Roquetes
A community strong as rock
This station leads into the Roquetes neighborhood, which abuts with the Sierra of Collserola and which is at the feet of a very steep mountain that also goes by the name of Roquetes. This is exactly where it derives its name from, since to build abodes IT? was necessary to dredge the rocky mountain first. Until 1950, the terrain’s inclination was such that it discouraged any kind of urban development whatsoever. However, the wave of immigration that reached Barcelona and needed a place to live forced city planners to develop this area. The advantages of this geographical location are anyway the magnificent views of the city that the neighborhood offers especially from its highest point.
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For further info about Roquetes here you have some websites:www.pcroquetes.blogspot.com.es
www.pronoubarris.com
www.noubarris.net/pcroquetes
http://arxiuhistoric.blogspot.com.es
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The Roquetes metro station deals with Viaje global, viaje local, viaje personal, a sculpture by Salvador Juanpere. This structure is made by 487 plaques and according to the author, they collect “texts, ideas, events and poetries drawn by the world and local contexts by the memory of the people living in the Roquetes district in the last 55 years”. From the station you gain the access to the Carretera Alta de las Roquetes, probably one of the most unknown streets of Barcelona and one of those with the best views. It is two kilometres long and it joins the Torre Baró viewpoint with Canyelles district through some Collserola hills.
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