Terrassa was originally called Egara and was founded by the Romans. During the Middle Ages, the town grew around the Plaça Major square. In the 19th century, Terrassa experienced strong industrial growth centered around its textile industry, and many modernist buildings from this period still remain today. Some important landmarks in Terrassa include the Plaça Vella square, Castell Cartoixa castle, and Masia Freixa modernist building.

2. Egara was the first name of Terrassa as a town of
the Roman Empire and that’s why the citizens of
Terrassa are called Egarencs.
The town hall
The town hall now
before

3. The first news of Terrassa come from the
Romans who founded the city of Egara.
During the middle ages, the town grew
around the “Plaça Major” (called today
“Plaça Vella”).

4.  During the XIX century Terrassa was one of the
cities where the industrial revolution had a higher
incidence, with a large number of factories and
industries engaged in the textile industry.

5.  Today many modernist buildings still
survive from that period like Museum of
sciences and techniques of Catalonia,
“Masia Freixa”, “Vapor Aymerich”…

6.  Industrial growth was accompanied by demographic
and urban expansion.

7.  In Terrassa there are some important
monuments and important places:
 Plaça Vella, which is the most important
square in Terrassa.
 Castell Cartoixa is a castle that is
situated in a park called «Vallparadís».
 Torre del Palau is the remaining tower of
a middle age castle.

8.  Casa Alegre de Sagrera is now a
museum, it was Joaquim de Sagrera’s
house, a textile manufacturer.
 Masia Freixa, in Sant Jordi Park, is one of
the most famous modernist buildings.

9. Plaça Vella Castell Cartoixa Masia Freixa
Parc de Sant Jordi
Casa Alegre de Sagrera
Torre del Palau

10.  In Terrassa, just like in the rest of Catalonia,
people usually dance “sardanes” in
festivities and it’s a tradition to make
human tower castles.

11. Bastoners de Terrassa
Minyons de Terrassa
Nans de Terrassa

12.  Terrassa is 20 km far from Barcelona.
 There are 212.724 inhabitants.
 It’s 6 km far from Viladecavalls.
 It’s possible to get there by bus, by car or
by train.