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Barcelona's much cleaned-up waterfront extension. Every hour or so, the bridge opens for
entering and exiting sailboats.
Maremàgnum
Anchoring the western side of the Rambla de Mar is
Maremàgnum
, a bubbling leisure
centre with chirpy waterside restaurants, bars, shops and cinemas.
L'Aquàrium
Next door you'll find one of Europe's largest aquariums,
L'Aquàrium
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,
which is home to more than 11,000 different sea critters. The most spectacular is a varied
collection of sharks, seen through a glass tunnel. Intrepid divers can even go for a swim
with these massive predators.
Barcelona Head
As you make your way over to Barceloneta, you'll pass the colourful
Barcelona Head
sculpture
by famous American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Unveiled in 1992, the sculp-
ture pays homage to Gaudí and other Modernistas in its
trencadis
(use of broken tiles to
form mosaics).
Museu d'Història de Catalunya
Housed in former warehouses,
Museu d'Història de Catalunya
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)
provides a
potted history of Catalonia. It also boasts a top-floor restaurant-bar with terrace. Down-
stairs, a series of upscale seafood eateries provide open-air dining facing the marina.
Barceloneta
Walk down Passeig de Joan de Borbó, a street that crackles with activity and draws a
cross-section of society. Make your way into the compact lanes of
Barceloneta
, which
still retains a bit of its salty character from when those crowded dwellings were mostly
home to dockworkers and mariners. Stroll past the Baroque Església de Sant Miquel del
Port and pass the lively Mercat de la Barceloneta.
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