Barceloneta,neighbourhood,disc travel,insurance La Barceloneta A neighbourhood to discover
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La Barceloneta is the ancient neighbourhood of Barcelonanfishermen. It was almost uninhabited till the mid of XVIII century. Due to itscloseness to the sea, fishermen were the first people to settle in this part ofthe city and to start building their houses. La Barceloneta is not situated in the centre of the city andfor this it is not really chaotic. It looks more like a village, rather than acitys neighbourhood. Here you can enjoy a break from the heat and the trafficand it is the best place in order to have a relaxing holiday. We suggest tying one of the available apartmentsfor rent in Barcelona city rather than a hotel. This is aresidential neighbourhood that oozes the typical Spanish atmosphere and a fishingenvironment where you can enjoy walking along its alleys and narrow streetsseeing the clean laundry hanging from the balconies and resting in one of thetapa bars and have a fresh beer and a traditional potato filled with meat andpepper sauce. This quiet, traditional aspect of Spain co-exists with the animatedlife of the seaside as a leisure place. Barcelonetas sandy beach is wide andreally popular in every season of the year, both nights and days. The beach isespecially lively during the summer, when the chiringuitos the typical beach bar - are open. By day, you willmeet tourists and Spaniards melting and having a sunbath, windsurfing, joggingand riding bicycles. By night, you can dinner in one of the best restaurants ofthe city and taste fresh fish or have a drink and dance till morning in one ofthe disco pubs of the beach. The leisure port is located in the ancient port and theluxurious yachts of V.I.P.s from Barcelona berth here. Columbuss monument dominatesthe port. This statue was built in 1888 and it is one of the main attractionsof Barcelona atthe end of La Rambla. The neighbourhood Gotico, which has plenty ofattractions, is a less than 15 minutes walk away. From the impressive Palau de Mar, which hosts the Museum ofHistory of Catalonia, it is possible to have a good viewpoint of the leisureport and from its coffee bar on the fourth floor you can have an astonishingview of the city and of the Mediterranean sea, as well as from the poshrestaurants of fish and paella on the ground floor. In the centre of the portyou can also enjoy the commercial centre of Maremagnum with its shops, bars,restaurants and its Imax cinema. Here you can also find one of the largestaquarium of Europe and it is possible to seemany species of fishes and sharks. Close to the Palaude Mar, next to Moll dels Pescadores, there isa tower called Torre del Reloj. It is the oldest building of La Barceloneta andit corresponds to the ancient lighthouse recently transformed in a watch tower.The best period of the day to visit this area is at sunset.
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