The building consists of a basement, ground floor and five upper levels, staggered at the top to create terraces with suitable orientations in the attics, in a strategy of making the most of the roofs as a privileged part of the dwellings. The apartments are mostly pass-through, allowing cross ventilation between opposite facades.  © Adrià GoulaThe day areas benefit from the south-west orientation, enhanced by generous terraces as a projection and an extension of the living rooms, which are oriented towards the small public park in the inner yard. The strategy of centralizing the mechanical installations for the dwellings and the common spaces improves maintenance tasks and optimizes their efficiency. which is less exposed to sunlight and where most of the rooms are bedrooms follows a rhythm of regular openings protected by external shutters allowing privacy and interior illumination to be controlled while the south-west façade is permeable with large balconies for the living rooms and common areas and retractable sun protection awnings that are regulated both individually and centrally You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia's second most populated city with 282,299 inhabitants, is celebrating its centenary this year after gaining city status in 1925. However, the commemoration has sparked controversy, with many critics labeling it a "fascist centenary." In 1900, L'Hospitalet had a population of 4,891, which grew to 27,726 by 1925. The District II neighborhood experienced the most significant growth, increasing from 4,000 to 21,000 residents. This expansion was largely driven by its proximity to Barcelona, as many construction workers involved in building the Barcelona metro—opened in 1924—and the 1929 Universal Exhibition settled in L'Hospitalet. As a result of this rapid growth, L'Hospitalet was officially granted city status on December 15, 1925, as published in Spain's official gazette. However, this designation was not due to a profound transformation but rather an executive formality. Despite the milestone, many residents and political groups argue that L'Hospitalet has existed since the 10th century and has a "millenary history, built by everyone," as pro-independence party Esquerra Republicana wrote on their 𝕏 account. "L'Hospitalet City Council wants to 'celebrate' the centenary of being awarded a fascist title, granted by a dictatorship," the party posted, along with a picture featuring dictator Primo de Rivera and Spanish monarch Alfonso XIII. Several political groups—including Esquerra Unida i Alternativa, En Comú Podem, CUP, Alternativa d'Esquerres de l'Hospitalet, and Jovent Republicà—have joined the opposition against the centenary celebrations. In late January, the group issued a manifesto declaring that "there is nothing to celebrate, but much to reflect on and demand." They argued that the title was granted by a "complicit monarchy to the Primo de Rivera dictatorship" and awarded to Mayor Tomàs Giménez, who had been appointed by the regime. "If we are a city, it is not thanks to a dictator, but to our residents—workers who were victims of repression and murdered by the same dictatorship that granted this fictitious title," the manifesto reads. Despite the controversy, L'Hospitalet officially launched its centenary celebrations on Monday evening with an event in Plaça Espanyola, in the Collblanc-La Torrassa neighborhoods, where the city unveiled its anniversary logo. The logo features the characteristic 'L'H' alongside the number 100, symbolizing the city’s centenary. As part of the commemorations, the City Council has planned several activities throughout the year, including the Cursa Nocturna race on April 5 and the Festes de Primavera local festival, where 43,000 scarves featuring the centenary logo will be distributed. Additionally, there will be a large-scale exhibition, an immersive audiovisual experience, and a debate on the anniversary and the city’s evolution. Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone Major events such as the Mobile World Congress or the Sónar music festival attract thousands of people each year to the Fira de Barcelona exhibition center located opposite the newly planned MEININGER Hotel at Carrer de la Botanica 41 In line with the expected trade fair audience the room layout in the new hotel has been adjusted: the focus is on double rooms (also available for single occupancy) there will also be triple and quadruple rooms a total of 162 rooms with 552 beds and 30 parking spaces will be created The MEININGER Hotel Barcelona is being built directly opposite the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via one of the largest trade fair organizations in Europe True to MEININGER's motto "Step Out and Explore" the decision for this location was not only due to its proximity to the trade fair but also its excellent public transport connections including the famous La Rambla and the impressive Sagrada Familia This makes Barcelona the perfect destination for all explorers Barcelona is an open and tolerant city—a value that MEININGER deeply cherishes Hotel website Brand OwnerMEININGER Hotels First published: December 2, 2024 09:25 AM Two people lost their lives and about thirty others were injured in a bus accident on Sunday afternoon in Portè, France. The bus with 47 passengers was returning from Andorra and had departed from Hospitalet de Llobregat, outside Barcelona. According to the Catalan Emergency Medical Service (SEM), 32 people received medical attention: three in serious condition, five with moderate injuries and 24 with minor injuries.  The bus was traveling on the N-320 mountain pass from the Pas de la Casa ski resort in Andorra and was not using the alternative toll road. Initial reports indicate that the vehicle went off the road and crashed into an embankment. More than 120 French firefighters were dispatched to the scene, along with Andorran firefighters. In addition, Catalan emergency services sent seven ground units and a helicopter to assist. Imma Solé, deputy director of Civil Protection, told RAC1 radio that most of the passengers were Spanish residents of Colombian nationality. The mayor of Hospitalet de Llobregat, David Quirós, said that Chavi Tours, the company responsible for organizing the trip involved in the accident, has been operating for years without a license to provide bus parking services in the city. However, despite lacking this license, the company is still permitted to act as a mediator, manage certain activities, and contract other companies with up-to-date permits. Quirós mentioned that authorities are still working to confirm the origins of the victims. If they  are found to be from the city, a support center will be established to assist them and their families. However, the process of identifying the victims has been complicated by the fact that some have been transferred to hospitals in France. Additionally, the mayor noted that the bus might have made a stop in Barcelona before continuing its journey to Andorra. The mayor also confirmed that attempts to contact Chavi Tours have been unsuccessful. Several reports also suggest that the company is bankrupt. Interior minister Núria Parlón explained that the investigation into the accident will be conducted by French authorities, with the assistance of the Catalan police, Mossos d'Esquadra, who will provide information about the organizing company and the bus owner. Parlón stressed the importance of thoroughly analyzing multiple factors, including the condition of the vehicle, the state of the road, and the weather conditions at the time of the accident. Paralympic champion Fleur Jong was the star of the 17th edition of the L’Hospitalet International Meeting which took place on Saturday (28 May) in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat the Dutch athlete broke the women’s long jump T62 world record* with 6.23m improving in 7 centimetres her own mark from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games “Amazing start of the season,” Jong posted on social media after the event Neary 200 athletes competed at L’Hospitalet 2022 one of the most traditional Para athletics meetings in the international circuit Another Paralympic long jump champion and world record holder to triumph in Spain was Germany’s Markus Rehm who finished first with a 8.15m-jump Tokyo 2020 silver medallist in the men’s 1500m T13 Tunisia’s Rouay Jebabli impressed in L’Hospitalet Nord winning the race in 3:47.85 a result that would have given him gold in Japan last year Three Spanish athletes set new national records including two from local club L’Hospitalet Atletisme Maria Zamora achieved the mark in the women’s shot put F12 and Ivan Soriano in the men’s 100m T37 Fernando Robles was the other Spanish runner to set a national record for the men’s 100m T63 in a multiclass race won by South Africa’s Mpumelelo Mhlongo Tokyo 2020 champion in the women’s 100m T13 Adiaratou Iglesias put Spain on the top of the podium in the 100m and 200m Sara Andres Barrio in the women’s 100m and long jump Gerard Descarrega in the 400m and Kim Lopez in the shot put and discuss were the other Spanish Paralympic and World Championships medallists to triumph at L’Hospitalet 2022 Complete results from the International Meeting can be found here.  *World record subject to ratification from World Para Athletics. The driver of the bus that left L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and crashed at the Porté-Puymorens ski resort in France last week, killing two people and injuring 30, has been ordered into provisional detention.   The Marseille prosecutor's office ordered the detention after discovering that the driver tested positive for cocaine.   Investigators also found that the bus's tachograph - a device that records speed and driving time - had been deactivated and that the vehicle had not undergone its mandatory technical inspection.   The 50-year-old Spanish driver now faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing injury, aggravated by safety violations, drug use and endangering human life.   