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Canyelles, between the Garraf and the Penedès.
An inland town with an old quarter around its castle, vineyards, farmhouses and trails between Olèrdola Park and Garraf Natural Park.
What to see
Canyelles Castle
Fifteenth-century, recorded since 1478, at the top of the village. It keeps its round tower and a stretch of wall, and withstood a siege in 1714: cannonballs have been found in the bastion. A listed monument and private home, seen from outside.
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Santa Magdalena church
The parish church, recorded since the 17th century, is built against the castle. Santa Magdalena is the village’s patron saint and gives her name to the July Festa Major.
Foto: Diputació de Barcelona, Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural · CC BY 4.0
Can Saba
On Carrer Major, a 14th-century house with a Gothic twin-arched window and a capital carved with vine leaves.
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Ca la Quima
An 18th-century house with a stone doorway and the date 1783 carved in the arch.
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The old quarter
Narrow lanes around the castle and church, with stone houses holding centuries of history: the heart of the village.
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The old town hall
The 1933 town hall has its date spelled out in tiles on the façade. The Canyelles inventory lists 211 heritage sites like this one.
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Vines and dry stone
Around the village, dry farmland, vineyards and farmhouses, with dry-stone huts and walls recalling the Garraf’s wine-growing past.
Foto: Garraf SíPuig de l’Àliga
At 465 metres, on the Olèrdola boundary, one of the local summits, with a survey point and views over the Penedès and the Garraf.
The three peaks
A walk over Puig de Sant Miquel, Puig Rodó i de l’Àliga and Puig Montgròs, with views over almost the whole county.
Coll de l’Àliga
A prehistoric site where the PR-C 143 and GR 92-3 paths cross, about 400 metres from the summit.
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Huts and lime kilns
A worked landscape: terraces, huts such as Cal Carretero’s and lime kilns such as Cal Muntané’s, which supplied building work across the county.
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Between two parks
The municipality lies between Olèrdola Park and Garraf Natural Park: pine woods, scrub and vineyards linked by waymarked paths.
Foto: Diputació de Barcelona, Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural · CC BY 4.0Before you go
Carry water, avoid the hottest hours and check fire-risk restrictions in summer.
Eat and stay
Restaurants, places to stay, shops and services in Canyelles, checked one by one, with address, phone and map.
Eat and drink
Home-style Catalan cooking in the village, such as Cal Manelet, La Taberneta or the Casal de Canyelles, and restaurants like La Pedrera on the Vilafranca road.
Where to stay
Farmhouses and rural stays such as Masia Cal Simó, and suites by the castle, between the Garraf and the Penedès.
Shops and services
Local shops, workshops, professionals and services.
Health
The local surgery on Camí del Romanguer, a pharmacy and other health professionals.
Weather in Canyelles
Forecast by Open-Meteo, updated daily.
Festivals and events
Santa Magdalena Festa Major
Around 22 July, with the main celebrations on the nearest weekend: firecrackers, mass with the saint’s hymns, giants, human towers and dawn music.
Foto: Diputació de Barcelona, Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural · CC BY 4.0
La Fera and the Dracs
La Fera, the village’s first dragon, dates from 1983; today the Dracs de Canyelles fire-beasts light up the Festa Major.
Foto: Diputació de Barcelona, Mapes de Patrimoni Cultural · CC BY 4.0Santa Llúcia fair
According to the council, Catalonia’s second-largest Christmas fair, with hundreds of stalls. In 2026 it moves forward to 21-22 November because of the elections.
Halloween and the Passatge del Terror
At the end of October the Passatge del Terror reaches its 18th edition, with children’s Halloween and the Panellets supper.
Coming up
Festivals
18th Passage of Terror
Children
Children's Halloween
Food and wine
Panellets dinner
Festivals
Christmas lights switch-on
Culture
Canyelles Reads book club
Organising something in Canyelles? Send us the event and we will add it to the Garraf calendar.
Getting there
By car
About 5 km from Vilanova i la Geltrú via the Sant Pere de Ribes road (C-15b) and the turn-off to Canyelles. It can also be reached from the Penedès.
Train and bus
There is no station: take the train to Vilanova i la Geltrú (R2 Sud) and continue by bus. Check current lines and times.
On foot in the village
The old core is easy on foot: castle, church and Carrer Major are close together. Park in the marked areas at the entrance to the village.
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Canyelles directory
71 businesses and services in Canyelles, checked one by one, with address, phone and map.
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Official information
Garraf Sí is an independent community website. For paperwork, notices and official information about Canyelles, check the Town Council website.