If you don’t know what to do in Arenys de Mar, and you want to discover this municipality, from COOLTUR Cultural Tourism we recommend you to visit the House A. Torrent!
Arenys de Mar is a municipality located in the Maresme region, next to the city of Barcelona! This municipality is also located next to the Mediterranean Sea.
Originally, Arenys de Mar was a fishermen’s neighbourhood of Arenys de Munt. It did not become a municipality until 1599, when Gascó de Montcada, Viscount of Cabrera, gave it the title of municipality.
In Arenys de Mar you can enjoy some of the most peaceful and familiar beaches of the Maresme, but you can also find a great number of valuable heritage elements!
House A. Torrent
The House A. Torrent, in neoclassical style, is a building located at Tussol Street, 2-4, in the centre of Arenys de Mar.
The House A. Torrent is large and consists of a ground floor, two upper floors and a roof terrace.
The main façade of the House A. Torrent is decorated in a marked neoclassical and Elizabethan style. The most outstanding feature of this façade are the pilasters on the two upper floors. These pilasters organise the façade into four distinct bodies.
A curious feature of the House A. Torrent is that some of the mouldings that decorate the façade, as well as the capitals of the pilasters, are made of terracotta.
(Cover image: House A. Torrent in Arenys de Mar Photo: COOLTUR Cultural Tourism)
How to get to Arenys de Mar
Arenys de Mar is a municipality located in the Maresme region. To get to this municipality you can use the N-II, C-61 and C-32 roads.
You can also get to this municipality by public transport. In this case, we recommend that you check the timetables before setting off on your journey!