The bus was carrying 49 passengers, including several minors. Thirty-two passengers were hospitalized in Catalonia, while nine were taken to hospitals in France, six of whom remain hospitalized. Most of the passengers were of Spanish and Colombian nationality. v1.1.0. Copyright © 2025. Powered by EBANTIC. All rights reserved. Catalan singer Rosalía has established herself as a superstar and is now opening a recording studio right next to Barcelona in Hospitalet de Llobregat, as reported by the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia and later confirmed by the Catalan News Agency (ACN).  The recording studio will be two streets away from the Fira Gran Via fair venue in Carrer de Can Pi street, where the Catalan singer is renovating an office building.  Besides producing music there, she also plans on making the building the headquarters for her family's company, Motomami SL, which has a subsidiary in real estate development.  "We're very happy and satisfied, it is very important the impact the recording studio will have to boost the city's economy and to promote the cultural district," a city council representative told ACN.  The superstar's studio will be close to the old Godó i Trias factory, which will be transformed into a visual arts center. Together the two projects expand the cultural area in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, which has attracted around 500 artists so far.  At the moment the construction license is being processed to move the singer's plans forward.  2,600-seater venue plays host to show inspired by Mexican culture from March 17 to April 10 A small army of around 100 workers raised the big top on Wednesday in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat where Cirque du Soleil will perform their Mexican-inspired show 'Luzia' from March 17 to April 10 The tent measuring 19 meters high and 51 meters in diameter will take eight days to fully assemble at the site close to Bellvitge Hospital More than 500 poles will keep the giant marquee grounded described as a "waking dream" inspired by "the people and stories that define Mexico," will be the second Cirque du Soleil show that L'Hospitalet hosts the city – adjacent to Barcelona – will act as the contemporary circus troupe's southern European headquarters until 2030 There are huge logistical challenges moving a show like 'Luzia' around It involves traveling with 65 trucks carrying 2,000 tonnes of material and equipment Restarting again after the pandemic has been a very complicated process, Herrero said. After a six-week run in London, she said they were looking forward to showing off 'Luzia' to the Barcelona audience, somewhere they "have always felt very welcome." 'Luzia' runs in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat until April 10 before moving to Geneva, Alacant (Alicante) and Madrid. anxiety over further restrictions is compounded by poor housing conditions in places like L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Europe's densest city and Catalonia's second most populated the three that first saw enhanced Covid-19 restrictions put in place Evictions are also commonplace, especially in the city's most impoverished areas, with rent prices in L'Hospitalet averaging 14.2 €/m2 Idealista.com data shows prices dropping 2.1% compared to May 2020 when the lockdown was gradually being eased but still increasing by 7.3% compared to June 2019 And although evictions came to a halt during most of the state of alarm and could "be suspended for a maximum period of up to 6 months" according to Spanish law To understand the situation faced by those at risk of losing their homes during these uncertain times Catalan News spoke to Marlene Meneses and Júlia Nueno of the Sindicat de Llogateres tenants' union in L'Hospitalet a single mother residing in the Can Vidalet area explains that she has already been evicted and homeless in the past for failing to keep up with rent payments on time – something that could soon happen to her once again with the small apartment she's now occupying The International Vintage Car Rally Barcelona-Sitges the important thing is to participate and aesthetics is valued more than speed: both the driver and the occupants must be dressed in period costumes Vintage cars of such emblematic brands as Rolls Royce will drive through the streets of Barcelona towards Sitges The rally starts at the Plaza de Sant Jaume in Barcelona and continues through the streets of Barcelona C-246 road (Costas del Garraf) and ends with a parade through the streets of Sitges and a contest of elegance The total distance is 40 kilometers and participants come from all over Spain and other countries other parallel activities are also organized Barcelona: Plaça Sant Jaume -> Jaume I street -> Plaça de l'Àngel -> Via Laietana -> Plaça Correus -> Passeig de Colom -> Plaça Portal de la Pau -> Passeig Josep Carner -> Plaça de les Drassanes -> Avinguda Paral-lel -> Plaça Espanya -> Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes -> Gran Via -> Plaça Ildefons Cerdà -> Rambla Badal -> Constitució street By L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: Santa Eulàlia street -> Enric Prat de la Riba street -> Barcelona street -> L'Hospitalet road -> Avenida de la Fama -> Tirso de Molina street -> Avenida Barcelona By Cornellà de Llobregat: Carretera de l'Hospitalet > Avinguda de la Fama > Tirso de Molina street > Avinguda Baix Llobregat (and link with the C-245 road passing through Sant Boi de Llobregat Costas del Garraf and arrival at the Port de Sitges-Aiguadolç at approximately 12:15 h) Where can I obtain a poster of Barcelona Sitges 23 We are sorry but we do not have the information you asked for In reply to by Michael Nivens (not verified) Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Barcelona and all the art and culture it has to offer It’s Catalonia’s second-largest city stretching south of Barcelona towards the airport but most visitors will pass through without even registering the name L’Hospitalet was little more than a village until the 19th century when waves of industrialisation transformed it culminating in the post-war boom of the 1960s that saw vast tracts of high-rise housing flung up to accommodate workers from the rest of Spain City planning lagged behind the population explosion and residents had to fight for such basic amenities as health centres and schools large-scale infrastructure projects have turned a suburban hinterland into a city in its own right with a personality in constant evolution emerging from immigrant communities from all over world some have called it Barcelona’s Brooklyn – a place with an energy and life many Barcelona residents would envy Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! facebooktwitterspotifytiktokAbout us Contact us Time Out Worldwide Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic the L'Hospitalet International Meeting went ahead on Saturday (31 October) in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat the same competition saw Sara Andres Barrio break the women’s long jump T62 world record the London 2017 Worlds medallist set a new personal best and a new national record for the same event (4.89 metros) “I am happy, the sensations have been very good, although I am a little angry because I would have liked to reach 5 metres,” Barrio told dxtadaptado in Spain “The important thing is that I have improved a lot from last year to this one at the World Championship in Dubai I jumped 4.64 and now 4.89 and that would help me to fight with the best in the world to get a medal [in Tokyo],” she added Sara Martinez (5.22) won the women’s long jump as the events combined athletes from different classes Barrio also won the women’s 100m (14.25) and finished second in the women’s 200m behind Doha 2015 Worlds bronze medallist Lia Beel Quintana (28.66) The L’Hospitalet Meeting was carried out with maximum safety measures following the strict protocol agreed with the authorities due to the pandemic Despite the fact that this year’s international participation has been greatly compromised due to the different quarantine policies of each country Dubai 2019 silver medallist in the men’s 5000m T13 Yassine Ouhdadi took gold in the same race on Saturday (14:54.28) Another representative of the local Hospitalet Atletisme Mari Carmen Paredes dominated the women’s 1500m (5:47.55) Double victory for Joan Munar in the men’s 100 (11.52) and 200 metres (23.10) while José Manuel Quintero won the 400m wheelchair race Beijing 2008 bronze medallist Javier Porras triumphed in the men’s long jump (5.95) Dionibel Rodriguez finished first in the women’s 400m ambulant race (51.04) Carmen Gimenez won the women’s 400m (1:34.54) and 800m (3:19.61) wheelchair events More information and complete results can be found on the L’Hopsitalet International Meeting website Equinix plans to build a second data center in Barcelona The colo giant this week announced plans for BA2 a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility located adjacent to the company’s existing BA1 site local press report the facility will span 2,500 square meters and offer 3.41MW The company reportedly aims to invest €52 million ($55.6m) in the project said: “Subsea cables play a vital role in enabling the modern digital world and we anticipate much progress in the next couple of years following the pandemic-induced backlog Subsea cables provide the underlying capacity between metros on different continents making it easily accessible to a wide range of businesses and enabling rapid international expansion without the need for significant CAPEX investment.” BA2 will reportedly utilize 100 percent renewable energy and be designed with the aim to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified “Addressing digital demand sustainably is of vital importance and something we are focused on at Equinix The timing of this investment couldn’t be better given the surge in demand we are seeing from companies in Barcelona and across the Mediterranean” added Judith Gardiner vice president for growth and emerging markets at Equinix “The potential for Barcelona to become a dense and valuable strategic hub cannot be overstated and we are delighted to be able to serve this great city by adding it to our strategy to galvanize our position as the connectivity core of the Mediterranean.” Located at Carrer de l'Acer 30-32 in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat area of Barcelona Exquinix’s BA1 offers more than 1,475 square meters (16,000 sq ft) of colocation space Equinix currently operates two IBX facilities, known as