Catalonia
Barcelona
Vilassar de Dalt

Cau del Cargol

The Cau del Cargol Shells of the World Museum is a museum containing a large private collection of shells; it is situated in . The collection includes over 16,000 worldwide species of mollusc shells, from marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known as: “Museu del Cau del Cargol”
  • Address: Carrer d’Àngel Guimerà, Vilassar de Dalt, 08339

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sant Genís and Castell de Vilassar.

Church
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is a church.

Castle
Photo: Antoni Grifol, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 150 metres west of Cau del Cargol.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Cau del Cargol.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilassar de Dalt and La Cisa.

Village
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is a village in , Spain, in the and the comarca of . The name comes from the Roman name Villa Azari, later changed to Vilassar.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a city and municipality in the comarca of in the province of and autonomous community of , Spain. It is situated between the municipalities of , , , and , about ten kilometres from , the comarca capital.

Cau del Cargol

Latitude
41.51743° or 41° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
2.35808° or 2° 21′ 29″ east
Open location code
8FH4G985+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10296960238
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5054234
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Cau del Cargol” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cau del Cargol”
  • Catalan: “Museu de Malacologia”
  • Spanish: “Espacio Macià”
  • “Espacio Macià”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Can Recoder and Ajuntament de Vilassar de Dalt.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cau del Cargol”. Photo: Friviere, CC BY 3.0.