Barceloneta & the Waterfront - Barcelona - page 221

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
BURYING THE PAST
Buried beneath the concrete expanses, bathing zone and marina created in El Fòrum
lies the memory of more than 2000 people executed in the fields of Camp de la Bota
between 1936 and 1952, most of them under Franco from 1939 onward. To their
memory,Fraternitat(Brotherhood), a sculpture by Miquel Navarro, stands on Rambla
de Prim.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
READING & PLAYING ON THE BEACH
During summer the city sets up several small lending libraries on the beach. These are
free for use, and even tourists can take part. You'll find magazines, newspapers and a
small foreign-language selection among the Spanish titles. It happens in two places:
at El Centre de la Platja ( GOOGLE MAP ; Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 25; 10am-7pm Tue-
Sun Jun-Sep; Ciutadella or Vila Olímpica) , located underneath the boardwalk, just up from
the Parc de la Barceloneta, and at l'Espigó de Bac de Roda jetty ( GOOGLE MAP ;
11am-2pm & 3-7pm Mon-Fri Jul-Aug; Poblenou) near Platja de la Mar Bella.
At the same locations, you can also hire out frisbees, volleyballs and nets, beach
racquets and balls andpétanquegames; for the kiddies, you'll find buckets, spades
and watering cans. All you need to hire out the topics or gear is your ID.