Canet de Mar () is a

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in the ''comarca'' of the

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, Spain. It is situated on the coast between

Arenys de Mar Arenys de Mar (, , ''arenys'' being Catalan for "sands (of a seasonal creek)", and ''de mar'' for "by the sea" as opposed to Arenys de Munt, "sands up hill") is one of the main municipalities of the comarca of Maresme, Barcelona Province, Cata ...

and

Sant Pol de Mar Sant Pol de Mar () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the coast between Canet de Mar and Calella. The national highway N-II and a station on the RENFE railway line link ''Sant Pol de Mar'' to ...

. and el Montnegre ranges. It is a tourist centre, but is also known for the cultivation of flowers and

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and for having several modernist style buildings. It is served by the main N-II road along the coast, the highway C-32 and by a station on the

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railway line. Canet de Mar is in the

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belongs to en Barcelona-Mataro-Maçanet Massanes ( R1) in

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. Bus line St. Cyprian of Vallalta - Canet de Mar -

Calella Calella () is a municipality located in the Maresme region of Spain, located 50 km from Barcelona, 50 km from Girona, and 6 km from the Montnegre-Corredor Natural Park. It has a Mediterranean climate, and is known for its beaches, ...

either way, the company Sagalés. The motorway C-32 of

Montgat Montgat () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast between Badalona (Barcelonès) and El Masnou, to the north-east of Barcelona. The town is both a tourist centre and a (somewhat ex ...

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and the

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on the coast of

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Beaches

Canet is a municipality of

Maresme Coast Maresme () is a ''comarca'' (county) in the Barcelona region in Catalonia, located along the Mediterranean coast, between the ''comarques'' of Barcelonès (at the Southwest) and Selva (at the Northeast), and also bordering with Vallès Oriental ...

. Its coast consists of a sandy due to the decomposition of granite rocks which form the basement Canetenc; beaches are flat and with an average width of 50m mainly golden sand and thick, and have easy access on foot or cycling. The quality of the beach strip is the protection of coastal vegetation, where there are native plants of coastal

and

. They are marked with buoys 200 meters, and there are input and output channel for boats.

Canet Beach

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is located between the beach and Cavaió, 1,500 m long and is a city beach. It has several places to eat and drink all along the seafront, and in recent years has been classified as blue flag given by the

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Cavaió Beach

Cavaió Beach is located between the beach of Canet and the municipality of

, 1000 m long, and is a semi-urban beach. Its composition is sandy, with granite rocks. There is a project for a promenade that links Arenys de Mar, the remodeled the coast with several breakwaters to protect the beach from storms.

Festivals and Cultural Events

* Fair Market Modernist (September) * Twelfth Night (January 5) * Gathering Pedracastell (May 1) * Re-Percussion Festival for the Odeon (June) * Feast of St. Peter (June 29) * Magic Night, which takes place during the festival, which is an international event for the performing arts on the street * Classical Music Festival at Castell de Santa Florentina (July–August) Catalonia * Winter festival, the day of the Our Lady of Mercy (September 8)

Buildings of interest

Various churches of the village

Various architectural works by Lluís Domènech i Montaner

The summer residence of modernist

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, Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1849-1923) was situated in Canet de Mar. Montaner married a native of Canet and his family spent time at their Summer residence. Two of Montaner's sons also married girls from Canet. In his later years, Montaner retired to Canet where he worked on many of his research projects and wrote his books from the studio situated at the rear of the Montaner home. During his time in Canet, Montaner constructed a number of buildings - most of which are still standing and in very good condition. Casa Montaner, the family home, consists of a purpose built home as well as renovations to the 16th century ''

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Racosa'' which would become Montaner's studio. Today this complex houses a museum devoted to Montaner, the so-called "father of Modernism".''Ajuntament de Canet de Mar, Lluis Domenech I Montaner Patrimoine de L'Humanite'',in Catalan, no date, circa 2010 Other works in the central part of town include: ''Ateneu de Canet'' and ''Casa Roura'' (now a restaurant). The Pantheon of the Montaner family is further out of town, Montaner's renovations to the Castle of Santa Florentine are examples of his work.

Various architectural works by Puig i Cadafalch.

Various architectural works by
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.

Various architectural works by Eduard Ferrés i Puig

Notable people

* Jordi Amat (born 21 March 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim as a central defender. *

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(born 2 August 1977) is a former tennis player who was ranked number 30 in the ATP World Tour and also played Davis Cup several Years and Co-captain of the Davis Cup 2015

References

* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).

External links

Official website

Government data pages

Historic and artistic heritage
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