Barceloneta District Places of Interest

Passeig de Joan de Borbó, the Facade of Barceloneta

Passeig de Joan de Borbó, the Facade of Barceloneta

Passeig de Joan de Borbó is the main street of the Barceloneta district, facing the water area of the Old Port (Port Vel). The boulevard is named after Infante Juan (1913-1993), the third son of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Victoria Eugenia. Since 1931, together with his father, he was in exile, served in the British Navy, and after his father's death, he was a pretender to the Spanish throne...read more

Torre Sant Sebastià

Torre Sant Sebastià

The Northern station of the Teleferic del Port cable car is located in Barceloneta, at the end of Paseo de Joan de Borbó , next to San Sebastian beach. The tower on top of which the station is located was named Torre Sant Sebastià...read more

San Sebastian Beach

San Sebastian Beach

The Boulevard Juan de Bourbon led me to the beach of San Sebastian (Platja de Sant Sebastià). This sandbar is located at Plaça del Mar and stretches for 400 meters, being a natural pier for the Old Por...read more

Winter Surfing on the San Sebastian Beach

Winter Surfing on the San Sebastian Beach

The beaches of Barceloneta are a favorite place for surfers, even in winter. The waves here are usually small, suitable for novice surfers. At the end of December, the water temperature is around +16 degrees Celsius...read more

Promenade of Barceloneta

Promenade of Barceloneta

Barcelona's main seaside boulevard stretches for 2 kilometers from the Barcelona W Hotel to the Olympic Port and is named Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta. If you walk from the city center along the Boulevard Juan de Bourbon, you will first find yourself in the Sea Square (Plaza del Mar)...read more

Sandcastles on Barceloneta Beach

Sandcastles on Barceloneta Beach

On this day before Christmas, the audience walked by the water or sat on the sand, contemplating the waves and enjoying the sea air. The most active try to conquer the waves, gliding on them on surfboards. And someone builds amazing structures out of sand...read more

Streets of Barceloneta at First Glance

Streets of Barceloneta at First Glance

After walking along the waterfront, I briefly ventured into the streets of Barceloneta. The coastal areas of the district are full of cafes and restaurants specializing in seafood dishes. The food here is good and the prices are reasonable, with the exception of some world-famous restaurants...read more

History of Barceloneta Quarter

History of Barceloneta Quarter

The area of Barceloneta occupies a peninsula near the port-originally it was the island of Mines, stretching along the coast, which eventually connected to the land due to sea sediments accumulated along the dam surrounding the port....read more

Carrer de Sant Carles

Barceloneta. Carrer de Sant Carles

The short street of Sant Carles (Carrer de Sant Carles), which runs from Boulevard Juan of Barcelona towards the square of the Poet Boscan, deserves special attention. Here, there are literally remarkable buildings on every corner....read more

Plaça del poeta Boscà

Barceloneta. Plaça del poeta Boscà

The central square of Barceloneta is named after the Spanish Renaissance poet Juan Boscán Almogáver. Since the district's founding, the center has been the Plaza Barceloneta in front of the Cathedral of San Miguel del Port, as well as the local market...read more

North-Eastern Quarters of Barceloneta

North-Eastern Quarters of Barceloneta

The streets adjacent to the sea are not distinguished by the art of architecture, mostly gloomy multi-storey buildings of dull colors. Around the square of the poet Bosca (Boscà Poet Plaça), the appearance of houses changes, there are richer houses here...read more

Plaça de la Barceloneta

Plaça de la Barceloneta

In addition to the center of religious services, the square had the necessary infrastructure for everyday life: there was a school, doctor's and surgeon's offices, and a pharmacy. On the left side of the square there was a hotel that was considered one of the best in the city...read more

Church of St. Michael at the Port

Church of St. Michael at the Port

The initiator of the construction of the church was the Captain General of Catalonia, Marqués de la Mina, who allocated the territory occupied by the naval barracks for construction. The construction project manager, military engineer Juan Martin Cermeño, commissioned the construction of the church to his son and disciple, Pedro Martín Cermeño...read more

From Port Vell to Port Olimpic by Boat

From Port Vell to Port Olimpic by Boat

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Torre Marenostrum

Torre Marenostrum

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Barceloneta Park

Barceloneta Park

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Club de Futbol La Catalana Stadium

Club de Futbol La Catalana Stadium

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Hotel W

Hotel W

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