OUR CITY by Sisè Primària https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i 6è B en-us 2018-06-05 08:59:31 UTC 2025-03-31 13:47:01 UTC hello@padlet.com PLAÇA DELS QUARTERS / QUARTERS SQUARE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590328 In the 18 century it was a stable for horses of royal knights. It was behind the castle. Now it is a nice square with a high school. ]]> 2018-06-05 09:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590328 LA COOPERATIVA / THE COOPERATIVE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590482 The cooperative buys and sells products of the region. It is also a meeting point for the farmers.]]> 2018-06-05 09:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590482 MAS MIQUEL PARK sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590551 Mas Miquel Park is a traditional meeting point for people in Valls. It consists of a large area of vegetation around a building, Mas Miquel.]]> 2018-06-05 09:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590551 EL VILAR SPORTS CENTRE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590622 El Vilar is the Catalan football club in the city of Valls. El Vilar has got two football pitches. It has an indoor roller skating rink too. ]]> 2018-06-05 09:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590622 HUMAN TOWERS sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590824 Human towers are  a sort  of gymnastic activity but form a part of a performance. The human pyramids are built during some Catalan festivities. Each level of the towers is created by people standing on the shoulders of the level below. There are all sorts of towers.]]> 2018-06-05 09:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590824 PIUS HOSPITAL sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590899 The Pius Hospital of Valls offers its patients a very modern hospital. It takes into account their needs and those of their families.]]> 2018-06-05 09:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590899 TEATRE PRINCIPAL / MAIN THEATRE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590962 This is the Teatre Principal. It is the second oldest theatre in Catalonia. It was designed and built in 1845 by the architect Ignasi Jordà.

The original interior is in the Italian style. It accommodates an orchestra and has an auditorium with levels of curved balconies.
]]> 2018-06-05 09:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265590962 L’AJUNTAMENT / TOWN HALL sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591044 This is our town hall. It is very big. It is located on the Blat Square. The mayor’s name is Albert Batet. Meetings and political debates are held there.]]> 2018-06-05 09:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591044 FORNÀS SPORTS CENTRE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591109 El Fornas is a sports centre. There are indoor and outdoor pools, football pitches, a pavilion and an athletics track. It’s a nice place. With the school we learned to swim there. It’s really big.]]> 2018-06-05 09:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591109 ELS TRES TOMBS sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591170 “Els tres tombs” is a Catalan tradition held during Saint Anthony. A huge number of horses, riders and carts which go around the streets of the city centre three times, receive the blessing of Saint Anthony, patron of domestic animals.]]> 2018-06-05 09:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591170 DEL PATI SQUARE sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591251 The main square of Valls is at the meeting point of the streets of Jaume Huguet, Jaume Mercadé, Les Monges, Miquel Colom, Els Castells and the Cort. It has nineteenth-century sculptures of a casteller and a patron saint, both sculptures by Josep Busquets, a Barcelona artist.

On one side of Plaça del Patí there is a monumental pergola consisting of a timber structure.The fountain is located on the spot of the former circular pool.
]]> 2018-06-05 09:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591251 SKATE PARK sise https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591363 In Valls there’s a skate park. It’s always open. Some people go there with their skate boards. Urban sports have been expanded and consolidated in this area of the city.]]> 2018-06-05 09:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sise/zht9iryvi37i/wish/265591363