MD1 and MD2, in Madrid, alongside one facility each in Barcelona and Seville. Last year the company announced plans for a new IBX facility in Madrid known as MD6 as well as an xScale facility known as MD3x Aside from MD6 and MD3x in Madrid, Equinix acquired all of its Spanish facilities in 2017 when it bought local operator Itconic from the Carlyle Group for €215 million (then $259m) Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia We show you public transport departures that allow you to travel by Rodalies metro or bus to several unknown wonders of Catalonia and start preparing yourself for the fact that traveling around Catalonia will be literally free from September and that’s why we recommend some getaways where the Rodalies trains arrive that The getaways that we recommend are worth it so you can go looking for a free weekend to travel for free by train in Catalonia One of the best places in the Pyrenees to reach with a train ride The administrative and economic capital of the Vall de Ribes manages to transport you to a fairy tale just by getting off the station Surrounded by the green mountains of the Catalan Pyrenees from above the village is a small brown snake that fits into a rugged environment The destination is well known among the people of Barcelona because from the village leaves the Núria rack railway which leads to the ski resort of Vall de Núria one of the few combinations that allow you to go skiing from the capital by public transport from Ribes there are many hiking trails that are worthwhile and it is enough to take a walk along the rivers that cross this small entrance to the Pyrenees The last village of Catalonia has the beauty and mystery of border towns with a small beach wedged between small but steep cliffs A train station that occupies the same area as the village dominates the activity of Portbou and reminds us that this is a space of exchange Its architecture dates back to the early twentieth century and unlike other places on the Costa Brava this one retains the modernist look of the old bourgeois resorts its streets also and the environment that explore the coastal paths But no visit to Portbou is complete without visiting the Walter Benjamin Memorial in front of the beautiful Portbou cemetery that houses his tomb a slide to the sea masterfully camouflaged in the landscape recalls the death of the philosopher in this village while fleeing Nazism a death that Fraqnuism hid and whose memory serves to recall some of the dark passages of Spanish and European history of the twentieth century View this post on Instagram Hostalric is a medieval village located about 65 kilometers from Barcelona which is located in the region of La Selva.When we visited it we made a route through the medieval village visiting all its points of interest such as the Torre dels Frares its main street and the wall that surrounds the village Afterwards we stopped to recharge our batteries at the Parrufu bar to finish the visit by visiting the castle that is located in the fortress of Hostalric and if until now the price of spending a day there could be a deterrent adding tickets now you can save on transportation by arriving for free by train to the Salou-Port Aventura stop to get into the roller coasters Classic attractions such as Dragon Khan or Stampida have been added years ago to others such as Furious Baco or Shambala seeking to compete with some of the fastest roller coasters in the world the same train stop takes us to Ferrari Land the park for lovers of the cavallino rampante These are some of the best free getaways that you can now do with the 100% bonus on Rodalies and Media Distancia trains but check the map of Rodalies lines and make a custom trip you will surely find many more places to travel for free from September Montserrat is the great unknown jewel of Barcelona An impressive natural heritage half an hour from the city that functions as a small Pyrenees at the gates of Barcelona This rack railway will allow us to save the distance of 118 meters of unevenness between the esplanade and the area of the cave of the Santa Cova where legend has it that some shepherds found the image of the Moreneta At this altitude (one thousand meters above sea level) we can also enjoy incredible views of the surroundings and altitude) and enjoy even more of the mountain and that hides secrets like the cassettes of Garraf luxuries like the town of Sitges or charming towns like Vilanova i la Geltrú the beach town where everyone would like to live which takes us along the coast on a route where the tracks run In the middle of the Serralada de Marina Park between Badalona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet stands the Monastery of San Jerónimo de la Murtra a Gothic treasure founded in 1416 by the merchant Bertran Nicolau which was an important religious and cultural center is today a haven of peace next door in the heart of Santa Coloma de Gramenet The Güell family acquired it in 1947 for its restoration and conservation it is necessary to make a reservation in advance and it can be easily reached from the Singuerlín metro station the area offers attractions such as the Genís cave and the Iberian settlement of Puig Castellar inhabited from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century BC by the Layetans Legend has it that at the time of the sundials the people of Sant Pol’s clock broke down and Since then the people of Sant Pol have been asked “quina hora és” to make fun of it Just to see that clock is worth visiting this beautiful town on the Catalan coast with dream beaches and a beautiful old town Take the opportunity to visit the church of Sant Pol the castle of Montpalau or the Municipal Museum The German athlete broke his own world record* in the men's long jump T64 setting a mark of 8.64m in his sixth and last attempt during the International Para Athletics Meeting of L'Hospitalet in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat The jump was 2 centimetres longer than Rehm's previous record set at the 2021 European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz an exciting day and a really great competition in good conditions one even to 8.72 metres – unfortunately with too much tailwind get this thing now and make it official'," Rehm said The 34-year-old jumped 8.72m in his fourth attempt but the mark could not be made official because of the +4 m/s  wind (long jumps made with wind assistance over 2 m/s are not counted as official records) Rehm now will be looking at improving his record at the Para Athletics World Championships in Paris "There's definitely a lot of potential and it's really fun I hope that it will continue like this in the season and that I can maybe add a few more centimetres on top," added the four-time Paralympic champion Rehm was the main star of the 18th edition of the traditional Para athletics meet near Barcelona but there were more outstanding performances on Saturday Stylianos Malakopoulos from Greece was close to breaking his own record in the men's long jump T62 landing 5 centimetres short of the world mark with 7.18m Spain's Paralympic champion Adiatarou Iglesias (T13) delighted the home crowd winning the 100m ahead of Dutch start Fleur Jong (T62) in a multiclass race Iglesias also picked a gold medal in the 200m with France's Angelina Lanza (T64) in second Lanza also left Catalunya with a gold medal in the women's long jump Another Tokyo 2020 Paralympic winner to triumph in L'Hospitalet was Morocco's Ayoub Sadni (T47) in the men's 400m The local fans had more reasons to celebrate as Paralympic champion Yassine Ouhdadi (T13) who competes for the L'Hospitalet Athletics Club Complete results are available on https://www.hospitaletparaathletics.cat/public/img/resultats23.pdf More information about the 18th International Para Athletics Meeting L'Hospitalet is available on the competition website *Records subject to ratification by World Para Athletics Archive Architecture FC Barcelona player, Jordi Alba; president of FC Barcelona and the Barça Foundation, Joan Laporta; director of the Cruyff Foundation, Pati Roura; corporate director of Education and Marketing of the ”la Caixa” Foundation, Xavier Bertolín; and mayoress of Hospitalet de Llobregat, Núria Marín, inaugurated the Cruyff Court Jordi Alba on Friday, with the intention of promoting sport among children and young people in the city. This initiative from the Cruyff Foundation is the result of an alliance with the Barça Foundation and the ”la Caixa” Banking Foundation for the construction, maintenance and revitalisation of a total of 15 ‘Cruyff Courts’ throughout Catalonia, a project in which priority is given to disadvantaged areas to promote social inclusion of especially vulnerable children and young people through sport. L’Hospitalet de Llobregat city council are also collaborating for the Cruyff Court Jordi Alba. Cruyff Courts are small, open-air football fields that aim to promote sport and instill values such as responsibility, integration, teamwork and self-improvement, as well as prevent sedentary lifestyles and childhood obesity. This Cruyff Court is part of the actions carried out by the L’Hospitalet City Council through their Comprehensive Urban Regeneration Plan of the Planes-Blocs Florida area, which aims to ensure the improvement of the quality of life and coexistence of the neighborhood through the promotion of integration, equity and social cohesion. During school hours, the Cruyff Court Jordi Alba will host the daily sporting activity of the Balaguer and Pau Casals schools, which do not have adequate space for practicing sport. The rest of the time it will function as an open playground, and will be used by Esplai La Florida and Espai Jove Sidecar, among others. This initiative also promotes two specific projects: The Cruyff Courts 6vs6, a tournament for boys and girls aged 10 to 12 in which all Cruyff Courts participate, and the Community Programme, which aims to allow young people from different neighborhoods to learn to organise their own tournament.  "I'm very proud to be here today. I went to school here and unfortunately we didn't have a pitch like this, so we played on the street and used stones for goalposts. I hope that the boys and girls in my neighborhood enjoy it and that they respect and care for it." "I hope that now a new stage in the history of Barça has begun. If it turns out to be glorious, then it will be thanks to Johann, because we always take him into account when making decisions, in any field." "I'm very happy that this new facility, which will be part of the Florida district's comprehensive plan, has been completed in a very short time. For me, it’s very exciting to see Jordi Alba, who was a boy who went to Balaguer school when they didn't have a playground, here to open what from today will be a place for children to enjoy." “I want to thank Hospitalet city council and our partners La Caixa Foundation and Barça Foundation, and especially Joan Laporta -who is with us today- and Jordi Alba and his father for believing in the project and helping us a lot. I would like for us to remember Johann as well, because as he would say, we can't do this alone -we have to do it together." “It is a source of pride for us to inaugurate this new facility and continue collaborating with the Cruyff Foundation and the Barça Foundation, with whom we have been working for almost 25 years. We are proud to continue opening spaces to promote access to sport for children and young people." The SAGA gaming fair returns for its second edition this weekend eSports and a LAN party from Friday to Sunday at La Farga in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat The fair aims to "normalize the use of Catalan within the video game industry," one of the organizers Organized by the Catalan-language NGO Plataforma per la Llengua, the 2023 fair builds on the first edition last year – it's three days rather than two, with 75 exhibitors, up from 50, and covers 7,000 square meters, practically double last year's space.  Fifty new points have been set up to play current and retro video games and the LAN Party has its own stage and will last 56 hours, open to anyone who wants to set up their computer or console and play.  As well as promoting Catalan in gaming, organizers also want to be a focal point for eSports and help break down barriers in the industry in terms of inclusion, gender and accessibility.  "It is a very masculinized industry," Pérez says, "but now we are fighting that with various actions," including female mentors for women who want to work as professionals in the industry.  On a 14-meter stage with a giant screen, SAGA will have various competitions organized and broadcast in Catalan by Gamesports Eléctrònics.   In addition, the LAN Party will have 200 seats with about twenty games available, including FIFA, Hearthstone, Legends of Runaterra, Rocket League, Age of Empires II, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, Apex Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends.  There will be talks, workshops, training, information sessions, and a new podcast area, as well as more than 50 new gaming points.  Among the 75 exhibitors are 25 video game companies, 9 video game associations and 10 eSports clubs.  The Saga Awards will be presented as part of the fair, including a category for the video game in Catalan that has had the most social impact, and an award for best creator of Catalan video game content.   the binding agreement between the Generalitat de Catalunya L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and Esplugues de Llobregat and Barcelona Provincial Council was signed for the construction of the new Hospital Clínic health campus This agreement establishes a joint collaboration framework for all the institutions in order to promote urban development for the construction of the new campus at the University of Barcelona’s sports facilities  The extension of the Hospital Clínic and the relocation of the UB’s Faculty of Medicine are intended to increase their potential including the enhancement of their healthcare  They are also committed to sustainability from an environmental The Hospital Clínic Barcelona is a leading hospital facility with a clinical capacity of the highest level and cutting-edge technology It is firmly committed to university teaching and scientific research  It is one of the most important healthcare complexes both in the country and in Europe will include the extension of the Hospital the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and other healthcare scientific and research facilities that are agreed on together with the Generalitat de Catalunya will promote urban planning measures and plan public and private transport and the required accessibility The future construction of the new facilities will allow the hospital’s Villarroel Plató and Maternity Hospital centres to be maintained in order to meet the needs of the referral population The hospital’s current location in the Eixample district will include healthcare as well as new municipal facilities and the expansion of public space director general of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona is very positive about the signing of this binding agreement:  “from the very outset all the institutions have been committed to going ahead with this project and now all the machinery is being set in motion to make it a reality" we are already working on the functional plan to define the uses of the new facilities which will be a new hub that must continue to place Catalonia at the forefront in the field of health Barcelona City Council and Barcelona Provincial Council signed a preliminary Protocol designed to study the possible sites for the future new complex The architecture/town planning and healthcare coordination commissions that participated in this study issued a report at the end of that year proposing a new location for this project the site currently occupied by the University of Barcelona's sports courts extending the collaboration to the University of Barcelona and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Consortium As a result of the application of this collaboration instrument in February 2023 an agreement was reached between all the participating institutions establishing the suitability and viability of this site for the purpose of locating the healthcare research and innovation activities of the future Hospital Clínic Barcelona Receive the latest news from our institution directly to your email in a 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Sign up Explore our Food Tours → Despite the big wooden casks on the wall and the creaky shelves crowded with bottles behind the bar an old bodega (wine store and tavern) in Hospitalet de Llobregat a city located on the periphery of the Barcelona metropolitan area who has deigned to keep these old relics from an earlier era is seafood – every day the bar’s counter is covered with trays of majestic treasures from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic like prawns Founded by Francisco “Siscu” Rosés in 1933 Cal Siscu originally sold bulk wine and liquors which also doubled as a home (Siscu and his family used to live upstairs) to fill up their wine jugs and sip on a vermut with some olives and conservas like tuna or sardines When Siscu’s son Antonio “Toni” Rosés (who was born in the bodega) and his wife they knew that some changes needed to be made if they wanted to survive So Dolors began to cook fresh seafood in the family’s kitchen the wine tavern morphed into a marisquería offering fresh oysters and their iconic dish lobster in an aromatic tomato sauce thickened with almonds and hazelnuts the owners had reached retirement age and were looking to sell decided to take over the bodega-marisquería with his friend and head chef Jaume Carbonell They improved and extended the menu from 14 to around 25 dishes Galician clams (cooked with a bit of olive oil Cal Siscu’s customers are a mix of Barcelonans who work at the offices and hospitals in the area and stop by for lunch during the workweek many of whom come with families and friends on the weekends but after a lot of work and increasing the food quality the restaurant finally took off,” says Tino The throngs at lunch and dinner attest to that Every day the bar’s counter is covered with trays of majestic treasures from the Mediterranean and the Atlantic juicy and tasty and with just the right salt point pair perfectly with the aromatic house vermut – as an aperitif this combination opens the senses to what comes next that was espardeñas with chickpeas and a creamy fried egg on top that pulls everything together These sea cucumbers from the Mediterranean are a delicacy and not so easy to find nowadays Valencia and the Balearic Islands have traditionally caught them – it’s a classic dish with deep roots in the Catalan culinary tradition The version served at Cal Siscu was immensely satisfying and managed to be both rich and humble But the true star here is still the lobster with sauce Tino came to our table with a couple of live lobsters to let us make our pick which Jaume then cooked in a casserole with a tomato and nut sauce This dish is very similar to the lobster in “American sauce,” a recipe created by the French chef Pierre Fraise they alter the sauce a bit by adding a traditional Catalan picada of finely chopped almonds and hazelnuts plus a couple of aromatic liqueurs (which ones they added two eggs to the remaining sauce – this simple act encouraged us to devour what was left and as we dipped our bread in the luxurious red sauce we found ourselves immensely grateful that the pleasure of eating this dish had been stretched out the current wine selection is restricted to a few options from Torelló a winery based in Catalonia’s Penedès region plus a few other bottles with different origins and grapes: for whites one Godello and one Albariño (both Galician) one Rioja (Rioja) and one Ribera del Duero (Castilla Leon) The selection is small but the quality is good and the wines we tried accentuated the flavors of the seafood without overpowering them the soul of this bodega-marisquería long ago left the vineyard behind loading map - please wait...Map could not be loaded - please enable Javascript!→ more information A quick look at the map of the winners of the last local elections tells some interesting stories Looking toward the Barcelona metropolitan area one can see a concentration of towns in red where the Socialist Party came out on top more than any other part of the territory.  