Bellaterra is a quarter of Cerdanyola del Vallès, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is famous for being the location of the Universitat Autòn…Bellaterra is a quarter of Cerdanyola del Vallès, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It is famous for being the location of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The urbanisation of the neighbourhood started in 1929 when a pharmacist, Bartomeu, leased land from his father-in-law and built the Bellaterra railway station on the Barcelona–Vallès Line.