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Wonderful Waterfront Barcelona Guide
here’s nothing quite like
dining outdoor with the An estimated 700,000 cruise
blue waters of the passengers visit Barcelona aboard
Mediterranean spread out before more than 500 ships each year, it
one’s eyes. Pop a bottle of cava all adds to making Barcelona the
and raise the glass, ‘Salut’ this busiest cruise port in the
is one of the most inviting sides Mediterranean. It isn’t unusual
of the ‘new’ Barcelona. for a dozen ships to be in port
at the height of the summer
The pre- and post-Olympic season. Cruise ships are
redevelopment passion opened generally moored at various
Barcelona to the sea again, and locations, with berths being
its new marinas and ports brim assigned on the day of arrival:
with yachts, pedestrian
promenades, palms, beaches, Muella de Adosado is a long quay
restaurants, bars and shops. in the industrial port with
There are madcap public several berths and cruise
sculptures by artists such as terminals. Allow 20 or 30 minutes
Frank Gehry and Roy Lichtenstein, to walk from the ship to the
and places like Port Vell with Barcelona waterfront over the
its Maremagnum commercial high bridge, plus another 5
complex, and the rejuvenated minutes to the popular Ramblas
Barceloneta residential district, pedestrian street.
where one can dine on the day’s
fresh catch and hearty Spanish Barri Gòtic is next to the
paellas. Alternatively one can excesses of the 19th-century
amble down to Olympic Village and modernist period, Barcelona’s
sip a tall, cool cocktail on a golden age was between the 13th
terrace or catch a few rays on and 15th centuries, the Gothic
the bustling beach. period. The city expanded rapidly
in medieval times, so much so From Barcelonese, they sprawl out
that it could no longer be northwards to the Vila Olímpica
contained within the old Roman and beyond. The Olympic Village
walls. dominated by a pair of landmark,
sea-facing boasts yet another
The glitzy Port Vell (Old Port) marina and a host of restaurants
consists of a marina and large and bars. The entire length of
expanses of open recreational Barcelona’s man-made waterfront
areas where people get out and can be viewed by a stroll along
enjoy the sun. It is also home to the Passeig Marítim.
the city’s Aquarium. On one side
it is flanked by the Passeig Joan Although Barcelona has a long
de Borbón, the main street of seagoing tradition, its
Little Barcelona. Formerly a waterfront stood in decay for
fishing district dating from the years. Today, the waterfront
18th century, the neighborhood is walkway, Passeig del Moll de la
full of character and is still Fusta, bursts with activity. The
one of the best places to eat best way to get a bird’s-eye view
seafood in the city. The blocks of the area is to take an
here are long and narrow - elevator to the top of the
architects planned them that way Columbus Monument in Plaça Portal
so that each room in every de la Pau at the port end of Les
building fronted a street. The Ramblas.
streets end at Barcelonese beach.
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