# Thermal wash-houses, Romanesque bridge and Santa Maria

What to do en Caldes de Montbui · Caldes de Montbui

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/washhouses-bridge-church-walk · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages; pushchair with some stretches of steps

A free walk through the old town of Caldes de Montbui: the hot-water wash-houses of La Portalera and La Canaleta, the Romanesque bridge and the Baroque church.

What it is
A one-hour walk, at your own pace and without admission, through the places where Caldes de Montbui's thermal water still comes out onto the street. It starts at the Font del Lleó and takes in two public wash-houses, a medieval bridge and the main church.
The stops

Safareig de la Portalera, on Carrer de la Muralla. It is filled with water from the Font del Lleó: they empty and clean it every day and it fills again at night. Put your hands in warm thermal water.
Safareig de la Canaleta, from 1929, by Manuel Raspall and restored in 2005, with explanatory panels from Thermalia. You go down some steps from Carrer General Padrós.
Romanesque bridge, on Carrer del Pont: two semicircular arches over the stream, on a road of Roman tradition.
Church of Santa Maria: begun in 1589, opened for worship in 1622 and finished in 1714. It has a single nave 51 metres long and a Baroque doorway from 1701, one of the most highly valued in Catalan Baroque.

The two wash-houses are freely accessible on Monday to Saturday mornings. On Sunday, ask at the Thermalia tourist office whether they are open.
How to do it
Ask for the map at the tourist office, in the Thermalia museum, and set out from the Font del Lleó. Everything is a few minutes' walk. With a pushchair, the Canaleta has steps: leave it for last or look at it from above.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 41.6335, 2.1635

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Spa Vila de Caldes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/where-to-stay/hotel-vila-de-caldes), a 145 m
- [Espai CEL, a circuit of seven thermal pools](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/espai-cel-thermal-circuit), a 164 m
- [Hotel Balneari Termes Victòria](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/where-to-stay/termes-victoria), a 164 m
- [Font del Lleó](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/lion-fountain), a 167 m
- [El Safareig Thermal Baths](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/el-safareig-thermal-baths), a 186 m
- [Thermalia Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/thermalia-museum), a 189 m
- [Roman baths and guided thermal circuit](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/things-to-do/guided-thermal-circuit), a 193 m
- [Broquetas Spa Termal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui/where-to-stay/broquetas-spa-termal), a 200 m

## Consejos

### Come on a Saturday morning
It is when the open wash-houses, the museum and the 12:00 guided visit coincide.

### Bring a small towel
To dry your hands after touching the wash-house water.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I bathe in the wash-houses?
No: they are public wash-houses. To bathe, the old wash-house of El Safareig is today a municipal thermal bath with booking.

### When are the wash-houses open?
La Portalera and La Canaleta, weekday mornings and Saturday mornings.

### Is it suitable for a pushchair?
Almost all of it, except the stepped descent to the Canaleta.

Destino: [Caldes de Montbui](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/caldes-de-montbui.md)