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Capellades is a town in Catalonia, Spain, located in the south of the comarca of Anoia, some sixty metres above the Anoia river where it cuts through the Catalan Coastal Range. The C-15 trunk road from Vilafranca del Penedès and the FGC railway line R6 from Martorell and Barcelona run along the river valley below the town on their way to Igualada. It is about one hour from Barcelona by car, bus or train.
Capellades is known for the manufacture of paper since the seventeenth century. A paper manufacturer in Capellades (established in 1714) specialised today in producing security paper is the oldest company in Spain. In the town there is also a Museum of Paper (Molí-Museu Paperer) housed in a converted papermill.
There is a small amount of agriculture, both irrigated (market gardening) and non-irrigated (cereals, grapes, almonds), although the territory of the municipality is small. Textile and ceramic manufacture and tourism during the summer also contribute to the local economy. Munich (sport shoes) has its headquarters in Capellades.
The site has been inhabited since the Middle Paleolithic era (50000 years BP), and an archeological site just below the modern town, known locally as the Abric Romaní, is open to the public.
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Theatre and dance18:00Plaça de Verdaguer
Sinopsi On busquem consol? Aquesta proposta poètica i tragicòmica es presenta com un refugi escènic per explorar la fragilitat de les relacions humanes i la manca d'equilibri que sovint comporta l'acte de viure. Mitjançant el circ, el moviment i una estructura circular que…
On són les castanyes? (o la rebel·lió dels cargols). Cia. Cinc Cèntims Teatre
For children18:00Teatre la Lliga
Ha arribat la Castanyada i això vol dir que la Maria Castanyera es prepara per vendre les castanyes de la muntanya a la plaça de la ciutat. Aquest any, però, un terrible incident ens pot deixar sense festa... les castanyes han desaparegut! Algú les haurà pispat? Els quatre…
AD GLORIAM - Gloria i Magnificat de Vivaldi
Music18:00Teatre La Lliga
Companyia : Coral Mixta d'Igualada
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