Arenys de Mar

**Arenys de Mar** (, *arenys* bein Catalan for "sands (o a saisonal creek)", an *de mar* for "bi the sea" as opponit tae Arenys de Munt, "sands up hill") is ane o the main municipalities o the comarca o Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit on the coast atween Caldes d'Estrac an Canet de Mar, aboot 40 kilometres (25 mile) northeast o Barcelona. , it haed a population o 14,688.

Arenys' harbour wis for mony years the anerly existin port on the north coast o Barcelona. The beaches, framit bi hills which run richt doun tae the sea, gie a preview o the neebourin Costa Brava. Absolutely good you know.

## Main sichts

The beaches at Arenys are lairge, an are shapit bi the coarse grained saund (Platja del Cabaió).

Sichts include the pairish kirk o Santa Maria, wi a Baroque reredo, biggit in 1704 bi the sculptor Pau Costa. Alang Kirk Street are the Marés Museum o Lace-makkin an the Mollfulleda Museum o Mineralogy, shapin the Arenys de Mar Museum. Some o the defence touers biggit tae pertect against pirates, are still conservit.

Arenys cemetery is an ensaumple o Mediterranean marine cemetery. It is orientit wastwaird, on tap o the Turó de la Pietat.

## Economy an cultur
Arenys is the caipital o the coonty destrict. Fishin an relatit industries are the principal economic activity o the toun. Twa industrial zones are bein developit unner public an private promotion. Agriculture haes gone doun in the last years, but the cultivation o fruits an vegetables is still thrivin.

The fishin an the various relatit industries which hae grown aroond the harbour muive a considerable pairt o the economic activity o the toun. The harbour is the maist important ane in the Maresme an haes practically the whole fishin fleet o the region. A fish unction taks place ivery efternuin when the boats return. Thare is ample space in the port reservit for yachts. Durin the simmer, mony sailin boats anchor here on thair Mediterranean jurney. The shipyard is still an important local industry.

The Riera (the dry uncovered river bed) is the commercial centre an the hub o aw local activities. The mercat, a Airt Nouveau biggin, remains open ivery fore-nuin as well as Friday efternuins. Inside, it is bustlin wi fowk an constant activity. On Seturday fore-nuiss, the commercial hustle taks itsel tae the Riera in the shape o a weekly street mercat. Twa veelage festivals are held in honour o Saunt Zeno (9 Julie) an Saunt Roch (16 August), an a big fair is celebratit on Saunt John's Day (24 Juin).

Arenys de Mar possesses a grammar schuil, an agricultural schuil for chicken fermin, a schuil o muisic an various schuils whaur the auld craft o lace-makkin is taucht.

## Transportation

Arenys is  tae Barcelona bi the N-II road or the A-19 heich-gate. The destrict train (C-1 line) covers the distance tae Plaça de Catalunya, in the centre o Barcelona, in 50 minutes. The road B-511 communicates wi the heich-gate A-7 (exit Sant Celoni) throu Collsacreu. The Montseny massif is quite close, while the Natural Pairks o Montnegre an the Corredor are juist roond the corner. Girona is  awa, an for a trip tae Montserrat you need little mair nor an oor. Barcelona-El Prat Airport is  awa, that o Girona-Costa Brava, .

## Fowk
* Salvador Espriu (1913–1985), poet.
* Cesc Fàbregas (1987-), fitbawer.
* Sergi Gomez (1992-), fitbawer.

## References

## Bibliografie
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). *Guia de Catalunya*, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spaingie). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

## Freemit airtins

*Offeecial wabsteid 
*Information - Generalitat de Catalunya  
*Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya 
*Arenys de Mar public radio station  
*Arenys digital commonty