Sant Cugat del Vallès, Best place to live outside of Barcelona

Sant Cugat del Vallès, Best place to live outside of Barcelona | Day Trip from Barcelona, Spain

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An excellent day trip from Barcelona, Sant Cugat del Vallès is only 25 minutes by train. It also makes for one of the best places to live near Barcelona. Sant Cugat is just far enough from Barcelona to find some peace and quiet, but so well connected you feel like you're in the city. Many people walk of bike to Sant Cugat from Barcelona and vice versa. A visit to the town's famous monastery is a must while here!
We will walk from the train station (FGC) to the monastery while letting you know what places you need to visit if you take the trip out to Sant Cugat from Barcelona.
Some of the restaurants and cafés I mentioned:
Serrajòrdia
Somewhere
La Barra
El Mesón
Visit the Monastery:
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@maypage6030 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.... Looking forward to seeing more of that monestery

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to it too!

@mreyessnu 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Monastery!

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

It is! Great visit

@MAMA-xt5sd 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I want to cry! I used to walk in this route every day for almost two years when I lived there. I was the only person from my country in Sant Cugat or maybe in the entire region of Catalonia! What I like most is the area around el mirador near el turo de can mates and the parks and green areas around it. It's the lung of the city. I also like that big mall (Centre Commercial), but I hate the area between the Hospital General station and the mall, full of noisy trucks, factories, and stray dogs! My favorite time in the streets you walked is in December at night, I like it more than Barcelona. Also in the Reyes (5th of January). By the way, there's a nice walk near Teatre-Auditori, I like to go there in the fall, when the leaves of red oaks fell on the ground.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Sounds like you really know Sant Cugat well. When did you live here?

@MAMA-xt5sd 3 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickGuideBarcelona From 2017 to 2019 (near avinguda de l'Enllac). I forgot to mention that giant pine tree (Pi den Xandri?). I think it's more than 200 years old. By the way, do you know that the minaret in the monastery was built by the Arabs/Moors in the 10th century? I believe it's only monument left from the the Islamic period in the entire region of Catalonia.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you’ve really done your homework. That’s awesome! Nice to see someone with such an affinity for Sant Cugat!

@davidesciola7601 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving your contents, Patrick! Please don't stop making videos :)

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Davide!!

@user-hq1mb4ud3p 3 жыл бұрын

wow!!

@MManuel-wt3nl 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the AMAZING tour! I lived at the corner of C. de San Francisco Javier and C. de Barcelona for a year as a student and studied at a school near the Sarria station - an easy train ride. I remember buying bread at Serra Jordia (a different name then) when I was walking home from school. During your video I even saw building facades that I still dream about sometimes! My birthday cake came from the Sabat near the Monasterio and we ate Easter dinner at El Meson. :)

@janevalderama8357 3 жыл бұрын

Nice touring Sant Cugat

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

A video well overdue!

@angelsremesar2457 11 ай бұрын

Serrajordia I love it

@michaelsedov4948 10 ай бұрын

This reminded me so much of living there. I remember the vibrant market that we would visit in the large central plaza. So many memories brought back 🥹🥹🥹

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 10 ай бұрын

How long ago did you live here? The revamped the market some years ago

@michaelsedov4948 10 ай бұрын

I lived here back in 2015, Spain was so nice…

@janevalderama8357 3 жыл бұрын

Watching now

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼 let me know what you think!

@houssem.khaled 10 ай бұрын

Belgian-Tunisian expat moving there as of next month, after 7 years in Barcelona. Thanks for the places you recommended, I'll try them out.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and welcome!

@rodrigovalles8364 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias :D

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

De nada

@TheHotelBroker 4 ай бұрын

Great video! I'd love to talk to you about a tour when we're there later this year.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 4 ай бұрын

Send an email please

@blindbicycle 6 ай бұрын

I think there was a battle there in the Napoleonic wars in which the Italian guard (under French command) used their guard and men reported that they, “were marching under fire like they were on parade”. Very cool and historical.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 6 ай бұрын

Looks like there was! Ill have to look into it some more. Thanks!!

@wararatgisseldahl7108 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making the video! We will definitely go to some of those delicious places you recommended! :) Seems like very nice place to live in with a high price tag! Do you have any other places to recommend that has got good community feels, good for young kids family, less expensive and not too far from Barcelona city? Thank you so much!

