Located just 17 kilometers from the center of Barcelona and considered one of the most important "dormitory cities" of the province, Rubí is also one of the most frequented municipalities of the Vallés Occidental. A suitable place full of services, a short distance from the Mediterranean coast and with multiple options to live and start a new life in it.More than 75,000 people currently reside in Rubí. A municipality located in the belt of Barcelona that has developed a frenetic economic, social and cultural life that attracts more and more neighbors. And it is not surprising, in a ratio of less than
10 kilometers has neighboring towns as crowded and important for the economy of the province of Barcelona as Sabadell, San Cugat del Vallés and Tarrasa.Its privileged geographical position was already taken into account by its first settlers, thousands and thousands of years ago. And although t
he city as such has Roman origin, in its territory layetanas ruins of the VI century BC have been found. According to the latest research, the origin of Rubí could be a layetana city in the margin of the river Rubricatus, located by Claudius Ptolemy in the Tarraconensis around the second century. The oldest written documentation that is preserved and cites Rubí is from the year 986 d. C.
Advantages of living in RubíRubí is especially well communicated with the rest of the province and in general with all of Catalonia, as well as the facilities to reach other points of connection with different places in the center, north and east of Spain, above all. And it is that,
the two companies of railroads that operate in Catalonia have lines in Rubí. On the one hand, FGC, Ferrocarrils of the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the so-called Metro del Vallés station is located in Pearson Square, in the southernmost urban center of Rubí, next to the Les Torres neighborhood. The lines that circulate are on the one hand the S1 that runs the route from Barcelona to Tarrasa. And the S5 does the same regarding Barcelona and Rubí, both with stops in the population, stops in the important municipalities around and in the center of Barcelona in a few minutes. It is also worth noting that very close to the station there are also all urban bus lines, up to a total of 6, which connect with the different neighborhoods of Rubí.Rubí, which has 33 square kilometers of extension, is divided into 4 different administrative areas and boasts a wide sports tradition, about everything in football where EU Ruby is one of the longest-lived teams Of the region.
The sports facilities of the municipality and its ample green areas, make of this city of Barcelona an ideal option to live for both families and young people facing a healthy and sporting life. Another advantage of living in Rubí is its large number of media, with informational portals, local radio and television channels ... ideal to keep abreast of the current situation of the neighborhood and businesses in the area.Living in Rubí has ??many advantages, including enjoying its cultural offer captained by its two museums. The Vallhonrat Ethnological Museum and the urban museum of the municipality. Apart from a wide range of historic buildings worth taking into account such as the famous modernist houses built between 1910 and 1925, the most contemporary urban buildings, the Church of San Pedro in medieval times, the Cooperative Winery and, of course, Rubí Castle, an emblem of the population, located on a hill and that houses the above mentioned urban and municipal Museum. In it you can enjoy the permanent exhibition Riera de Identidades, a trip through the history of Rubí around the river, protagonist from the first settlers to our days. Other places of interest of Rubí are the Roman Site of Ca n'Oriol, the Ermita de Sant Muç and Park of the Pines (Ca n'Oriol).