22 Facts About Calella

Calella is a municipality in the Maresme region of Spain, located 50 km from Barcelona, 50 km from Girona and 6 km from the Montnegre-Corredor Natural Park.

Calella is a city with almost 700 years of history.

In Calella, the remains of a Roman villa that could be dated between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD have been excavated close to the city hospital.

Name Calella has been documented since the beginning of the 12th century.

In 1525 Calella obtained from Pope Clement VII the bull that granted it the right to become an independent parish.

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Sant Quirze and Santa Julita Chapel At the end of the 14th century Calella had a chapel dedicated to Sant Elm, near the beach, which was enabled as a parish in 1528, while the new church of Santa Maria and Sant Nicolau was being built.

The Museum of Tourism of Calella was born as a unique museum proposal in the world that aims to show in an attractive, educational and participatory way, the history of tourism and its socio-cultural and economic effects at a global level.

Calella has a large number or associations with intense associative activity.

Calella has been a tourist destination since the first tourists discovered the city, when the people of Calella lived on fishing and the countryside, first, and the textile industry, later.

Since 2009 Calella has enjoyed the distinction of Sports Tourism Destination for the promotion and marketing of its tourist offer related to the multi-sport offer, and in 2014 the Catalan Tourism Agency awarded Calella is the Family Tourism Destination certification, a certification that is granted to destinations that have a certified offer of accommodation, restaurants, and leisure and leisure establishments aimed at children.

Calella has the municipal market, open from Tuesday to Saturday, and a weekly market that is held on Saturdays, right in front of the municipal market.

Calella was awarded the title of “Catalan Capital of Sport” by La Fundacio Catalana per a l 'Esport in 2019.

Calella has become the first town to obtain this title which is awarded to a Catalan municipality with the aim of making it a sports reference town throughout the year and promoting the values of sport.

Calella has a number of sports associations, 49 sports disciplines are practiced, 43 of which, recognized by federations; 32 sports entities, 15 club sports schools, 9 public sports facilities, 11 private facilities and 16 free-use places for sports.

Calella is one of the cities in Catalonia where the ratio of people linked to sport in relation to the total population is one of the highest in the country.

Population of Calella, distinguished with the 'Sports Tourism Destination' certificate, has a close relationship with the world of sports.

In Calella there are different facilities for sports: athletics tracks, an Olympic swimming pool and municipal swimming pool, the seafront and roads near the town.

Sports lovers on holiday in Calella can enjoy road cycling, football, basketball, volleyball and handball.

The Montnegre i el Corredor Natural Park, a few kilometers from Calella, is an excellent natural area full of paths for mountain biking through a bucolic landscape.

Furthermore, its local club “Club Basquet Calella” is one of the most active institutions in the city.

Calella offers an unbeatable environment for the practice of this sport.

The city hosts “UEH Calella”, a handball club born in 1982.