I normally move around the oldest quarter _gBarri Centre_h. In this neighbourhood you can find the City Council and the biggest church of the town Sta Eulalia de Merida, built after the Civil War above the remains of the old gothic church. At this moment l_fHospitalet has a woman major, Nuria Marin. The FORMER major was Celestino Corbacho, nowadays he_fs the Work minister (between you and I, I don_ft miss him!!!). The oldest street is Xipreret street. It_fs a narrow street and it_fs full of historical buildings, such as _gl_fHarmonia_h ( a renaissance building), the house with gothic windows, la _gTalaia_h (a watchtower), or _gCa n_fEspanya_h, which at the moment is the museum of the city. Also across this street, there is other narrow street where you can find _gCan Sumarro_h, the town library. Around the _gRambles_h there is an area where people can find fun. The _gRambles_h 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 _gRambles_h there is the oldest cinema of the town _gRambles Cinema_h. On Tuesday evening it shows alternative films, _gCinema Club_h in Original Version. Nearby the _gRambles_h there is a big shopping center. _gLa Farga Max Center_h. 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 _gRambles_h there is a local disco _gSalamandra_h where almost every weekend you can listen to live music.
The weather here is good. L_fHospitalet 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 isn_ft very cold and it hardly ever snows. It hasn_ft 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.
L_fHospitalet is not famous for anything. People that don_ft live in l_fHospitalet maybe know it for its big hospital _gResidencia de Bellvitge_h and for two years for its Hotel Hesperia Tower, a skyscraper. It_fs 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 ?. There isn_ft a local festival. Each neighbourhood has its own local festival (Sant Josep, Sant Joan, Mare de Deu de Bellvitge...) and the others festivals are the same of Barcelona. L_fHospitalet is not famous for its celebrity people. They were born in l_fHospitalet: the musician Antoni Ros-Marba, the politician Joan Saura, the cook Ferran Adria and the actors Nuria Espert, Amparo Moreno and Jose Corbacho. Now one footballer who was born in Hospitalet succeeds in Barca team, Victor Valdes and also people now are listening to a young singer-songwriter called Dani Flaco. His songs are settled in l_fHospitalet, his town. But, although all these personalities, people associate l_fHospitalet with Carlos _gel Yoyas_h, one contestant of the TVprogramme _gBig Brother_h. What a pity!!!!