Granollers is a city located 15km from the coast with nearly 60,000 inhabitants. It has a mild climate protected by surrounding mountains. There are several parks in Granollers including Parc Puig de Forques with views of the city, Parc del Lledoner with a lake and trees, and Parc Ramassar where children play sports. Other natural areas near Granollers are Can Cabanyes, Font del Rdium springs, and the Congost and Montnegre mountains which attract many tourists.
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3. SITUACI GEOGRFICA
In Granollers there are a lot of inhabitants, so its a beautiful city to visit.
Granollers has got approximately 59,953 inhabitants. It is the capital of
Vall竪sOriental, its
15km
from the sea. Its surrounded by the river
Congost and the mountains: Montseny, Berti, Gallifa, Forrell, C辿llecs and
Sant Bartomeu. And also Granollers its surrounded by these cities: Les
Franqueses del Vall竪s, Canovelles, Parets, Montmel坦, Montorn竪s, La Roca
del Vall竪s, Vilanova del Vall竪s, Lli巽 de Vall and Lli巽 dAmunt.
In Granollers we have a lot of tourists. The Montseny is probably the place
which has got more tourists, but another place that has got a lot of
tourists is the Serra of Montnegre.
The climate is mild because the inversion is protected by the maritime
influence of the surrounding mountains.
Granollers is 10km far from Sabadell airport and 32km from Barcelona
Port, which is modern and convenient.
6. Parc Puig of Forks
This park of 32,000m2 is located in the Serra
de Llevant (Eastern Range) on the edge of
the
urbanized
area
between
the
neighbourhood of Fountain Green and
industrial Ramassar. The small elevation of
the site and its geographical location allow
us to enjoy magnificent views of the city of
Granollers.
8. Parc del Lledoner
It is a naturalized lake and a pond are
some of the primary irrigation system of
these about 7 acres of green space.
Lledoner park consists of three parks has
a large lake surrounded by trees there is
also a pathway are many children playing
and running and people with bikes also
there is a place for dogs.
10. Parc Ramassar
The park Ramassar is a park on boys and
girls can go to play football, chat and meet
more friends and next to the park is a town
square on grandparents go to feed animals
(birds,
parrots).
Sometimes
people
celebrate birthday parties and parties and
they are funny! We recommend going to
evening.
12. Parc Torras Vill
What is Municipal Park Torras and apartments? Municipal Park and Villa Park
Torras are the oldest in the city, more than 30 years old. With over 21,200m2, it
is the largest public green space. The main features of this park are its central
situation fully and variety of trees (over 100 species). It also includes an open
amphitheatre and a central play area.
Origin: The idea of a botanical park a long way from the hand of Naturalist
Antoni Jonch Cuspinera, who opposed it through a speech at the Centre for the
Study of the Cultural Association of Granollers 1995. The project was stopped
because although he had intended to make a park in the city, do not know
exactly where. Finally, the decision was made to make the park, although not
based on the original idea, but on a project written by Municipal Barang辿Puchades.
14. CAN CABANYES
It is a natural area located south of the town of Granollers.
Its name comes from the farm that was in the field. Can
Cabins are assigned land as green industrial park by the
Can-Can Gordi Catalan, and its ecological restoration was
driven Granollers City Council as part of a project financed
by Cohesion Fund of the European Union to close former
waste dump Palou and restore the river gorge river
environment. The area is listed by the plan as a special
interest area Granollers municipal ENIM and has been
included as part of the River Gorge area in the Natura 2000
network.
The
landscape
improvements
and
environmental
restoration, including the recovery of riverbanks, forest
regeneration and the creation of an existing artificial
wetland, have increased naturalization and diversity of
riparian environments of space. Can Cabins space is a haven
for wildlife and bird River Gorge for colonizing the wetland
that has been built. Have a great biological value in a per
urban area and there have been identified 86 plant species
and 35 bird species.
16. FONT DEL RDIUM
Fountain of Rdium: It is three springs located inside
a forest in the mountains of Ponent.
Two terraced
stone semicircle shaped with an opening to get inside
and among them a great long slab. Its a rock and
falls vertically to the water falls into a hole made of
stone.
18. RIU CONGOST
The Congost is a river basin Bes坦s. It is born in la font
del Regs, of water from the western cliffs of the Plana de
Vic at the foot of Sant Cugat de Gavadons on the land
formed by sandstone and marl. In total, the Congost is 41
kilometres long. Usually the months of March, May and
September is when falls more water, setting highs in
August. In the river, there are lots of animals. Some of
them are: pit-roig, blauet, rossinyol bord, polla daigua,
garsa, nec collverd, gavina vulgar and me mediterrania,
fais vulgar and bernat pescaire.
20. MONTNEGRE
The park Montnegre, situated on the mountain
range
between
the
Maresme
and
Vall竪s
Oriental, has an area of approximately 15,000h.
Man settled in these mountains in ancient times.
Vegetation: The geographical location affects the
climate and vegetation of these mountains.
Fauna: The variety of environments conducive that
the animal population is diverse and abundant.
22. MONTSENY
It is located in the Catalan pre-coastal mountain
range, which is the most massive. Three major sets
up the mountain massif: the crest of the hill of man
(1706m), Matagalls (1697m) and Plan Calm Puig
Drau (1344m) wich, togheter by Sant Mar巽al necks
and Collformic respectively encircle upstream Tordera.