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 Footbridge to Maremàgnum by seamandrewLeave a Comment Directions: Find the Monument a Colom and head towards the water. Any map will indicate Port Vell.
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 by Hosell
This buiding it was built between 1,896 to 1,902 in neoclassical style and it has some beautiful sphinx with wings on top of torrets. Leave a Comment
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We visited in February so the weather was a bit chilly for Spain - the trees were in Winter mode but the views at Port Vell the old port were stunning. The port saw a lot of money poured into modernisation just before the Olimpics came to Barcelona. Everything is here from cinema to shopping and restaurants. Sit back & imagine where you could sail to from here with the many luxury boats in the pretty harbour. In Summer it offers sandy beaches & lovely lido walks a great place to escape the city. Leave a Comment Address: At the end of La Rambla by the sea
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 Sailboats docked at Port Vell. by seamandrewLeave a Comment Directions: At Port Vell.
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 Sunny day Port Vell by danitsja_nlLeave a Comment
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 by Maria_75
This bridge is brand new and was built together with many of the other things in Port Vell, for the Olympic games in 1992. Leave a Comment
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Columbus Statue by JehcekahLeave a Comment Address: Rambla de Mar
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 My happy lobster by the
harbour by Maria_75
I couldn't find any info on it while I was there, so I just call it 'The happy lobster'. If anyone has some info on this one, please send it to me as I would love to learn more about it.
After a long day of walking around in the city, we suddenly found this giant lobster by the harbour. I was really tired but his face just made me smile. Have you ever seen a happier lobster...? ;) Leave a Comment
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Before the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the Port Vell, the city's old obsolete harbor was only a run down area with empty warehouses, industrial buildings, refuse dumps and railroad yards. In one of the most drastic urban renewal projects, the area was transformed into a yacht basin and entertainment center, opening the city up to the sea. A coastal road was moved underground and a pedestrian street now stretches from the Columbus monument to the Barceloneta neighborhood.
A brand new wooden pedestrian bridge, the Rambla de Mar connects the Rambla with the Maremàgnum, a complex with shops, cinemas, bars and restaurants. Behind the Marèmagnum are an IMAX theater and Barcelona's aquarium.
The biggest attraction of the Port Vell is the aquarium, the largest in Europe. The aquarium boasts 8000 Fish, including 11 sharks in in total 22 basins filled with 6 million liter (1,5 million gallons) sea water. Basin 17 features an 80m long tunnel from where you can observe mediterranean deep sea fish, including sharks.
Southwest of the Maremàgnum is the Aduana building, an old customs building constructed in 1902. Adjacent is a long pier with the new World Trade Center.
At the other, north eastern end of Port Vell is an eye-catching statue by pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The colorful 14m high statue is called 'El cap de Barcelona' (head of Barcelona).
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