The Port of Barcelona is located on the east bank of the Llobregos estuary on the northeastern coast of Spain, close to the urban area and on the northwest side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is 185 nautical miles from Port Marseille to the northeast and Port Said to the southeast. 1,590 nautical miles, 161 nautical miles to the port of Valencia to the southwest, and 513 nautical miles to Gibraltar to the northwest. The longitude and latitude are: 41°22′N, 002°10′E. The port coast part is made of artificial filling and excavation. Ten levees extend from the land bank, running slightly southwest to northeast, and are protected by long embankments extending from north to south. Ships enter the port from the south. It is Spain's largest seaport and one of the busiest ports in Europe. This is an estuary seaport with a free trade zone and a basic port. It is the largest general cargo port in Spain and one of the top ten container handling ports on the Mediterranean coast (sourced from Baidu).
The Barcelona Port Area consists of two parts: Port Vell and Port Olímpic.
In the past, the environment here was not good and there were few tourists. In 1988, the government implemented renovation and renovation here. The Olympic Games were held here in 1992, and the environment was completely transformed since then, and it is now a tourist attraction in Barcelona.
Along the southern end of Barcelona's famous Las Ramblas is the port area. The first thing you see here is the towering Columbus Monument, which is the most important landmark building entering the port. The direction of Columbus's finger on the monument is the Port of Weir, and behind it is the Port of Olympic. The nearby Montjuic Mountain is the best vantage point to overlook the harbor.
? ? 1. Columbus Monument
Monument a Colom (also known as monument, memorial column, watchtower) is located on La Rambla in Barcelona At the southern end, where the Barcelona port area begins. Designed by the Spanish artist Archie, it was built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America and was completed during the 1888 Universal Exposition. Today it is Barcelona's most iconic landscape.
This is where Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to America. That year, Columbus, with the support of the King of Spain, made four voyages to the sea to discover the New World, opening up the road to maritime hegemony for Spain and kicking off Spain's colonial rule of South America. To commemorate this historical figure, the Spanish built the Columbus Memorial Tower here, which is also the largest Columbus Memorial Tower in Spain.
The memorial tower is 60 meters high, with a statue of Columbus standing on the top. He gazes into the distance with his right arm pointing to the ocean ahead. There are two lines of characters on it: "Glory Belongs to Columbus" and "Salute to Columbus". There are five flying goddesses carved around the middle of the main body, and eight huge black lions carved around the base. There are also inscriptions recording Columbus's voyages and statues of King Ferdinand and Queen who sponsored his expedition at that time.
The Columbus statue on the top of the monument is the only Columbus statue in Spain that does not point in the direction of the American continent. On the contrary, Columbus standing on the top of the tower pointed in the direction of Algeria, a country in northern Africa. There is an observation deck at the top of the tower, which can be reached directly by an internal elevator, and you can enjoy the panoramic view of the city and port area from a high place.
The vast, irregular flat land around the monument was developed in the mid-19th century and named Peace Square. Surrounding the square are the military and administrative buildings, customs buildings, royal shipyards, maritime museums, etc.
2. Port Vell
Port Vell is also called the old seaport and the old port. At the southern end of Las Ramblas, in the direction pointed by Columbus's hand on the monument. Ver Harbor is the first developed part of the Port of Barcelona and is still used today. In the Port Will area, there are still preserved customs buildings, port buildings, maritime museums, Catalan History Museum, etc. built in the early days.
This place used to be very messy. In 1988, the government implemented a thorough renovation of the place and used the harbor cultural heritage to develop tourism. In the 1992 Olympic Games, it was further improved. Today it has become a mooring place for luxury yachts, a modern water entertainment center, and one of the popular tourist attractions.
The long coastline is paved with a unique stone pavement, and only a dozen meters wide golden beach is separated from the blue ocean. Every other section of the road there is a stone seat facing the sea for only 2 people. Tall and straight palm trees are planted on both sides of the road, and their green broad leaves sway with the sea breeze, seeming to send various mysterious messages to pedestrians. It is said that every evening, seagulls gather, and the restaurants and shops by the port are crowded with people...
If you are interested, you can also take a ride on the "Grondelina" (Las. Golondrinas) cruise around the harbor.
This is the place where Columbus set sail when he was looking for a route to India. Today it is one of Barcelona's important deep-water terminals.
There is also a replica of the "Santa Maria" sailing ship that Columbus sailed on his first voyage. It is said that you can get on the ship to feel the feelings of Columbus when he sailed...
