1. Matar is the capital and largest city of the comarca ofthe Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, CataloniaAutonomous Community, Spain. It is located on theCosta del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava,between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu deLlavaneres, to the 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-eastof Barcelona.
2. Area Total 22.57 km2 Elevation: 28 m Population: 122,932 Demonym: Mataron
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4. Matar dates back to Roman times when it was avillage known as "Illuro"
5. The ruins of a first-century BC Roman bath house (knownlocally as the Torre Llauder) were recently discovered and canbe visited.
6. TORRE LLAUDER
7. The first railway in peninsular Spain was the Matar Barcelona linewhich opened on 28 October 1848 by the Catalan businessman andMatar native Miquel Biada
8. MATAR MUSEUM
9. COLL I REGS HOUSE
10. Santa Mara Basilica
11. NAU GAUD
12. Riera (main street)
13. Santa Anna square
14. Laia the archer
15. Santa Anna church
16. City Hall
17. Monumental Theatre
18. Our festivities and traditions
19. THE SAINTSLes Santes (The Saints). The National Festival per excellenceof Matar and in relation to our country. In honor to thesaints Juliana and Semproniana, patronesses saints of the city.
20. THE SAINTS
21. EASTEREaster Processions. More than ten religious acts indifferent places of the city define Easter in Matar;it unites all the fraternities, brotherhoods and Armed(roman peace soldiers) of Matar, in one of the eventswith more followers. Each fraternity has itsprocessions in which they show their mysteries, butthere is one event, the pession of "Divendres Sant" ,that gathers them all in a single route.
22. EASTER
23. CastellsA castell is a human tower built traditionallyin festivals at many locations withinCatalonia. At these festivals, several collescastelleres or teams often succeed in buildingand dismantling a tower's structureIn Mataro the castellers are calledcapgrossos (big-heads)
24. Matar has 2.2 km of granite sand beaches (platges)organized, from west to east, into Ponent Beach,Varador Beach, Callao Beach and Sant Sim Beach, allequipped with multiple services.
25. Platja del Varador is situated between the breakwaterof the old Nautical Club and the Port of Matar.
26. Platja del Callao is a family and sports beachsituated between the Riera de Sant Sim and thebreakwater of the old Nautical Club of Matar
27. Platja de Ponent is a family beach locatedbetween the port and the breakwater oppositethe tunnel from Ave.
28. Platja de Sant Sim extends from the Riera deSant Sim to the area of the Castell de MataHotel.
29. SPORTS IN MATARScuba Diving WindsurfingSailingFishing
30. NATUREPeople who love mountains and forests can walk or do excursions on foot or bybicycle in the Parc del Montnegre i Corredor, with interesting places such as CanBruguera, the Mata neighbourhood or the Parc Forestal.
