Barcelona by metro

Badalona – Pompeu Fabra (eng)

By bcn 12 years ago

The author of the catalan grammar The name Badalona comes from Baétulo, a name that dates from the third century BC, when it was founded by the Romans. However,human remains have been found more than 5000 years ago that makes us think it was a place chosen since Neolithic times. Pompeu Fabra i Poch was born in the small town of Gràcia in 1868 and was the smallest of twelve brothers. It is known worldwide as the author of the modern standards of Catalan language.  {besps}l2Badalona_PompeuFabra{/besps} Do

Roquetes

By bcn 12 years ago

A community strong as rock This station leads into the Roquetes neighborhood, which abuts with

Clot

By bcn 12 years ago

Clotum Mellis (Honey’s Concavity) In the medieval period, the area which is now known as

Gorg (eng)

By bcn 12 years ago

The puddle which is not bubbling over  A gorg in Catalan is a puddle the neighbourhood of Badalona, where this stop is, is named after from an ancient puddle though. In the past, the river Besòs was divided into two branches: one came into this area creating puddles; the other,coming up in Poblenou, created 

Baró de Viver

By bcn 12 years ago

Organizer of the 1929 Expo In the nineteenth century, the land that today comprises the

La Pau

By bcn 12 years ago

A neighborhood as symbol In the old days, this neighborhood of the Sant Martí district

Clot

By bcn 12 years ago

Clotum Mellis (Honey’s Concavity) In the medieval period, the area which is now known as

Monumental

By bcn 12 years ago

A bullring for everything This is the name of the imposing bullring located next to

Sagrada Familia

By bcn 12 years ago

The eternal temple With the Sagrada Familia, Antoni Gaudí was not content with simply building

Fabra i Puig

By bcn 12 years ago

Mayor of Barcelona, Marquis of Alella Born in Barcelona in 1866, Ferran Fabra i Puig

Paral·lel

By bcn 12 years ago

The Montmatre of Barcelona This street was officialy inaugurated the 8th October 1894 and it

Sagrera (eng)

By bcn 12 years ago

Old Protected Spaces The name of this station derives from the neighborhood in which it