Customs House
Port Building?
In addition to daily harbor business, it has also been opened up as a fashionable leisure pier. Wooden bridges, wooden chairs, and wave-shaped sculptures were built. In the port, sailboats, motorboats, yachts, ferries, etc. are anchored here, as well as antique cruise ships, which look quite spectacular and very prosperous. You can enjoy the sea breeze here, watch the sunset, sit on the shore and drink wine, drink coffee, and taste various delicacies...
The Barcelona Aquarium is located in Port Vere and is the largest aquarium in Europe. One of the museums. The middle aisle in the picture below is the "La Rambla" in the Port of Vere, and on the left side of the avenue is the aquarium. In front of the avenue is the IMAX cinema, and in the distance is the "World Trade Center".
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum (Museu Maritim) is also called the Ship Museum and the Navigation Museum. Located in the Royal Shipyard of De La Sanes, this is the largest and best-preserved medieval shipyard in the world. It can be called a model of Catalan Gothic secular architecture.
The museum introduces the excellent shipbuilding technology and developed sailing culture of Catalonia at that time. The exhibition hall displays a replica of a magnificent ship - the flagship of Spain's "Armada" in its heyday. There are also replicas of various gunboats, fishing boats, work ships, etc., as well as various navigation equipment and exquisite works of art. They introduce the history of Spanish navigation at that time from all aspects and are worth a visit.
Taking advantage of the break after getting off the car and entering the museum to use the bathroom, we quickly browsed the exhibits in the hall and looked inward through the outer glass windows at the replicas displayed in other exhibition halls.
Museum of Catalonia History
The Museum of Catalonia History (Museu D'Hist Oria De Catslunya) is located next to Palaudel Mar, facing the Old Port .
According to the itinerary, we only stayed briefly in the harbor and only visited part of the area at the entrance of the harbor, without going deeper into the harbor. It was a pity that I later learned that this port with a profound history has rich connotations and numerous attractions. We only found out what many of the scenery were after looking up information based on pictures.
3. Port Olímpic
Port Olímpic, also known as New Port, is located east of Port Vale. It was the site of Barcelona’s demolition of abandoned factories around the original port in order to host the 1992 Olympic Games. The new port and new scenic area built with buildings are the center of the Olympic Village and the water sports area.
The Barcelona Olympic Games sailing competitions have been held here, and the Barcelona Municipal Sailing School is located here. Nowadays, Barcelona’s most beautiful bathing beaches, largest casinos, most seafood delicacies, and many people enjoying the most leisurely life are concentrated, and it has also become an emerging residential area.
There are beaches and coasts here, there are many yachts, and the business is also very developed. Modern residential buildings abound, as well as two buildings said to be Barcelona's tallest.
The Olympic Port has a pier built for sailing competitions, where various yachts are docked, and there is also a cruise ship pier, which provides convenience for ordinary tourists to go to sea.
New Ikaria Beach is the earliest artificial beach here, where people swim, relax and bask in the sun
The Olympic Port and the Olympic Village belong to the same area. The part other than the port is generally called the Olympic Village.
After the 1992 Olympic Games, the Olympic Village put the apartments where the athletes lived in at that time on sale to the public. Today it has become the elegant modern community Nova lcaria.
The landmark buildings here are two 142-meter-high buildings full of modern flavor - known as the "Twin Towers" (also known as "Twin Towers") of the Olympic Port and the "Twin Towers" made of mesh metal. whale".
The twin towers are: one is the Art Hotel (Holel Arls) Marriott Hotel; it has 44 floors and 500 rooms; the other is the Torre Mapfre Tower, which is the headquarters of Spain's largest insurance company .
The huge whale building (Peix dor) is located in the Olympic Port, with a horizontal width of 50 meters, and is the work of Enrique de León. It was designed by American Frank Gehry. The brilliance of sunlight refracting on the fish makes it a charming sight in the city.
A picture of a whale and the Twin Towers in the same frame
Entering here is the vast Olympic Village
Next to the whale, under the huge spherical sculpture, is Barcelona people’s favorite entertainment shopping mall, under the Casino sign is the largest casino here
It has complete facilities nearby, including the best university in Barcelona, ??5 large nightclubs open until 5 a.m., and others The night bar is open until 2-3 am. You can also rent a boat to go out to sea, watch the sunrise on the Mediterranean Sea, and eat Mediterranean dishes...
(Photography: Puliwen, Origin)
August 2018
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