The red belt encircling Barcelona is a stronghold for the Socialists and has been for decades the left-leaning party has governed consistently ever since the return to democracy in 1979 as is the case in Sant Boi de Llobregat and in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat the second-most populous city in Catalonia immediately south of Barcelona.   the biggest question this election will be whether the Socialists can win another absolute majority The task for the challengers is to grow enough just to have some say in the council for the next four years.  says she feels "stronger than ever" ahead of the 2023 elections after her last mandate was marked by a corruption investigation she was later cleared of although two of her former councilors are still facing trial.  Jaume Graells of pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC) will be her biggest challenger after he left the Socialists during the last term, and it is he who filed the initial complaint that led to the investigation.  Then there are towns where the Socialists govern with minority governments, as is the case in Sant Adrià de Besós and Cerdanyola del Vallès. In these places, the PSC will target growth, repeating absolute majorities as they have done in many other municipalities, whereas challengers will look to wrestle back some more control. But why is it that the Socialist Party is so strong in the areas surrounding Barcelona? History, demographics, and industry can go a long way to explaining this.   During the 1950s and 60s, many people moved northwards from other parts of Spain in search of jobs in industrialized areas on the outskirts of large cities, including Barcelona. In Catalonia, many people moved from the southern region of Andalucía, also traditionally a working-class Socialist stronghold, and passed their voting patterns down the generations. The Barcelona metropolitan area's red belt also has some purple patches across it too. The political space led by Ada Colau's En Comú movement, left of the Socialists, encapsulates the former Communist party, which was very strong in municipal elections in Catalonia particularly shortly after the return to democracy, before later evolving into the Green party.  In more recent years, this political space has developed into the anti-austerity En Comú movement in Catalonia, and Podemos movement across Spain, born out of the difficult post-2008 crisis years.  This part of the left-wing space in Catalonia saw a huge surge in the 2015 elections, including Ada Colau becoming the mayor of Barcelona, but 2019 saw a drop-off in support. Yet, for the past four years they have still controlled the councils of Montcada i Reixac, Ripollet, El Prat, and of course Barcelona itself after reaching a deal with other parties as Colau finished just behind ERC's Ernest Maragall in the voting.  In many Socialist-governed towns, Esquerra Republicana are the second-strongest party, as is the case in towns such as L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Sabadell, Sant Adrià de Besós, Esplugues de Llobregat, Granollers, and more.  Santa Coloma de Gramenet will be an interesting battlefield this year, as Esquerra have put Gabriel Rufián up as their candidate for mayor. Having spent years confronting the Spanish government as an MP in the Congress in Madrid, Rufián has become a very well-known figure in his hometown.  Liberals Ciudadanos were another strong force in a lot of metropolitan municipalities in the last election, but polls predict that their biggest goal will be just to survive.  It's expected that they will lose voters, with the conservative People's Party, far-right Vox, or even the Socialists likely to benefit from their fall. Luzia, a journey through an imaginary Mexico, runs from March 17 to April 10 with tickets on general release from November 2 First published: October 26, 2021 01:19 PM Cirque du Soleil has chosen Catalonia to kick off its first post-pandemic European tour. The company is bringing Luzia, a "waking dream" inspired by "the people, places, and stories that define Mexico," to the Barcelona area from March 17 to April 10, 2022. The contemporary circus troupe will be raising their big top in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat's cultural district, the second Cirque du Soleil show the city will host, after Totem in 2018. "This is the moment we have all been waiting for. We are returning to a city where we have always felt at home. It is an especially emotional time as we wait excitedly to return to the stage," Cirque du Soleil president and director Daniel Lamarre says. The return of Cirque du Soleil will come two years after their last performance in Spain before the outbreak of the Covid-19, which took place in Seville on March 8, 2020. "The intermission is over!" Lamarre exclaims. With Luzia, Cirque du Soleil will celebrate 24 years of tours to Catalonia, with a dozen different shows. The upcoming spectacle features almost 50 performers and is described by the company as "a surrealistic series of grand visual surprises and breathtaking acrobatic performances." The mayor of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Núria Marín, has welcomed their return: "After these difficult last eighteen months because of the pandemic, it is extraordinary news." Tickets for Luzia are already on sale for Cirque Club members and go on general release on November 2. The company "exceeds expectations" and recovers pre-pandemic attendance figures Cirque du Soleil's latest show, 'Luzia', said goodbye to the Catalan public this Sunday "exceeding [audience] expectations”, as its attendance figures were similar to those from before the pandemic. According to Charlie Wagner, the production’s publicist, more than 150,000 spectators came to see the 70 performances that the Canadian company showcased in their marquee in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, just outside Barcelona. The show was "well-received" by the public and marked the return of Cirque du Soleil to Europe after the two-year hiatus caused by Covid. Wagner emphasized that the Catalan audience was "wonderful and welcoming" and said that they hoped to see them again in the shows they plan to do in the coming months across Spain, as well as at the show 'Corteo' which the company plans to do in Mallorca this August. 'Luzia', takes viewers on a trip through a dream of Mexico. The name, coming from a fusion of the Spanish words 'luz' and 'lluvia', meaning 'light' and 'rain' respectively, highlights its focus on these elements. This manifested itself in a blanket of artificial rain, which the company has admitted was a "big technical challenge". A suspension bridge over 14 meters long, a swimming pool under the stage, a rigorous disinfection process and a special system to keep live electric cables separate were key for the display to work. In the show, a parachutist lands, thirsty, in a land of memories, where he finds a great magic key that allows him to enter a magical world, halfway between fantasy and reality. Thus begins the journey of 'Luzia', where viewers are transported through the essence of Mexican culture through multiple shows of acrobats, tightrope walkers, jugglers, clowns and contortionists. All this aims to highlight the richness of Mexican landscapes, the speed of the Tarahumares tribe and diverse animal life. After Barcelona, ​​'Luzia' will continue its tour of the continent, stopping in Alicante on July 14 and Madrid on November 5. Police officers from the Provincial Investigation Brigade of Barcelona supported by the General Commissariat for Information have arrested an individual of Pakistani nationality resident in the town of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) for his alleged direct participation in activities involving the editing and spread of propaganda of a Jihadi nature through the use of multiple accounts on all types of social networks The detainee undertook intense and ongoing activities to spread and glorify the doctrinal message and operational strategy of different terrorist groups of the Sunni branch of Islam through the social networks His modus operandi mainly consisted of the publication of photos through which he systematically sought to provoke in his Internet followers sentiments of hatred towards Westernised Muslim women or those who sought to claim their rights towards Shiites and the Western world in general whilst promoting the "merits" of terrorist groups that fight to establish an Islamic Caliphate under Sharia law With the aim of ensuring greater impact among people he sought to entice to the cause the detainee included extraordinarily crude images among his publications These included a host of photos in which people appeared who had been mutilated or wounded with firearms (in some cases the victims were young children) These publications tended to be accompanied by comments in which he said that those people who appeared in the images were Sunni Muslims who had been murdered by Westerners he was particularly skilled in manipulating his followers on the social networks where his goal was to influence them to realise that the only way to be a good Sunni Muslim was to take up the armed and violent struggle The police operation took place under the instruction and supervision of the Judge of Central Investigation Court number five and was coordinated by the Public Prosecution Service of the National High Court This police operation was carried out within the framework of the ongoing fight being undertaken by the National Police Force against radical Jihadi individuals located in our country This also comes within the framework of the National Strategic Security Plan in which the General Commissariat for Information has made a full commitment to its application establishing certain protective measures and others to persecute terrorists of both an investigative and an operational nature to thus impede any form of radicalisation that precedes and leads to any plans to carry out terrorist acts This website uses its own and third-party cookies to maintain the session, offer a better user experience and obtain statistical data on user navigation. For more information see Cookies policy Lagranja Design has renovated and converted the former courts of l'Hospitalet to create the new Planeta Training Centre It is a central building comprising 10,800 square metres that the city council handed over to the business group last year located in the