Badalona Things to Do

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This is a little inscription on a bronze table done by the year 90 a.C. It's a declaration of hospitality to Licinios, a very influent person by that time. This piece is important because we can find for the first time the word "Baetulonensis" (people from Baetulo).

Badalona has its origins in roman times and it was called Baetulo. It was built by the year 100 b.C on a little hill, el Turó de Seriol. The city was walled with great defensive towers. Because of its good weather, since the beginning it was choosen by old roman soldiers to spend their last period of their life.
By the end of the first century a.C Baetulo had already 15.000 inhabitants thanks to the commerce of wine to the rest of the Empire
From this period you can still see:
-the roman spas inside the museum of Badalona
-a roman house in Lladó Street
-some interesting pieces like the Venus of Badalona

Badalona is also known as the city of basketball. I think that every person in Badalona has played basketball during a certain period of his/her life. We have basketball in our blood. The basketball team of the city is called Club Joventut Badalona (or la Penya). Nowadays we're not in a bad position but we did our best in 1994 when we won the Final Four, the most important clubs championship in Europe.

Donzella is a restaurant and summer months is a "chiringuito" in front of Badalona beach... i ve discover this place this summer cos my girlfriends cousin was working there with his boss and girlfriend at the same time!!! incredible, isnt it??