page_title: Igualada
section_title: Main sights
hierarchical_section_title: Igualada / Main sights
caption_attribution_description: English: Igualada Leather museum. Barrel for leather tanning. Català: Igualada, Museu de la Pell. Bombo per adobar pells. Español: Igualada, Museo de la Piel. Bombo para adobar pieles
context_page_description: Igualada is a municipality in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Anoia River and at the western end of the Igualada-Martorell-Barcelona railway. Igualada is the capital and central market of the Anoia comarca, a rich agricultural and wine-producing district. The population, as of 2009, is 38,918.
  The city consists of an old town, founded in the 11th century, with narrow and irregular streets, including the remains of a fortress and ramparts, plus a new surrounding town with regular and spacious streets and many fine houses.
  The city is 65 kilometres west of Barcelona and 20 kilometres west of the famous mountain and monastery of Montserrat.
  Igualada hosts the European Balloon Festival, the largest hot air balloon festival in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. It has taken place every year, since 1997, at the beginning of July. The city also hosts the Aerosport airshow, which takes place every year in April or May.
caption: Barrel for leather tanning, Igualada Leather Museum
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