centre of the city and close to several cultural and business activity hubs in addition to converting the building for new use is to provide the city with a new cultural facility Archive REMODELING-RENOVATION The two municipalities have designed a project without equivalent in Spain and probably in Europe It is a cluster of the biomedical sector that will seek excellence in the field of health and scientific innovation The initiative is of such magnitude that it was catalogued as a “strategic project of the country” The biocluster will be financed through the Next Generation EU funds as well as with the support of the Diputació de Barcelona (Next Diba allocations) It also has a European subsidy in the amount of six million euros This alliance boosts a healthcare ecosystem that already has an annual turnover of 2.275 billion euros The project will favor the arrival of medical technology and pharmaceutical companies that will join the 54 existing ones The “dormitory city” label that stigmatized emerging cities in Barcelona’s metropolitan area (such as L’Hospitalet or Esplugues de Llobregat) has become a thing of the past with this new biomedical initiative The biomedical cluster project was created by the City Councils of L’Hospitalet and Esplugues together with the participation of powerful public and private institutions in the field of health These include the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB) the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) Also the Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu (SJD) and the Ministries of Health The initiative has two equally important branches One revolves around the Biopol-Granvia project in L’Hospitalet and the other is centered at the SJD hospital in Esplugues The goal is to “favor a new economy based on innovation and knowledge and to become a point of attraction for laboratories and new biomedical companies,” added the same sources The biomedical cluster will integrate healthcare research and innovation as part of the public health system strategy The biocluster aims to improve the health and quality of life of citizens and the efficiency and sustainability of the healthcare system The goal is for the system to become “a true digital health model based on the use of data,” the Govern added The biocluster will create approximately 50,000 jobs and is expected to have an annual turnover of around 7 billion euros Stock images by Depositphotos La venta de la nuda propiedad Copyright © 2022 Salirporbarcelona , All rights Reserved. Created by JEZZ Media The furniture brand Domestico Shop will open from June 6 to 15 an outlet in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat with a selection of discounted products a multi-brand store specializing in designer furniture and decoration will open its outlet in Hospitalet de Llobregat from June 6 to 15 with 1,000 products discounted by up to 80% View this post on Instagram A post shared by DomesticoShop (@domesticoshop) View this post on Instagram A post shared by DomesticoShop (@domesticoshop) crockery and cutlery or auxiliary furniture are some of the products that will be sold during this special promotion This Catalan company specializes in the sale of designer furniture through the Internet Its catalog has more than 15,000 items and 150 brands from all over the world Its brands include those of designers such as Tom Dixon It currently has 5 stores in Madrid and Barcelona L’Hospitalet de Llobregat has approved the expansion of the Gran Via 2 shopping center a project that will be carried out thanks to an investment of 11.8 million euros by the LSGI Group The expansion will allow the shopping center to gain 9,133 square meters of floor space without increasing the plot it currently occupies The proposal received the approval of the Municipal Plenary in March following a specific modification of the General Metropolitan Plan (PGM) LSGI Group will transfer buildability from Bellvitge and les Planes which will allow it to gain “5,000 square meters of green area” The project has been designed to meet the demand for larger stores from the mall’s main customers This expansion will be the first enlargement of Gran Via 2’s retail space since its opening in 2022 LSGI Group’s investment will include a contribution of 4.2 million euros to public housing which will be obligatorily earmarked by the City Council The operation of transferring the retail space from two properties in the Bellvitge and Les Planes neighborhoods to the Gran Via 2 plot is part of an agreement reached between LSGI Group and the City Council The operation will make it possible to transform these neighborhood plots into green areas which will contribute to improving the environmental quality of the area The expansion of the Gran Via 2 shopping center will not only satisfy customer demand but will also attract new businesses and generate jobs in the area The operation will also contribute to the local economy as the mall is a major tourist and commercial attraction in the city The operation will contribute to the improvement of the environmental quality of the area as it will allow the transformation of plots of land into green areas With an annual footfall of 16.5 million visitors and a commercial area of 49,258 square meters Gran Via 2 is the most visited shopping center in Barcelona it is considered one of the largest commercial spaces in Spain It is located in the municipality of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat just 10 minutes by car from the center of Barcelona The shopping center has more than 200 operators Gran Via 2 has become a benchmark in the city of Barcelona It has a variety of stores and is constantly innovating to adapt to the needs of consumers The shopping center has an extensive program of concerts workshops and exhibitions throughout the year The largest of David Chipperfield Architects’ projects currently under construction, the new law courts complex of Barcelona breaks down the 330,000 m2 programme into eight freestanding buildings, linked by a continuous atrium space. The project includes the design of all public areas, courtrooms, and offices. The site for the new judicial complex is at the border of the cities of Barcelona and L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, at the intersection of two main roads, a strategic position that facilitates access from the urban center.  The program is distributed in eight volumes: four prismatic blocks housing the courtrooms and laid out around an atrium, two buildings containing the judicial premises and two commercial volumes.  The large terraced atrium, aside from bringing unity to the whole complex, acts as a circulation space to orientate the different users – judges, lawyers, civil servants, visitors – through the levels of the law courts.  GISA, Departament de Justicia (Generalitat de Catalunya) Fermín Vázquez - b720 Arquitectos (arquitecto asociado associate architect) David Chipperfield Architects: Albert Arraut, David Chipperfield, Martin Eglin, Melissa Johnston, Andrew Phillips, Giuseppe Zampieri b720 Arquitectos: Fermín Vázquez, Francesc De Fuentes, Sonia Cruz, Guillermo Weiskal, Albert Freixes, Francisco Marques, Tosca Salinas, Carlos Fragoso, Elies Porta, Helia Pires, Natascha Gergoff, Myriam González, Nuno Gabriel Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. Innovative US car company opens first dealership in Spain near to Barcelona with another planned soon for the Catalan capital ACN | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat the innovative American car company headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk opened its first showroom in Catalonia on Tuesday The car dealership is located in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat The car dealership will include a service center for car owners a workshop and will also have some of the firm’s vehicles on show Two models will be available: the S and the X The Tesla model 3 will become available in the stores next year It is the company’s most affordable vehicle and can already be pre-ordered on the Internet Previously, the various legal departments of the governments of Barcelona and l’Hospitalet were scattered in 17 buildings across the two cities with functional frustrations for both users and employees A new conjoined City of Justice will improve efficiency and allow working spaces to adapt and absorb the constant transformation of the judicial body as well as provide reserve space for future growth The site is at the border of the two cities of Barcelona and l’Hospitalet on a site which was previously a military barracks. It is located adjacent to both Gran Via, a major access route into the centre of Barcelona from the south, and Carrilet, an artery leading to l’Hospitalet. The position provides optimum accessibility to the city and major metropolitan routes, on both public and private transport. © Christian RichtersThe principle proposition of the project breaks down the massive programme requirements (330,000 sqm) into a series of separate but interrelated blocks on a public plaza, giving a spatial composition that attempts to break the rigid and monolithic image of justice. The proposal also attempts to provide equilibrium to the relationships between the different working areas, public areas and landscape. © Joan ArgelésA group of four large judicial buildings are situated around the perimeter of a linking concourse building. They generally contain courtrooms at ground floor and a further three floors. All of these floors are accessed directly from the concourse building which acts as a filter. The concourse building also gathers people at the start and completion of their judicial visit within a central public room, which overlooks the exterior plaza. © Joan ArgelésFour other independent buildings comprise a judicial services building for l’Hospitalet, a forensic sciences building and two commercial buildings with retail facilities at ground floor. A further building is planned to contain both residential and commercial retail activities. © Joan ArgelésAll eight buildings are conceived as formally restrained blocks with load bearing coloured concrete ‘cage’ facades Each building has a different and contrasting The concourse building has a more free form plan with deep exposed concrete slabs and woven mesh screens