El Prat de Llobregat

El Prat de Llobregat (sometimes shortened to El Prat or Prat) is small city of 64,000 people (2018) in the Baix Llobregat region of Catalonia. With a quiet atmosphere and friendly people, it has the advantage of both a big city and a small town. El Prat sits between the airport and the city of Barcelona, making it a place that many people pass through but few stop to explore.

Understand
The city covers an area 32 km², including production farming, a large industrial estate and commercial real estate.

The weather is typical Mediterranean. The annual average temperature is around 15 °C. Summer is sunny but not usually too hot. The winter is mild and humid, though it doesn’t rain very often. Sometimes it rains in May and October; but not often in February and July.

By car
On the one hand, close to Barcelona and on the other, close to Hospitalet and very close to Cornellà, Sant Boi and Viladecans.

See
El Prat has a little old town with the church, the town hall, the theatre and the old market. Also, it has of narrow streets with ground houses.
 * There’s an area called Parc Nou where people go at weekends to eat barbecue meat with the family. They relax and watch the airplanes land and take off.
 * River Llobregat
 * River Llobregat

Do
The people at the weekend, also, walk in the beach and sunbathe. In El Prat there is a beach. The people sunbathe on the beach.

Nowadays the beach is cleaner than a few years ago this is why people can enjoy it and go to walk and to swim. Also it has one long beach with calm and warm water.

El Prat is also famous for its bank holidays. One in September coincides with the Mercè in Barcelona, while another in December celebrates the “avicola party”.

Buy
In Zonilla, the modern town has fashion shops, bars, restaurants and an ice-cream parlour.

Eat
Poultry farmed by ”Pollastre de pota blava”. Pota blava chicken is fed with cereal.

The land of the Llobregat River delta produces quality lettuce, artichoke and melon.

Drink
El Prat de Llobregat is famous for its Vermouth and Tarrida.