The Tannery archaeology site. Photographie de Pere Cornellas, 2010.
Granollers is one of the five Catalan cities that still conserve a fascinating heritage related to ancient tanneries and is a member of the Network of Historical Tanneries of Catalonia.
The Ginebreda Tannery is the only one that remains of the half-dozen tanneries that used to exist in the city. Plus, it has been conserved in good enough conditions that it has been turned into a museum, framed by a stretch between two towers in the medieval wall.
Archaeologically dating from between the late 16th and early 17th centuries, it is a sample of pre-industrialisation in Catalonia and reveals the importance of the city as a village that sprang up around a crossroads of ancient roadways, where a market had existed since the 10th century which became the driving force behind the city’s economy.
The Tannery of Granollers contributes to an overall interpretation of the job of tanning in Catalonia. Therefore, it is part of a complex of high historical, cultural, heritage and tourist interest.
OBJECTS
MAP
INFORMATION
ADDRESS
Plaça de l’Església, 708401 Granollers (Vallès Oriental)
FEES
Entry free of charge
TELEPHONE
+34 938 426 853 / 938 426 840WEBSITE
http://www.museugranollers.catOPENING TIMES
April to October:
Saturdays from 6 to 9 pm
Sundays from 12 to 2 pm
November to March
Saturdays from 5.30 to 8.30 pm
Sundays from 12 to 2 pm
Closed: New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6th of January), 1st of May, 11th of September, Christmas and the 26th of December
GETTING HERE
By car:
From Barcelona: AP 7 and C17 motorways
From Girona: AP 7 and C35 motorways
By public transport:
Bus
From Barcelona: Fabra i Puig (Sagalés), inter-city bus station
Train
From Barcelona: RENFE local train R2, Granollers Centre station
Barcelona-Vic-Puigcerdà line: RENFE local train R3, Granollers-Canovelles station
From Girona: RENFE local train R11, Portbou-Girona-Barcelona line, Granollers Centre station
