Badalona, Barcelona

Name: Badalona
Address: Barcelona, Spain

#221 among attractions in Barcelona

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Badalona is a municipality to the immediate north east of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the Besòs River and on the Mediterranean Sea, in the Barcelona metropolitan area. By population, it is the third largest city in Catalonia and the twenty-third in Spain. It became a city in 1897. ()

Alternative names: Area: 8.19 mi²Coordinates: 41°26'58"N, 2°14'46"E

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Distrito 1 (Centre)Barcelona Spain

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Badalona – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Màgic Badalona, Badalona Museum, Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona.

0.9 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
23 min walk • Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona is an arena in the Gorg area of Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. The arena holds 12,760 people, and it is primarily used for basketball, though it is also an habitual home for music concerts and other municipal events.
0.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Màgic Badalona, Barcelona
24 min walk • Màgic Badalona is a shopping and leisure centre with more than 90 shops, distributed in 40 fashion and accessories stores, 13 restaurants, a multiplex cinema with 13 cinemas, services, a 4,000 m² gymnasium, 9 basketball courts managed by the Club...
~1360 ftNE
Museum, Archaeological museum, Specialty museum
Badalona Museum, Barcelona
7 min walk • The Badalona Museum, opened in 1966, hosts the remains of the Roman city of Baetulo. The remains include Roman baths, shops, housing complexes, and part of the cardo maximus and decumanus maximus.
0.5 miSW
Square
Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona, Alella
14 min walk • Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona is an indoor arena located in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. Built in 1972, it hosted the boxing events for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The arena has a capacity of 3,300 people.Pavelló Club Joventut...
0.6 miS
Piers and boardwalks
Pont del Petroli, Barcelona
16 min walk • The Petroleum Bridge is a jetty in Badalona built in 1879 for the unloading of petroleum products from tankers. It goes 250 metres into the sea and has a height of 4.5 metres. In 2009 the environment was remodeled, which no longer has industrial...
0.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
El Progrés, Alella
13 min walk • El Progrés is a coastal area of Badalona in the town's District 1, and as such, part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is bordered by Gorg, La Mora, Raval, Can Claris, Centre and the Mediterranean Sea. As of the 2012 census El Progrés had 11,059 inhabitants, or 5% of Badalona's population.
1.3 miNE
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El Manresà, Alella
32 min walk • El Manresà is a neighbourhood of Badalona, located next the sea in the north limit of city with Montgat. It belongs to district 1. During the 19th century appeared a small slum in the outskirts of Badalona by the sea and near to the municipality limit with Montgat.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Sant Roc, Barcelona
39 min walk • Sant Roc is a neighbourhood of Badalona, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. In 1958 the Badalona city council planned construction on the site, under the name of Barrio del Regadío.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Gorg, Alella
23 min walk • Gorg is a neighborhood of Badalona which belongs to the town's District 5 and consequently part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. Gorg owes its origins to the Industrial Revolution and the substantial growth of the Barcelona area.

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Which popular attractions are close to Badalona?

Nearby attractions include Badalona Museum, Barcelona (7 min walk), El Progrés, Alella (13 min walk), Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona, Alella (14 min walk), Pont del Petroli, Barcelona (16 min walk).

How to get to Badalona by public transport?

The nearest stations to Badalona:

Bus

Francesc Layret - Av. Martí Pujol • Lines: B2, B9, M27, M28, N11, N2, N9 (1 min walk)
Creu - Pl. Pompeu Fabra • Lines: B25, B29, B3, B4, B7, M1, M26, M30, M6, N11, N9 (2 min walk)

Metro

Badalona Pompeu Fabra • Lines: L2 (3 min walk)
Pep Ventura • Lines: L2 (15 min walk)

Train

Badalona (8 min walk)

Tram

Gorg • Lines: T5 (24 min walk)
Sant Roc • Lines: T5 (36 min walk)