PORT VELL

Description

Essentials about Port Vell in brief

Port Vell (Old Port) is one of the tourist hotspots of Barcelona. It begins directly behind the Columbus Monument at the end of La Rambla. Port Vell in its current form was only created by a large-scale redevelopment in the run-up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Before that, the port area was a run-down area of vacant warehouses, depots and factories. Today, Port Vell once again shines with a great harbor promenade that leads visitors to the beautiful marina, a large shopping center and the Barcelona Aquarium, which is well worth seeing.

The harbor administration and harbor tours

The entrance to Port Vell is marked by the beautiful building of the Port Authority and Customs. To the right, behind the Port Authority, are the docks for the harbor tours. Various tours of the Port of Barcelona are offered. If you are interested in ships and want to see a great city panorama from the water, you should definitely go on board.

The Rambla del Mar

Port Vell itself can also be “walked” very well. Directly behind the port administration begins the Rambla del Mar, a wooden walkway that leads you across the water to a small peninsula. When walking on the footbridge, one should pay a little attention to the ground. It is not flat, but slightly wavy, symbolizing the waves of the Mediterranean Sea.

On the left side of the Ramble del Mar is the old marina with its motor and sail boats. The heart of most hobby captains will beat a little faster here, because in hardly any other place in Europe you get to see so many such beautiful boats in one place. So that the boats can also leave Port Vell, the Rambla del Mar can “split up” by shifting to the right and left in its center. A special spectacle.

Maremagnum and the Barcelona Aquarium

On the peninsula at the end of the Rambla del Mar stands a large glass building. This is the Maremagnum, a shopping mall with many stores, restaurants, bars and a multiplex cinema. Next to the Maremagnum is the Barcelona Aquarium, which is well worth seeing.