Tourist office and Thermalia museum

In Caldes de Montbui the tourist office and the Thermalia Museum share a space: they are on Plaça de la Font del Lleó, opposite the Town Hall, with the Roman baths alongside and the Font del Lleó a few metres away. It is the natural starting point for any visit: here they give you the village map, tell you where to park, sell the guided visits and, from the municipal website visiteucaldes.cat, the baths at El Safareig can also be booked.

Hours

The office follows the museum's hours. From September to May it opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, and on Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 14:00. In June, July and August the afternoon becomes 17:00 to 20:00. On Mondays that are not public holidays it is closed, as well as on 25 and 26 December and 1 and 6 January. During the Festa Major and the Fires the hours are 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00.

Guided visits

The visits organised by Thermalia leave from here. The thermal circuit one takes in the Roman baths and the places of the village's hot water: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 12:00 in Catalan, and Saturdays at 17:00 in Spanish (at 18:00 in June, July and August). It costs €3.10, or €2.35 at the reduced rate for retirees, students, unemployed people and large or single-parent families; combined with museum entry, €5.30.

The Museu Delger is opened only with a guided visit: on the second and third Sunday of each month at 11:00, except when it coincides with the Christmas Market, the Mercat de l'Olla or the Festa Major. It costs €3.70, and €5.45 with Thermalia.

Museum entry costs €3.70 (€2.35 reduced and €3.10 for groups of at least 15 people). It is free for under-10s, Carnet Jove holders and teachers, among others, and for everyone on the first Sunday of each month. Tickets are bought in the online shop at visiteucaldes.cat or at the office itself. Groups who want another time can book on 938 654 140 or at [email protected].

Getting there

Caldes is about 30 km from Barcelona. By car, the main road is the C-59, reached from the AP-7, the C-17 or the C-33 near Mollet del Vallès; from Sabadell you enter via the C-1413 and from Granollers via the C-1415. Parking in the centre is difficult: see the options at public car parks. Without a car, the Sagalés bus links the village with Barcelona, Granollers and Sabadell.

What to combine

With the map in hand, the walk through the wash-houses, Romanesque bridge and Santa Maria takes an hour without leaving the old town. If you want to bathe in thermal water, besides El Safareig there are the Espai CEL at Termes Victòria and the thermal experiences at the Broquetas spa, both with booking.