

Terrassa is also an active city, featuring a lively array of cultural and leisure facilities, sports activities, large green spaces and places for people to get together.


Its Jazz Festival, Modernista Fair, field hockey, dance, music and theatre seasons, castellers (human tower building) displays, the romanic churches around the centre and the two "rambles" to walk through and the leisure areas like Parc Valles make Tarrassa a city with an enormous variety of things to do. 

Visit Terrassa, you are welcome to discover it!

To deepen the maximum in the issue we have decided to make an interview to  Terrassa’s Turism council Teresa Casals

1.     When we said that we were doing a study on tourism in Terrassa, people asked us if there were tourism in Terrassa. So, There is tourism in Terrassa?

Yes, a lot.

2.    Why do people think that?

Because it was an industrial city. The city of smokestacks. In 1992 it began to have tourism , thanks to the Barcelona Olympics. And in 2002, the tourist office began offering guided tours. There is tourism in Terrassa as, for example, la Seu d’Egara (Esglèsies de Sant Pere) is one of the most important in Europe and are undoubtedly  a touristic attraction.

In addition, Terrassa has been a city where modernism has influenced a lot. Buildings such as the Masia Freixa, Vapor Aymerich, Amat i Jover, casa  Baumann or Casa Alegre de  Sagrera.

3.     What do you and, in general, the city hall, do to encourage tourism?

Organizing fairs and festivals often, provide more facilities to the visitors during their stay. Terrassa is one of the members of XATIC ( Industrial Network of Industrial Tourism of Catalonia).

4.    Terrassa is visited for its past or its present?

For its past and how we keep it in the present. The presen we are now building wll be the past in a few years .

5.     What is the most touristic season in the city?

Spring-summer. It has always been the same one.

6.     What kind of tourists visit Terrassa?

Tourists come to a very specialized tourism: the map in hand and a marked route often guided.

7.     From where tourists usually are?

40% of tourists are from outside of Catalonia. Of this percentage, 25% are from abroad.

For example, the Modernist  Fair, 25% of visitors were from outside Terrassa.

8.     We spent a survey and, from Matadepera people requested a more active public transport between both cities. What do you think about?

There are not many people in Matadepera few  so add more buses won’t be profitable. From Terrassa we  cannot do anything . Matadepera’s  people should fend on their own because the town hall of Matadepera  won’t add more buses and Terrassa  won’t  do this for any other  village.

9.     Terrassa is also known for the hockey clubs. People who come to see the sport or participate in tournaments or  campus are  a significant part of tourism in the city?

Yes.  Hockey moves quite a lot of people and Terrassa is one of the headquarters of the sport. It’s an important part of tourism, and often those benefits are obtained most by hotels.

10.  It is considered Tourism people coming from surrounding villages to Terrassa at the weekends?

Not. Might consider it commercial tourism

11.  About which touristic place information is most required?

People request  information from multiple sites, because we offer a wide variety of information in order to tourists, but the most asked one is la Seu d’Egara.

12.  Is tourism washable in Terrassa?

It is very profitable. The money is spent to promote the city and this is never wasted. With tourism not only wins the city, but traders also gain important benefits.

13.  How much money a tourist spends in Terrassa?

For example, in the Modernist Fair this year, it’s been calculated that people spent between 28 and 30 euro per person