El Progrés, Alella

#3 among attractions in Alella

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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. Like many toponyms in the town the name of this neighbourhood —which is Catalan for "The Progress"— evokes the industrial age which was the time of its inception. ()

Coordinates: 41°26'36"N, 2°14'29"E

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Distrito 7 (Progrés)Alella Spain

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El Progrés – 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.

0.5 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
13 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.
0.6 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Màgic Badalona, Barcelona
15 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...
0.7 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum, Specialty museum
Badalona Museum, Barcelona
19 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.
~670 ftW
Square
Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona, Alella
4 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...
0.5 miNE
Area
Badalona, Barcelona
13 min walk • 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.
0.4 miSE
Piers and boardwalks
Pont del Petroli, Barcelona
10 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...
1.5 miSW
City, Area
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona
38 min walk • Sant Adrià de Besòs is a city and a municipality within the comarca of Barcelonès in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain.
1.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
El Manresà, Alella
44 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.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Sant Roc, Barcelona
28 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.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Artigues, Barcelona
33 min walk • Artigues is an area of Badalona neighbouring Sant Adrià de Besòs. The name derives from a real estate promoter and publisher, Francesc Artigas i Solà, who urbanised the area in 1912. The two spellings of the name reflect Catalan orthography before and after Pompeu Fabra's reform.
0.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Gorg, Alella
11 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 El Progrés?

Nearby attractions include Pavelló Club Joventut Badalona, Alella (4 min walk), Pont del Petroli, Barcelona (10 min walk), Gorg, Alella (11 min walk), Badalona, Barcelona (13 min walk).