
Since before the times of Christ, there have been numerous references in history to spa therapies. La Garriga, a town that is only 25 minutes from Barcelona, has been famous for over one thousand years for the properties of its thermal waters. As early as the 9th C, the Roman town of Can Terres was frequented by the Abadesa Xixilona, daughter of the Conde Guifre el Pilos, and later on, in the 16th C by the Reina Maria de Luna and her husband el Conde-Rey Marti I l'Huma. After the 19th C it became a spa for Catalan society. 156 comfortable, elegant rooms including 128 Deluxe and 28 Suites with differentiated spaces, balconies and terraces with solarium and outdoor jacuzzis.