Bigues i Riells is a village of about 7000 inhabitants. Like the majority of the villages nearby, its expansions starts during the 70's, with multiple estates spread through the hills arround. Traditionaly, it use to have several small nucleus of picturesque farmhouses .
The village is at the heart of many interesting sites: the surrounding mountains, known as Cingles de Bertí, the river Tenes, small but with beautiful scenery, and, unique within the romanic architecture, Sant Miquel del Fai and its waterfalls along the rocks of Riscal. Being close to Barcelona and its metropolitan area, the easy access to the main routes makes Bigues i Riells the ideal base to organize visits to all the leisure attractions and many places of interest of Catalonia. This strategic geographic location explains the ever increasing attraction to the village (up to double its population in teh last ten years), people choosing to live in Bigues and commute to Barcelona everyday.
Situated in the Vallès Oriental, it is also very close to the Massis of Monseny, seaside of Maresme, Barcelona and to the thermal villages of Caldes de Montbui and La Garriga. Also worth a visit are the lovely villages nearby of Granera, Gallifa, Sant Sebastia de Montmajor, without forgetting the regions of Bages and Osona, with their natural beauty and peacefull environment.