Tiana: Wine Landscape, Hiking Trails and Culture

Tiana has been connected with wine for centuries. The town’s landscape is characterised by vineyards. At Celler Quim Batlle, vines are cultivated and organic white wines are produced within the D.O. Alella.

Wine and Festivals

Tast Tiana is Tiana’s food and wine exhibition. It takes place on the weekend of the small Festa Major around 13 June. Restaurants from the town and wineries belonging to the D.O. Alella, which includes Tiana, take part.

Every Easter Monday, the Aplec de l'Alegria takes place. The Aplec includes singing the Goigs de la Mare de Déu de l'Alegria. Nits de música al Jardí Lola Anglada is a concert series held every Thursday evening in July.

Nature and Trails

The Parc de la Serralada de Marina covers an area of 3,032 hectares. It includes parts of the municipal areas of Tiana, Badalona, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Montcada i Reixac and Sant Fost de Campsentelles.

La vall de Montalegre is a moderately difficult hike along paths and tracks in the park. As a local trail, it is signposted SL-C 145. De Tiana al turó d'en Galceran is a long hike through paths and tracks in the park to one of its highest points. It is signposted as local trail SL-C 144.

El Rocar is a circular route signposted as local trail SL-C 96. It runs through the eastern part of the municipality of Tiana, over the Rocar ridge and into the area surrounding the Ermita Mare de Déu de l'Alegria.

Culture and History

The Ermita Mare de Déu de l'Alegria was formerly Tiana’s parish church. It was consecrated in 1104. It has a nave with side chapels, an apse in the central nave and an attached bell tower.

The historic complex Font de Can Comes i safareigs públics is still preserved in Tiana. The new temple of the Parròquia de Sant Cebrià was inaugurated on 22 June 1886.

The Jardins de Lola Anglada contain sculptures such as “Família tornant del camp” and “Mare amb nen”. The sculptures are works by Lola Anglada in the realist-naturalist style. The Jardins de Lola Anglada also contain a fountain with a ceramic majolica piece illustrated by Lola Anglada.

The Sala Albéniz is a building in the Modernist style, inaugurated in 1911.

Information and Observation

The park’s information point is located on the ground floor of the Observatori Astronòmic de Tiana. It provides information about walking routes there. It also offers publications and educational material from the park.

The Observatori Astronòmic de Tiana provides a calendar of public observation sessions.

Other Places

You can find more places to explore here: Olesa De Bonesvalls, Torrelavit, Castellterçol, Sant Andreu De Llavaneres, Les Fonts, Valldoreix, La Garriga, Avinyonet Del Penedès.

For the higher-level travel overview: Barcelona.