Understand
Although itâs important for this reason, my town hasnât got anything special. It hasnât got its own identity and personality. When people in LâHospitalet want to go shopping or have fun, they travel to Barcelona where they find the charm that you miss in lâHospitalet.
I normally move around the oldest quarter âBarri Centreâ. In this neighbourhood you can find the City Council and the biggest church of the town Sta Eulà lia de Mérida, built after the Civil War above the remains of the old gothic church.
At this moment lâHospitalet has a woman major, Núria MarÃn. The FORMER major was Celestino Corbacho, nowadays heâs the Work minister between you and I, I donât miss him!!!.
The oldest street is Xipreret street. Itâs a narrow street and itâs full of historical buildings, such as âlâHarmoniaâ a renaissance building, the house with gothic windows, la âTalaiaâ a watchtower, or âCa nâEspanyaâ, which at the moment is the museum of the city. Also across this street, there is other narrow street where you can find âCan Sumarroâ, the town library.
Around the âRamblesâ there is an area where people can find fun. The âRamblesâ is great for walking around . There are a few outdoor bars and restaurants and at the weekend, people sit in the sun, to have some drink. Also in the âRamblesâ there is the oldest cinema of the town âRambles Cinemaâ. On Tuesday evening it shows alternative films, âCinema Clubâ in Original Version.
Nearby the âRamblesâ there is a big shopping center. âLa Farga Max Centerâ. There are many wellknown shops such as Berska, Spriendfield, Zara, Mango..., a multiplex cinema and a few restaurants Mexican, Chinese, Japanese.... At the end of âRamblesâ there is a local disco âSalamandraâ where almost every weekend you can listen to live music.
The weather here is good. LâHospitalet is a Mediterranean town and its climate is wet and warm. It sometimes rains a few days, normally in the spring and in the autum. The winter isnât very cold and it hardly ever snows. It hasnât snowed for six years. In that year it snowed a little, just to cover the street. The summer is sunny, but also very wet, so it feels hotter than it really is.
LâHospitalet is not famous for anything. People that donât live in lâHospitalet maybe know it for its big hospital âResidencia de Bellvitgeâ and for two years for its Hotel Hesperia Tower, a skyscraper. Itâs 106 meters tall. At the top of this building there is a dome that looks like a flying saucer and where there is a luxury restaurant owned by Santi Santamaria.The menu costs about 100 â¬.
There isnât a local festival. Each neighbourhood has its own local festival Sant Josep, Sant Joan, Mare de Déu de Bellvitge... and the others festivals are the same of Barcelona.
LâHospitalet is not famous for its celebrity people. They were born in lâHospitalet: the musician Antoni Ros-Marbà , the politician Joan Saura, the cook Ferran Adrià and the actors Núria Espert, Amparo Moreno and Jose Corbacho.
Now one footballer who was born in Hospitalet succeeds in Barça team, VÃctor Valdés and also people now are listening to a young singer-songwriter called Dani Flaco. His songs are settled in lâHospitalet, his town.But, although all these personalities, people associate lâHospitalet with Carlos âel Yoyasâ, one contestant of the TVprogramme âBig Brotherâ. What a pity!!!!
