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Barceloneta & the Waterfront
Barcelona's long, sundrenched waterfront provides a pleasant escape when you need a
break from Gothic lanes and Modernista architecture. Heading northeast from the Ciutat
Vella, you'll soon find yourself amid tempting seafood restaurants and waterfront bars,
with a palm-lined promenade taking cyclists, joggers and strollers out to the beaches,
which run some 4km up to Parc del Fòrum.
Abutting the waterfront is Barceloneta, an old fishing quarter laid out in the mid-18th cen-
tury with narrow grid-like streets and an earthy feel. Countless seafood eateries and a hand-
ful of bohemian drinking dens lurk in this labyrinth.
On summer days, the area fills with sunseekers making their way to and from the people-
packed sands nearby. There are beaches all the way north to El Fòrum. Along the sand, rus-
tic summertime shacks called
chringuitos
(beach bars) dole out music and cocktails day
and night.
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