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Igualada Leather Museum

Local name: Museu de la Pell d'Igualada I Comarcal de l'Anoia

Located in Igualada, Barcelona Coordinates: 41°34′40″ N 1°36′50″ E

Igualada Leather Museum
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Nearest town
Igualada
0.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Elevation
306 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport50 km
REU Reus Airport61 km

About Igualada Leather Museum

Igualada Leather Museum is a museum. Location: Igualada, Barcelona.

From Wikipedia

The Igualada Leather Museum (Catalan: Museu de la Pell d'Igualada), located in Igualada, Catalonia, was created in 1954 and was the first leather museum in Spain, and the third one in Europe. The collections are displayed in two nearby buildings in Igualada: the "Cal Boyer" building, a former cotton textile factory from the late 19th century, and the "Cal Granotes" building, an 18th-century tannery.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1954
Official website
mnactec.cat

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Igualada Leather Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (72 mm)
Driest month
July (28 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Igualada Leather Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°13°15°17°21°25°29°29°26°21°15°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°7°11°14°17°18°15°11°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)393852567155285370726048

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Igualada Leather Museum

The nearest airport is Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Terrassa, 34 km to the east.

Airports

  • Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) Barcelona 50 kmsoutheast
  • Reus Airport (REU) Reus 61 kmsouthwest
  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 34 kmeast
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 42 kmeast
  • L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Population: 257K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Barcelona Population: 1.7M 50 kmsoutheast
  • Santa Coloma de Gramenet Population: 118.8K 52 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Igualada Leather Museum

Within 100 km: 593 historic and cultural sites, 789 natural sites, 238 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km97 places

  • Cerro Solanas Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Sant Jeroni Mountain 17 kmE
  • Mont Pedrós Mountain 14 kmS
  • Sierra de Palomas Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km691 places

  • Platja del Besòs Beach 55 kmE
  • Platja de Badalona Beach 55 kmE
  • Barceloneta Beach Beach 53 kmSE
  • Platja de Sant Miquel Beach 53 kmSE

60–100 km832 places

  • Playa del Rincón Beach 67 kmSW
  • Playa de Rifá Beach 80 kmSW
  • Playa de Sant Simó Beach 71 kmE
  • Platja de s'Abanell Beach 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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