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks! Yeah Sant Cugat can be expensive. Castelldefels, Gava, Sitges are some others

@purplerain2186 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Thank you for making this video. It was very informative. Can you please make a video about buying properties in Sant Cugat? Ideally for a family with children.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Yeah, that would be a really nice video to make! Any specific questions?

@purplerain2186 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for responding to my comment. What are the specific areas with a quiet neighborhood and not so pricey? And on a side note, is there anywhere to play american pool?

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Of course! Yeah, I’ll get one out as soon as I can. Pool? The only place I have seen a table, is closed.

@purplerain2186 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know!

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

@@purplerain2186 very welcome!

@ronda4951 3 жыл бұрын

hello, do you know any restaurants / cafes where good vegan options are available in st. cugat? thank you :)

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! There’s a great place right in front of the station called Organiq that would be a good option!

@FloridaBeachBreak 4 ай бұрын

Great video and content's Patrick! Are you still doing tours? Our son will be starting school there later this year and we'll be spending some time in the area. I'd love to talk to you about a tour ... or, get some recommendations from you if you're not available.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 4 ай бұрын

Send an email please

@edaerkol7841 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Very well made and informative! Can you get by there by just speaking Spanish? Also l would love to see the villages of Costa Maresme if by any chance you will be there.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Eda, I'm glad you liked the video, and thank you for subscribing to explore Barcelona and more with me! You can get by only speaking Spanish, a lot of times even only English! Any specific requests from the Maresme area? There are a lot of great places! I was just thinking about a Mataró video soon!

@edaerkol7841 3 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickGuideBarcelona Thank you. Mataro would be great too, anywhere really.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

@@edaerkol7841 Great!

@LA-pr1jo 2 жыл бұрын

I spent 2 days in Sant Cugat and fell in love with the town. Can you advice how to start a moving process?

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Great town, I would maybe start with a relocation specialist

@ali_ozz1388 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to move there too:) see you there!

@ali_ozz1388 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to move there too:) see you there!

@robbwells 3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me about Monterell

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

What do you want to know?

@srushtimahajan2555 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a student from India trying to find a 2bhk nearby ETSAV Sant Cugat. I'm not able to find something under budget, can you suggest some places and/or websites where we can look?

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

Sant Cugat is an expensive city. Try idealista

@srushtimahajan2555 2 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickGuideBarcelona okay thank you :) I find your videos really helpful as someone coming to live in barcelona for a short time...

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@greeneileen 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick. I'm an American from Vashon Island/Seattle considering a move from Barcelona to Sant Cugat, where my husband works. We've been in Clot/Sant Marti for about eight years. I know that it's a wealthy place, but are the public schools well-funded? We have seven year old twins and would not be entering private schools. Have the wealthier folks essentially 'gated' their parts of town with schools, clubs, etc. that aren't available to the public or have they invested for the whole town? In my experience so far school choice is kind of a joke - you can express a preference if/when you enter at age 3 but are basically locked in because unless you move there's no space in the higher grades because the classes are already full. I've tried two years in a row with no luck. My kids were born in BCN and are multilingual dual citizens. They will land on their feet no matter where we go, but I would love to feel great about their neighborhood school. TIA.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eileen, thanks for the question. In my experience, and having worked in some of the public schools here, they seem to be pretty well funded and Sant Cugat is not like a 'gated community'. That being said there do exist different areas of town, like anywhere else. I am planning on getting some more videos out about living here, so I can look into it a bit more and get back to you about that as well, if you like? Any other questions to bridge off of that one?

@PatrickGuideBarcelona 3 жыл бұрын

@@isabelgoncalves4526 awesome, thanks for letting me know. I'll try to get these together for you and other interested in the town!

@aidasa3791 Жыл бұрын

There is no RENFE there right? (Atm it’s free) but FGC is not free … weird.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona Жыл бұрын

There is a renfe here but it’s not the best connection. The FGC is a Catalan train so it does t fall in the governments plan, but there are big discounts. Getting to Sant Cugat costs a little more than 2 euros but it can be one of the trips in a ten pass that only costs about 7 euros now

@savedade Жыл бұрын

---or if folks are coming to the area for a month, I encourage them to get a month pass for 20 Euro.

@PatrickGuideBarcelona Жыл бұрын

Good shout