Sant Boi de Llobregat

Sant Boi is a city near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the south of Catalonia, 11 km from the biggest city, Barcelona. It has a population of 83,000 (2018).

Understand
The weather is Mediterranean, with hot summers and soft winters; it usually rains in spring and in autumn.

Get in
It is near Barcelona and the town has a very good connection with it, by rail and by bus. Both depart from Plaça d'Espanya. Trains are faster and run every 5 minutes on average, but the train stop is not central. Buses are slower and run less frequently, but will allow you to reach more places. Bear in mind that buses from Barcelona and trains run apart from each other. There are bus stops near the rail station but none of these buses will reach Barcelona; instead, they go to other neighbouring towns like Cornellà, Viladecans or El Prat (including the airport).

Get around
Sant Boi de Llobregat is in Barcelona's Zone 1: a single metro or bus ticket costs €2.40 (Sep 2023). Information on the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona website

Festivals
In December, Sant Boi is famous for the Purissima's fair where different sectors of industry and trade show their new products. Also, there is a beautiful exhibition of fruits and vegetables by farmers, craft stalls and many activities for children and old people. In September we celebrate the festival of music Altaveu' which brings together many groups and Catalan singers. In December there is a popular festival called Fira de la Purísima there are a lot of exhibitions of vegetables, plants, decoration objects and machines. Another important festival takes place in May; La Festa Major and on 20th May honours the patron saint Sant Baldiri with firework displays. In summer, each neighbourhood celebrates its events with dances, parades and fireworks.

Buy
There are a lot of shops and five markets. Every Saturday, people can visit the two street markets in Sant Boi. There is a bigger shopping area called Alcampo where there are a lot of supermarkets: Alcampo, Kiabi, Toyr's, Leroy Merlin, Decathon and Boulangere.