in front of frameless glazing The project includes the desin of all public the renowned outlet store of tableware by weight has recently opened its second store in Catalonia consolidating its position as a leader in the supply of Portuguese ceramic tableware at highly competitive prices With a great reception in its first store in Polinyà (Vallès Occidental) last year the brand has decided to expand its presence and has opened its doors at 92 Miguel Hernández street in L’Hospitalet del Llobregat A Mercadoria has launched a special promotion giving customers the opportunity to take home a quality souvenir This initiative reflects the brand’s philosophy of offering high-value products at affordable prices The store will be open during business hours from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm The concept of A Mercadoria is simple but revolutionary: customers can fill a cart or basket with the ceramic tableware of their choice and the price is determined by the total weight in the box The store offers a varied selection including plates cutlery and exclusive collections of the brand These items have established prices that are extremely affordable with many of them starting as low as €1.50 per unit The main attraction lies in the peso-based pricing system Mercadoria has become the main supplier of tableware for the hospitality sector in the cities where it operates Its affordable prices and high quality products have facilitated the complete renovation of tableware for bars and restaurants without compromising budgets A Mercadoria has introduced a corner specialized in basketry rugs and a selection of esparto grass and wood items all in line with the ‘slowdeco’ style A Mercadoria is scheduled to receive new merchandise every 15 to 20 days and they inform about the arrival of new products through their social networks @amercadoria_outlet where they also share ideas for decorating the table the brand now has two locations in the province of Barcelona and a total of 16 points of sale throughout the peninsula consolidating its position as the leading retail outlet in Spain What is remarkable about this new store is its location accessible by public transportation The nearest metro stops are Bellvitge (L1) and Europa/Fira (L9S) First published: October 25, 2022 06:52 PM Barcelona residents and visitors alike will already be familiar with the red bikes that make up the city's Bicing bicycle sharing scheme. From 2023, the wider metropolitan area will have its own equivalent in red and blue livery: AMBici.  AMBici will be launched progressively next year with 2,600 latest-generation electric bikes and 236 parking stations.  Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Sant Joan Despí and Cornellà de Llobregat will be the first municipalities to welcome the new scheme at the beginning of 2023, with the rollout reaching twelve other municipalities over the following three months.  The annual cost of the service in 2023 will be €25. This allows users to use bikes for 30 minutes free of charge. After the first half hour the cost will be 50 cents per 30 minutes.  From 2024, the subscription will rise to €40 a year and cost 15 cents for the first half hour and 50 cents per half hour thereafter.  It has not proved possible to fully integrate the new AMBici scheme with Barcelona's existing bikeshare system, Bicing.   However, to facilitate shared use, seven transfer stations will be installed, two in Sant Adrià de Besòs, three in L'Hospitalet, and one each in Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Esplugues de Llobregat, where users of the two systems can swap their AMBici bike for a Bicing one or vice versa.   An integrated metropolitan subscription will be created for the two services, costing between €53 and €65 annually.  AMBici will be managed by TMB (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport) and is co-financed with €7m from EU Next Generation funds. It represents a new impetus to enhance and facilitate sustainable mobility options in the metropolis of Barcelona, Antoni Poveda, vice-president of Mobility, Transport and Sustainability at the AMB, explained at Tuesday's presentation.  The Bass Valley is all about love for music and quality sound Located in the cultural district of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat The Garage is a hall designed and acoustically conditioned from scratch to create an ideal environment for optimal listener enjoyment Its 120m2 are equipped with the best ioneer Pro Audio sound making it the first venue in Spain with this equipment as well as the latest technology in lighting and projection as they aim to give opportunities to local and international talents and various musical genres always with the same philosophy of loving what they do View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow This is one of the sentences used by Richie Culver to welcome us to his first individual exhibition at L21 Gallery’s Barcelona venue Culver has developed his practice through painting His work is threaded around his own biographical experiences and more recently taking it to the extreme simplification of pure writing on canvas like a furtive graffiti on a city wall that screams the truth in our face with its elusive and imperfect line contradictions and complexities of our present time And that throws its dark darts at us without any type of painkiller Culver decided that maybe he had been trying too hard to become an artist He says he decided from then on to follow his path in a willfully effortless way he left the (figurative) representation aside to become more strictly conceptual and work only with texts on his canvases an extreme simplification that has given his paintings a unique and original character The text had been a fundamental part of his earlier projects making it distinctly more unique and recognizable while radicalizing his art form and his position as an artist Culver’s work appears to us as a possibility to evade the differentiation between representation and world perhaps influenced by another enfant terrible like Debord is made to annoy the society of the spectacle Commercial artist drives past conceptual artist in a Bentley In his previous exhibition “I am the best” The tone already hinted at an anxious energy we found some textual works in tune with the new paintings presented at L21 Barcelona In them we could read sentences like “I was not born to work hard” or that well-known piece of advice “Find a job you love and you will never have to work another day in your life” An advice that for any member of the working class could seem almost humorous since the autonomy or economic success it refers to is very far from their reach In 2022 he presented another painting with a leitmotif that could be intended for himself as well as for any of us: “I wanna do as little as possible but still get that mad money” there is on top of that an artist observing the art world and its dynamics and above all the elitism and snobbery that surrounds everything making it all a matter of appearance and class Culver explains in several interviews how in his teens he dropped out of school to go to work in a caravan factory His works have been filled with biographical references and thoughts that suggest a dark vision of society and look ironically at the artistic context in which they are produced Not in vain one of the themes that frequently arises in his practice has been the criticism of the class system His is a vision of society typical of a generation that has realized that it is impossible to escape the wildest capitalism and that any attempt to get out of the system is an unrealizable utopia A generation that leaves postmodernism behind and enters a new era: that of capitalist realism *The italicized sentences embedded in the text are the texts that can be read in the new works by Richie Culver presented in the exhibition *The italicized sentences embedded in the text are the texts that can be read in the new works by Richie Culver presented in the exhibition. L21 opened a solo exhibition by Richie Culver (UK, 1979) at its venue L21 Barcelona on view to 23rd June 2023. This is one of the sentences used by Richie Culver, artist and according to some media, enfant terrible of the art world, to welcome us to his first individual exhibition at L21 Gallery’s Barcelona venue. ACN The police operation represents the final phase of an investigation conducted by Central Court 6 of the Spanish National High Court. During the operation, specialized squads of the Mossos d’Esquadra carried out 12 raids and arrested 9 individuals. Three of the arrested individuals are suspected to have connections with the authors of the terrorist attacks at Brussels’ metro and airport. The Catalan Minister of Home Affairs, Jordi Jané, confirmed the confiscation of a large amount of money, drugs, and firearms as well as digital information, which still has to be analyzed. According to Jané there is no evidence so far that the arrested individuals were planning an attack in Catalonia but he added that it cannot be ruled out. The minister highlighted the successful collaboration between the Catalan police force (Mossos d’Esquadra), the Belgian police, and the Spanish police. Of the arrested individuals 8 are from Morocco and one from Spain. Even though not all of them are charged with the same crimes, they are all charged with a at least five: ties with or belonging to terrorist groups, ties with or belonging to organized crime groups related to illegal drug trade, illegal possession of firearms, money laundering, and misappropriation. Most of the 9 arrested suspects have been residents in Catalonia for more than 20 years. Tuesday’s anti-jihadist operation was coordinated with the Belgian police within the EU program Eurojust, according to the Catalan police forces who informed the Audiencia Nacional, which is the leading investigator. A joint investigation team of Belgian and Catalan police forces was created immediately. Over the last few months they had been exchanging information and finally determined the direct connection of the arrested individuals with jihadist terrorism. On the other hand the scope of the investigation also required the collaboration between the Mossos d’Esquadra and the CNI, the Spanish National Intelligence Center, in order to inform the latter about the development of the investigations, exchange information, and coordinate with Spanish police forces. This Tuesday morning Spanish and Belgian Federal Police agents also participated in the operation. There were also raids in Morocco. First published: December 28, 2023 06:03 PM For the first time since 2017, Badalona becomes Catalonia’s third largest city with 225,957 inhabitants as of January 1, 2023, according to data of the municipal register of residents from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE).   