Moia
The landscape around Moià is a broad, wooded upland on the Moianès plateau, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. This small Catalan town stands in the interior of Barcelona province, where open fields and low forested ridges give the settlement a distinctly inland character. Aeròdrom de Moià occupies a cleared stretch of the plateau, serving light aviation beside the town rather than major commercial traffic. Moià is also associated with Rafael Casanova, the Catalan political figure of the early 18th century; his birthplace, Casa Rafael Casanova, is preserved as a museum. The town belongs to the comarca of Moianès, where dispersed farmsteads, woodland and agricultural land contrast with the denser Mediterranean coast.
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The Moianès plateau defines the setting of Moià — fields and wooded slopes give this inland Catalan town a character far removed from the Mediterranean coast. Moià is the administrative centre of the Moianès comarca, a rural district between the larger urban areas of central Catalonia. Just outside town, the Coves del Toll form an important prehistoric site, with excavations revealing evidence of human occupation and animal remains. Moià was also the birthplace of Rafael Casanova, a central figure in Barcelona’s defence in 1714; his former home is now a museum. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Catalonia.
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