Staying in the area and wondering what to do?
Here’s what’s on offer…
PLACES TO EAT
There’s so many different places where you can go to eat, we thought it would be helpful to put some of our favourite places here.
Mediterranean
Cal Lara - Booking recommended midweek, essential weekends.
Oller del Mas - (Pictured left) Restaurant: Lunches Thur - Sun, Dinners Fri & Sat. Wine Bar: Lunch Mon - Wed. Dinner Sun - Thurs
El Vermell - Traditional restaurant known for its paella.
La Pineda - Varied menu with tapas, paella and some traditional catalan dishes too.
Burgers
American Food Factory - American burger place in the town centre.
Pepitu - Booking essential. Gourmet burger place. (pictured right)
Foster’s Hollywood - American style burger restaurant on the retail park near the cinema.
Tapas
La Taverna 1913 - In the old town opposite the town hall. Also a good spot for a drink at Vermut o’clock.
Las Vegas - Most the seating is outside in the square. Bar with a range of tapas and decent selection of beers too.
Italian
El Raviolo - Booking essential. Traditional Italian restaurant, great pasta and authentic Italian Pizza.
La Tagliatella - Cinema & Town Centre . No booking needed.
Pizza Carlos - Trendy Pizza restaurant.
Vegan/GF Friendly
El Canonge - Booking recommended, but you might get a walk in table mid week or at lunch time. Their menu varies, vegan options include
Gretta Gogo - Booking recommended. A range of dishes with good vegan and GF options such as Stuffed Aubergine, Pasta, Artichokes
Porta Ferro - (Pictured left) Booking essential. Vegan options include Thai Curry and Lasagne.
Traditional
Turró de la Torre (steak/meat). A traditional Catalan ‘Masia’ (Country House) tucked away in the centre of Manresa. Known for its steak among other things.
Els Noguers - Hotel restaurant next to the retail park where the cinema is. Known for it’s traditional food.
CYCLING
Did you know John is a cyclist?
There’s loads of great cycling routes from the hotel on quiet roads.
The hotel is also a ‘Bike Friendly’ hotel. Coincidence? … Maybe not! This means they’ve got a bike room equipped with tools.
Bring your bike or ask John about bike hire and check out his local roads!
GOLF
Neither John nor Gemma have ever managed to hit a ball with a club. However, there are a number of courses nearby.
Golf Moià
The best nearest course is Golf Moià . It’s an 18 hole course 25 mins away from the wedding venue. They’ve got a web page (available in English) and you can book online.
The clubhouse is open Wednesday-Sunday. Price for a round is €30-50.
CAMIRAL
Or you could play at Spain’s no.1 Golf Course, while you’re here for Spain’s no. 1 wedding. Camiral (formerly PGA Catalunya) is an hour’s drive from the venue.
They’ve got two 18 hole courses, The ‘Stadium Course’ and the slightly easier ‘Tour Course’. Booking in advance is essential if you want to play. A round here is €126.
Wine Tasting
Book a visit to the Abadal vineyard or Oller del Mas, to find out more about the local wine and see how it’s made.