Barcelona is still the largest Catalan city with 1,660,122 inhabitants, while neighboring Hospitalet de Llobregat remains in second place with 274,455 inhabitants.   The smallest Catalan towns are Gisclareny with 27 inhabitants, followed by Sant Jaume de Frontanyà with 29 inhabitants, and are both located in northern Catalonia.   "Alegria" is a Cirque du Soleil classic that has been revisited to conquer the hearts of a new generation Set in the center of a kingdom that has lost its monarch this work is a testament to the struggle for power between the old regime and a young movement in search of hope and renewal "Alegria" offers a moving immersive experience that radiates a magical and joyful feel perfectly representing Cirque du Soleil's signature style Alegria was first performed by Cirque du Soleil in 1994 and has since become one of its most beloved shows by audiences captivating more than 14 million spectators in 255 cities in 40 countries "Alegria" has been re-staged from a renewed perspective ensuring that all of its elements remain just as inspiring to audiences today as they were in its original creation composed by five musicians and two singers New arrangements have fused electronic and rock sounds with acoustic and orchestral elements all in perfect harmony with the amazing acrobatics Buy tickets After the demolition of the Porcelanosa store next to the fairgrounds work will begin at the end of March 2023 on the expansion and construction of a new pavilion at Fira de Barcelona This work will strengthen Fira de Barcelona’s worldwide leadership in Gran Vía as a center par excellence for events conventions and important international congresses and trade fairs Thanks to the demolition of the Porcelanosa store construction will soon begin on the new pavilion in the L’Hospitalet area This new space will allow it to add 60,000 square meters of gross floor space to the trade fair complex bringing the total to 300,000 square meters This will make it more feasible to hold important congresses in the city since there was no exhibition space available The necessary demolition and adaptation works will be completed in March to immediately start the foundations of the future building What will be Fira’s ninth pavilion will be known as pavilion “zero” the project’s investment is estimated at 201 million euros and the work is expected to be completely finished by 2026 The project and its financing are being financed by Fira 2000 (the Generalitat the city councils of Barcelona and L’Hospitalet de Llobregat) the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Barcelona Metropolitan Area Another piece of news is that the Japanese architect Toyo Ito who was in charge of the design of the Gran Vía venue will also be in charge of the construction of the new pavilion in collaboration with the Barcelona office b720 Fermín Vázquez They also teamed up on the construction of the two skyscrapers in front of the site which are occupied by the Porta Fira hotel and the Realia building for offices For 2021 Fira 2000 commissioned architect Ito to design the preliminary project for the transformation with the aim of achieving an image similar to that of the rest of the site The new Gran Vía pavilion will be connected to the current venue via a walkway which will allow the facilities to be crossed from one end to the other The lower part of the pavilion will contain meeting and protocol rooms It will have a panoramic elevator that will go up to the roof It will also have a green space that will serve as a public square The exhibition space will consist of two floors each with 17,135 square meters of usable floor space typical of the Japanese architect’s constructions will be present in the new construction of the “zero” pavilion Group also changes party rules to avoid suspending or expelling those members found guilty of corruption in "lawfare" trials The pro-independence and junior member of the Catalan coalition government Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party agreed to "mainly" form executives with other political forces in favor of self-determination and against repression The party also proposed to eliminate inheritance and wealth taxes while reducing personal income (IRPF) contributions from 50% to 45% This was decided on Saturday during the second national congress held in Hospitalet de Llobregat "we will prioritize agreements with parties that share our model and are in favor of Catalonia’s independence we will also respect local autonomy," Jordi Fàbrega the pro-independence party will still be open to agree with other political forces whether or not they are in favor of Catalonia’s self-determination.  In fact, one of the deals reached between Junts and a unionist party is in Barcelona’s regional council. In 2021, JxCat agreed with the Socialist party (PSC) prompting clashes with current senior coalition government member Junts also decided to change its party rules when they consider people have been indicted for corruption in "lawfare" cases those accused will not be suspended from the political force nor expelled.  The proposal was voted in favor by 90.9% of the party members.  "A judicial sentence related to corruption or other crimes that are against the party’s founding rules will not be comprehended in "lawfare" cases it will be an internal committee who will decide future steps," Catalan social rights minister Violant Cervera and member of Junts said on Saturday night.  as stated by Catalan political parties' general rules establish that members will "automatically" be suspended from the force "when indicted in regards to corruption cases." "Those condemned for one of those cases will be expelled ultimately," the law adds.  The decision arrives a few days after the prosecutors’ office asked forsix years in prison for Laura Borràs for her to be barred from office for 21 years in relation to her allegedly awarding irregular contracts during her time at the head of the Institute of Catalan Letters Catalonia's High Court (TSJC) indicted Borràs on June 29 for supposedly favoring a friend in what should have been put to a public tender for which she is accused of an administrative breach of official duty did not accuse Borràs of misuse of public funds as there are no documents certifying that the now Parliament speaker paid extra for the requested works was officially founded as a political party in July 2020 but the name was also used for the umbrella group led by Puigdemont that won 34 seats in the 2017 Catalan elections That Junts per Catalunya grouping was the largest pro-independence force in the last parliament. They formed a coalition government with Esquerra (ERC) and held the presidency until Quim Torra's disqualification from office The group was led by former president Carles Puigdemont, until June, when current Parliament speaker Laura Borràs, took over. now's your chance with the annual ice rink BarGelona ('gel' is Catalan for 'ice' once again this year in La Farga in L'Hospitalet and room for 350 skaters on the rink (in addition to the kids' rink equipped with trained helpers) making it the biggest ice rink in Europe. It's free to get in to the stands to watch if you're not up for a skate sporty games like street curling and hockey you can have the option of going down a 50m ice slide as well And that's not all: they've also got a storytelling Christmas tree an inflatable rock-climbing wall and a go-kart track What else could any kid (big or small) ask for The transition from Bicing to metropolitan bikes in the Catalan capital is expected by 2023 This new service will be called “Ambici” and will be extended to 15 nearby towns with interchange stops within the city limits passengers can switch from one type of bicycle to another Ambici is different from Barcelona’s Bicing and will not be used to travel around the Catalan capital Bicycles in the city may also not be taken to ride outside the city limits will build seven stations where it will be possible to exchange the two-wheeled bikes of one system and the other in towns near the city It will be something like someone who gets off the bus and takes the subway or the railroad The aim is to integrate the two bike-sharing models The future merger will take several years to consolidate while the contracts are coming to an end: the Ambici contract for six more years and the Bicing contract The connection stops will be located at three strategic points: a metropolitan pass will be marketed with which cyclists will be able to use both services The price of the integrated subscription will be between 53 and 65 euros Bicing users who buy the integrated pass will save 20% as the flat rate will go from 50 to 40 euros and the usage rate from 35 to 28 euros Ambici’s new service will be launched in early 2023 with 2,600 bicycles this service currently has more than 7,000 with 2,000 electric prototypes and around 135,000 subscribers Ambici is estimated to cost the AMB about $40.5 million 7.2 million came from the European Next Generation anti-crisis funds which were earmarked for the purchase of bicycles and stops The first will be located in Sant Feliu de Llobregat which will take place during the first quarter of 2023 the stops will be extended to 12 more locations: L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Visitors to giant festivals Primavera Sound and Sonar this June should also check out the Catalan capital’s smaller live venues which are bursting with energy and great music Sidecar – known phonetically to locals as “cedar car” – used to play host to singles nights for the US army who would trot eagerly up the Ramblas to the Plaça Reial from the port you won’t find much military hedonism at Sidecar today but the spirit of this American bacchanal remains in the venue’s devotion to guttural rock’n’roll