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Another 400m up the road, you'll pass the colourful
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Barrcelo
elona He
a Headsculpture by
famous American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein.
As you make your way along the
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MMarriina, you may have to dismount amid the
throng of strollers and open-air restaurants. Hop back on and pedal to the Plaça del
Mar, which sports an elegant sculpture entitled
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HHomenattge als n
e als neddaddorrs(Homage
to the Swimmers).
Follow the crowds north, past another well-known sculpture, the
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HHomenattge a la
e a la
Barrcelo
elonetta, which commemorates the old-fashioned shacks that once lined the
beach. Cycle another kilometre and you'll pass beneath the copper-hued
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Peiix
sculpture, designed by Frank Gehry.
Next up is
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Porrt Olím
t Olímpiic, which is lined with restaurants and bars. From here you'll
pass more
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beacches, which fill with sunseekers in summer.
It's another 2.5km or so to the end, where you'll find the
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Parrc del F
c del Fòrruum. Domin-
ating this empty plaza is the rather harsh-looking sculpture
a
Frratterrniitatt, dedicated
to hundreds executed here during the Franco years.
The protected bathing area
b
Zona de B
a de Banysis a popular summer attraction for
families. Just behind it looms the giant solar panel that powers the area. From here,
retrace your journey back to Port Vell.
EATING
Port Vell & La Barceloneta
In the Maremàgnum complex on the Moll d'Espanya you can eat close to the water's edge
at a handful of fun, if fairly slapdash, joints. For good food and atmosphere, head around to
La Barceloneta, the lanes of which bristle with everything from good-natured, noisy tapas
bars to upmarket seafood restaurants. Almost everything shuts on Sunday and Monday
evenings.
TAPAS
VASO DE ORO
Always packed, this narrow bar gathers a festive, beer-swilling crowd who come for fantast-
ic tapas. Fast-talking, white-jacketed waiters will serve up a few quick quips with your
plates of grilled
gambes
(prawns),
foie a la plancha
(grilled liver pâté) or
solomillo
(sirloin)