El Masnou

El Masnou is a municipality inside the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the coast among Montgat and Premia de Mar, to the north-east of the city of Barcelona, inside the comarca of el Maresme. The city is both a vacationer centre and a dormitory town in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. The primary N-II street and a RENFE railway line run via the town, even as a local road hyperlinks it with the A-19 autopista at Alella. The city center has buildings in a extensive range of patterns: neoclassical, modernista, noucentista and truely eclectic.

The municipal museum has collections of archeology and of Catalan ceramics, and there's also a private museum of pharmacy and remedy. A Roman village referred to as Cal Ros de les Cabres turned into one of the first settlements placed at the website online of the cutting-edge town. The agriculture of El Masnou is specifically of plant life, specifically carnations, and the industry has a predominance of fabric, with several industries approximately ceramics, glass and pharmaceutical merchandise. Famous Catalan Cellist Pablo Casals lived in El Masnou, and contemporary basketball famous person Ricky Rubio is a native. Also, Bruno, a expert footballer who performs for Brighton and Hove Albion, turned into born in El Masnou.