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Sant Antoni

And the festivals of the Tres Tombs The neighborhood takes its name from the church

Pep Ventura (eng)

Grandpa Pep Josep Maria Ventura y Casas, popularly known by the name of Pep Ventura, besides working as a musician and composer he was also aconductor. He came to compose more than 400 pieces in total. As aperformer, he played various instruments including the tenor, which he studied and transformed in the standard it is today, and to this must be her nickname Pep of the Tenor. Thanks to its versatility and predisposition, Ventura made great innovations in the composition of sardanas and reformed the structure of the stanza and that’s

Navas

The Battle for l’Al-Andalus The name of this station reminds us of the important battle

Sagrera

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

Sant Martí

Pattern of the Catalan cavalry This station receives it name from the neighborhood in which

Sant Andreu

Drop everything and follow me! The neighborhood of Sant Andreu de Palomar derives its name

Sant Roc

San Roque, the dog’s Sant Roc was born in Montpellier in the late 13th century, he made pilgrimages around the world and he devoted most of his life to cure the plague victims. A legend has it that Saint Roque arrived in Barcelona to treat those suffering from an outbreak of plague that infested the city; But he also went flying to get sick and to

Santa Coloma

The Young Martyr The toponym of Santa Coloma dates back to ancient Rome, in the

Tetuan

The white dove At this station the train reaches all the way to the Plaça

Torras i Bages

Catalan Tradition Josep Torras i Bages was born in 1846 in Sant Valentí of Cabanyes,

Verneda

The tress of the alder grove The Verneda is a neighborhood of Sant Adrià de

Canyelles

The Canellas Fountain The first reference to the neighbourhood’s name of Canyelles was documented under

Badalona – Pompeu Fabra (eng)

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

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

Clot

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

Gorg (eng)

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