SPECIAL HERITAGE PLAN OF VLASSAR DE DALT

Vilassar de Dalt is a municipality in the Maresme region, located on both slopes of the Sant Mateu mountain range.
The municipal territory borders the Maresme municipalities of Cabrils, Òrrius, Premià de Dalt, and Vilassar de Mar, as well as Vallromanes in the Vallès region. Two streams, the Salvet and the Targa, run through the urban center and merge to form the Vilassar stream.

The drafting team of the PEPPiC (Special Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Cultural Heritage) of Vilassar de Dalt is composed of Josep Maria Fortià i Rius, PhD architect; Rosa Maria Gil Tort, historian; Xavier Busquets Méndez, architect; Àngela González Centelles, archaeologist; Joan Solà Subiranas, geologist; Carme Calafat Gestoso, environmental scientist; and Pere Ylla, lawyer.

The fieldwork phase was carried out with the collaboration of the technical services of the Vilassar de Dalt Town Council, especially Enric Ortega, director of the Vilassar de Dalt Museum Archive; municipal architect Xavier Soriano; environmental and public health officer Josep Gardell; and former mayor and local historian Josep Samon.

The fieldwork began by reviewing the elements catalogued in the Special Plan of the year 2000, as well as those included in the Cultural Map of Vilassar de Dalt (Diputació de Barcelona) and the Architectural Heritage Inventory of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya).

During the first session, the following were visited: the Town Hall, the parish church of Sant Genís, the exterior of the houses of Can Vitissis, Can Dimas and Can Quicus, the Estrella building, the houses of Can Palà and Can Pau Ubach, the ensemble of Carrer Anselm Clavé, the Centre Vilassarenc, the Teatre la Massa, Can Manyer, the houses of Can Puig and Ca l’Armengol, Can Banús, and the areas around Carrer Àngel Guimerà and Marquès de Barberà.

In the second session, visits included the Anton Feliu gardens, the houses of Cal Jaumetó and Can Sala, the ensembles of Carrer Manuel Moreno and Carrer de Sant Genís, the houses of Can Coll, Can Costa, and Can Bruguera, as well as the ensembles along Carrers Comerç, Canyamar, del Pont, del Sol, de la Pau, Murillo and Passatge Sant Genís, La Tela, the house of Cal Teòric, and the areas of Carrers Vidal i Barraquer and Rafael Riera i Prats. Other places included Can Xinco, Can Maians, Les Quatre Torres, Casa Elena, and the factories of Can Ribot and Ca l’Amadeu.

In the third session, the team visited the houses of Can Pons, Can Canyes, Ca l’Anton Feliu, Can Ventura, Can Casanovas, Can Mir, Can Cabanyes, Torremar, Cal Tintorer, Can Sabatés, Can Nielfa, Can Silva, Can Cortada and Ca l’Arenes.

In the fourth session, the Francesc Macià Schools, the chapel-pantheon of the Hospital de Sant Pere, Can Grasses, Can Colomer, the masia Villà del Torrent, Can Maioles and its chapel, the chapel of Sant Sebastià, and the municipal cemetery were visited. The fifth visit, coinciding with the Open House Vilassar event, included the Fornaca kilns, the Can Bruguera wine cellar, Cal Notari, and the area around Carrer Sant Miquel. In the sixth visit, the houses of Can Torradeta, Can Boquet, Cal Senyor, Cal Lloberes del Bosc, Can Guardiola, Can Ràpia, the Molinot, and the chapel of the Sant Crist del Molí were visited.

These initial site visits allowed for: an in-depth understanding of the area; the precise location of the various elements listed in the original Special Plan and a review to determine whether the values for which they were once recognized were still valid for their inclusion in the updated PEPPiCVD; and whether any elements had disappeared or been altered to the point that their historical, artistic, or typological value had been diminished or lost. Lastly, new heritage elements of special interest that were not originally listed were identified, but which displayed enough patrimonial value to warrant inclusion in the PEPPiCVD.