[6] In the 11th century, evidence emerged of a settlement in the Capaspre area, which was integrated into the parish of Pineda de Mar and under the stately rule of the Lord of Montpalau Castle.
From then on, away from the Saracen danger, some residents of the Capaspre area built their first fishermen's houses near the mouth of the stream.
Viscount Bernat II of Cabrera, Lord of Montpalau, granted the privilege of having a market as well as a settlement charter in 1327.
In 1599, Gastó de Moncada, Marquis of Aitona and Viscount of Cabrera, granted new privileges establishing the definitive organization of the municipal council, represented by juries and councillors, renewable annually, and dividing the inhabitants into three classes: wealthy, craftsmen and day labourers.
After a long period of stagnation due to wars and epidemics that ravaged the country during the seventeenth century, growth continued.
In 1714, once the War of the Spanish Succession ended, the city began a process of demographic and economic growth, going from the 768 inhabitants in 1718 to 2,637 in 1787.
The first decades of the 20th century were a time of splendour for Calella's industry, which was cut short by the civil war.
Between the 1970s until the mid-1990s, Calella became an important tourist destination for Central European tourism (German, Dutch, Danish, English, French), and was thus popularly known as Calella dels Alemanys, as its population tripled in the high tourist season (which coincides with the end of spring, summer and the beginning of autumn).
In 1525 Calella obtained from Pope Clement VII the bull that granted it the right to become an independent parish.
Finally, the masters Joan Soler, from Calella, and Perris Rohat, a Frenchman living in Mataró, were commissioned to complete the temple.
The elements to be highlighted are the semicircular doorway, the Renaissance windows, the talking shield (a Galceran, a bush) and the machicolation over the main door.
Its most outstanding elements are its Renaissance portal, the decoration of the windows and the defensive machicolation on the corner of Carrer Bartrina, the street that overlooked the sea.
Its unique elements are the portal, the windows, its classic sgraffito and the defensive tower to protect the façade, with stone corners and crowned with a machicolation of which only the corbels that supported it remain.
Inside the Park, an Air Raid Shelter was built in 1937 to protect the population from the bombings of the Civil War.
This tree-lined promenade with centuries-old banana trees, stretches parallel to the beach and has become one of the city icons.
The promenade hosts, among other activities, the Calella and Alt Maresme Fair and The Ironman sporting event.
It consists of a single nave of 15x24 meters, and a porch on the main facade of Carrer Sant Joan.
The ground floor is divided into two wings around a central courtyard, while the main entrance to the facade consists of a porch with classical columns supporting semi-circular arches.
It is currently the municipal nursery "El Carrilet" Nouecentista construction, contemporary with the Market and the Library, inaugurated in 1927.
But that couple of animals were actually nothing more than wolf dogs from a farm located between Sant Pol de Mar and Calella, which went to the slaughterhouse every day to eat the waste.
Collections of various themes are on display, highlighting, among others, those dedicated to the textile past, the overseas trade, the Gallart Art Gallery and the Barri Pharmacy.
It is a cultural good of local interest by means of which it is possible to get to know one of the most important chapters in the history of Calella: the civil war.
As of today, the shelter is a vestige which represents the fight for achieving the democratic rights and liberties in Catalonia.
The town has an urban layout with a central pedestrian and commercial area, green spaces, and accommodation for tourists.
In recent years, Calella has attempted to pivot its economy towards sport, healthcare, cultural and family tourism.