Ametlla del Valles observatory

Tucked into the rolling countryside of the Vallès Oriental, northeast of Barcelona, Ametlla del Vallès observatory takes its name from the nearby Catalan town of the same name.

About Ametlla del Vallès observatory

Records list Ametlla del Vallès observatory as an astronomical observatory in Catalonia, Spain, but no detailed public information is available about its founding, instruments, or the group that runs it. Sites like this are often small community or amateur facilities rather than large research institutions, and this one currently has no published research programme or visitor documentation online.

Location & getting there

The observatory sits in the Vallès Oriental comarca, a district of wooded hills and farmland that stretches northeast from Barcelona toward the Montseny massif - a region popular with Catalan amateur astronomers for its relatively dark, rural skies compared with the coast.

Visiting Ametlla del Vallès observatory

There are no published opening hours, ticket prices, or tour details for this site. If you are hoping to visit, check with the Ametlla del Vallès town council or search for current contact details before making the trip, since access to small observatories like this is often by arrangement rather than drop-in.

See your named star from here

Wherever you stand in the Vallès Oriental, the night sky above Catalonia carries the same coordinates as everywhere else - which means a star you have named through Star Register can be found from here just as it can from any dark spot nearby. Browse the star catalogue to see how your certificate and coordinates work together.