Visit La Barceloneta means to plunge into the unhurried rhythm of the life of the ancient Catalan quarter, wander through the narrow picturesque streets, taste delicious fish dishes in one of the many seaside restaurants, feel the light breeze and velvet sand under your feet on the best beach in Barcelona. @

Until now, inside these streets, the houses are wrapped in cobwebs of time, and hanging on the balconies without any restraint of laundry can be judged on the poor prosperity of their owners.

However, for the 1992 Olympics, the owner of which was Barcelona, ​​the area was landscaped along the beach lines, the port of Vel, the promenade with an attractive pedestrian zone and the popular avenues of Barceloneta and Joan de Borbo.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Barceloneta

Barceloneta is located between the main port of Barcelona and the Olympic Village, an uneven triangle going into the Mediterranean Sea. By making a promenade along the waterfront, it's easy to get to the amazing sandy beaches and the cable car station on the Tower of St. Sebastian, from which you can ride to Montjuïc in the funicular car.

• Address of the Tower of St. Sebastian: Passeig de Joan de Borbó, 88.

Another attraction of Barceloneta is the former port warehouse of Palau de Mar in Placa de Pau Vila, house 3, where the Historical Museum of Catalonia is now located.

The architecture of the quarter is complemented by four squares: Pompeu Gener on Makinista Street, Font del Mercat next to the Farmer's Shopping Center of Barceloneta, the square of the name of the poet Boscà and the largest - the Plaza of Barceloneta, with the Joan de Borboo Alley and the Baroque-San Miguel del Port (St. Michael's Church in the port). Tourist guides like to talk about the fact that in the house adjacent to the church lived Ferdinand Lesseps - the author of the project of the Suez Canal.

• The address of the church of San Miguel del Port: Carrer de Sant Miquel, 39.

Pleasure for gourmets

Barceloneta, as a true fishing quarter, has always been famous for small restaurants with fresh fish, a variety of paella, fedua, dishes from shellfish and other gastronomic delights. In the old Ramonet restaurant on the Makinista street, wine barrels serve as tables, and the bustling Casa Costa in a couple of blocks offers classic Catalan cuisine according to old recipes and always cheerful atmosphere.

For the best risotto with cuttlefish ink, you need to go right here! Despite not the budget prices, the average check from 100 to 200 EUR (May 2013), a table in the restaurant must be ordered in advance, as in the evenings there is a full house. Address of the restaurant Can Majo: Carrer de l 'Almirall Aixada, 23; Tel. +34 932 215 455.

Reviews about Barceloneta (2)

Evaluation 1

beach Barcelonetta August 30, 2014

Sonya

was here in August 2014

Rested in the middle-end of August in Barcelona (beach Barceloneta and the beach that is next to the casino), the people on the beach very much, the water in the sea is very muddy and dirty, in those days there were big waves, maybe because of this? But it was not pleasant to enter the water because of the presence of such rubbish in the waves as bread, algae and women's pads. From this I concluded that if you want a clean sea, then relax at the resorts, and not on the city beaches. Although it may not always be so? maybe it was just because of the tide? But it's up to you.

Evaluation 10

The place without which there is no Barcelona August 07, 2013

Natalya

was here in August 2012

Barceloneta is a seaside area of ​​the city, which apart from wide sandy beaches and the clear sea includes a beautiful large embankment with palm trees and whole alleys of restaurants and cafes with exotic dishes and drinks.
The beach here is a pleasure! The territory is huge, not far from the metro, so there are a lot of people on the beach both during the day and at night.
There are a lot of nightclubs, so people on the beach a lot and at night. Once at 4 am we were asked to clean the beach, so that it could be cleaned on special machines .... Read the entire review