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Barceloneta: The Fishermen's Quarter
Then the last warehouse of the old port, and the day the city turned to face the sea again.
The Sea, the Port and Its Trades in Barcelona: audio walks
How did Barcelona make its living from the sea?
3 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksThe sea explains a Barcelona best understood through trades, the port and its neighbourhoods. These walks ask how people made a living from it and which stories remained on land. They connect economic activity with everyday life, looking at the city's relationship with water through more than a view of the coast.
In “Santa Maria del Mar and the Born”: The Ribera of the guilds and the sea: a market that wouldn't be named after Isabella II, the porters on the door of Santa Maria del Mar, three disasters in one rose window, the graveyard of 1714, and streets from 1700 that turned up under a market.
In “Barceloneta”: Then the last warehouse of the old port, and the day the city turned to face the sea again.
In “La Rambla, from Canaletas”: The Boqueria was meant to be an arcaded square and ended up under a roof; an umbrella seller put a Japanese dragon on his shopfront; and at the Liceu, on an opening night in 1893, a man came in from the side street with two bombs.
Choose from 3 independent walks in Barcelona. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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La Rambla, from Canaletas to the Sea
The Boqueria was meant to be an arcaded square and ended up under a roof; an umbrella seller put a Japanese dragon on his shopfront; and at the Liceu, on an opening night in 1893, a man came in from the side street with two bombs.
Santa Maria del Mar and the Born
The Ribera of the guilds and the sea: a market that wouldn't be named after Isabella II, the porters on the door of Santa Maria del Mar, three disasters in one rose window, the graveyard of 1714, and streets from 1700 that turned up under a market.
Barcelona, before you go
A city worth looking up for, with pavements worth watching too. Between narrow lanes, long avenues and a break by the sea, leave room in the day to sit down.
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