Barceloneta

The family flat is located in the Barceloneta, the area of Barcelona’s very own beach and marina and currently the most sought-after part of the city. Some of Barcelona’s oldest and best seafood restaurants and tapas bars can be found in the quaint old streets of this very happening part of town, where tourists and yuppies rub shoulders with eldery residents, some of whom will recall when the Barceloneta was a fisherman’s village where you could eat fried fish and drink sangria in humble shacks right on the beach.

The flat is very central. It is two minute walk to the tube station (Barceloneta- Line 4) and bus stops. The city centre (Plaça Catalunya) is a 10 minute bus or tube journey from here , or about half an hour away, on foot.

Within walking distance, there are many opportunities for family entertainment:

• The beach!
• The Parc de la Ciutadella (The city’s main park, with zoo, botanical museum, rowing lake and facilities for rental of bicycles, tandems and family cycles.
• The Olympic Village. The Centre created for the athletes of the 1992 games. (More beaches plus numerous restaurants, bars, shops and facilities for rental or use of bicycles and rollerskates. Also Icaria Muticinema with 15 halls showing comercial and art films in the original version)
• Maremagnum. Another entertaiment centre with Barcelona’s Aquarium and IMAX cinema. There are smart shops, trendy restaurants, a food court and a multicinema complex.
• Las Ramblas. Europe’s most entertaing street. This lively tree-lined avenue is filled with performance and fine artists and as you walk you may find yourself becoming part of the show. There are stalls selling newspapers, magazines, books, souvenirs, plants, flowers, birds, fish and exotic animals. Las Ramblas allow you to sample the high life (the Liceu, Barcelona’s Opera House is here) and the low life (Keep your eyes open and hold on tight to your wallets!) of the city, often at the same time. A leisurely stroll up Las Ramblas is the perfect way to begin and end your trip to Barcelona.

Adjacent to Las Ramblas are many other attractions for families, including:

• The Colombus monument ( You can go up to the crest for great views of the city)
• The Waxworks Museum
• The Palau Güell (Gaudi...)
• The Plaça Real (Gaudi...)
• The MACBA (Barcelona’s Musem of Contemporary Art)
• The CCCB (The Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona)

. BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

BY TRAIN
The closest train station is the Estació de França at Avinguda Marques de L’Argentera. From there the apartment is just a 15 minute walk around the station and towards the sea. Turn left as you exit the station and turn left by Pla de Palau. Keep walking until you see the entrance to the underground station (signposted with a red romboid sign with a white ‘M’ on it). From there follow the directions: on foot from the Barceloneta Underground Station

BY PLANE/TRAIN+UNDERGROUND OR BUS
If you are traveling by plane or by train and the Estació de França is not your station of arrival you should aim to get to the the Plaça Catalunya train station. This is the city centre train station and it has connections to other main city train stations including the train station at the airport.

From the Barcelona Airport Train Station
Take Line 2-AEROPORT SANT CELONI / MAÇANET. Get off the Estació de França at Avinguda Marques de L’Argentera *. From there the apartment is just a 15 minute walk around the station and towards the sea. Turn left as you exit the station and turn left by Pla de Palau. Keep walking until you see the entrance to the underground station (signposted with a red romboid sign with a white ‘M’ on it). From there follow the directions: on foot from the Barceloneta Underground Station

*While the works at the Sants Station are carried out, you might have to get off at Sants Station and change to another train on another platform on the same line

By BUS from the Plaça Catalunya Train Station
Take line 14- V. OLIMPICA / BONANOVA at the stop Balmes/Pelai and at the sixth stop get off at Pla del Palau-General Castaños. keep walking until you see the entrance to the underground station. From there follow the directions: on foot from the Barceloneta Underground Station

By Underground from the Plaça Catalunya Train Station
Follow the signs to the underground network (red romboid sign with a white ‘m’ on it) then follow the signs for line 1, (signposted in white letters on red square) towards FONDO, take the train and get off at the first stop, Urquinaona. Follow the signs for Line four (signposted L4 in black letters on yellow square) towards LA PAU, take the train and get off at the second stop, Barceloneta. From there follow the directions: on foot from the Barceloneta Underground Station

By Underground from the Sants Train Station
Follow the signs to the underground network (red romboid sign with a white ‘m’ on it) then follow the signs for line 5, (signposted in white letters on blue square) towards HORTA. Take the train and get off at the fourth stop, Verdaguer. Follow the signs for Line four (signposted L4 in black letters on yellow square) towards La Pau, take the train and get off at the fifth stop, Barceloneta . From there follow the directions: on foot from the Barceloneta Underground Station

ON FOOT FROM THE BARCELONETA UNDERGROUND STATION
Cross the Ronda Litoral by the traffic light and follow Passeig Joan de Borbó. A few metres on, turn left into Carrer de Balboa. Very soon you’ll see Carrer Carbonell on your right. Keep walking, Passatge Carbonell is the next pedestrian street on your right. When you turn into the street, number 7 is on the left.

. BY CAR

FROM BARCELONA AIRPORT BY CAR
1. From the airport take the C246 towards Barcelona.
2. Turn right onto the Ronda Litoral.
3. Keep on the right hand side for about 9 kilometres
4. Take the exit number 20 Montjuic-Port Vell
5. Keep on the right around the big roundabout of Portal de la Pau (with the Ferries to the Balearic Islands and unmistakable high metal rings on your right) .
6. Keep on the right and you’ll pass the Columbus statue on your left, take Passeig de Colom (680 mts.) until the end
7. Keep on the right at the traffic light on Pas de Sota Muralla (140 mts) (You will see a big abstract and colourful monument on your right)
8. Keep on the right by Plaça de Pau Vila (230 mts) and continue onto Carrer Doctor Aiguader (140 mts.
9. Turn right onto Carrer de Pizarro (130 mts)
10. Turn right onto Carrer de Ginebra (30 mts)
11. On your right is Passatge Carbonell. This is a pedestrian street, however you may enter with the car and stop while you leave your luggage.

FROM SOUTH: TARRAGONA OR ZARAGOZA
1. Enter Barcelona from the A7 motorway
2. Before you reach the city center there is an exit to the B20 which is the Ronda de Dalt
3. Take this turning then follow the signs for the B-10 which is the Ronda Litoral
4. Take this turning and continue until exit 20 Montjuic-Port Vell
5. Keep on the right around the big roundabout of Portal de la Pau (with the Ferries to the Balearic Islands and unmistakable high metal rings on your right)
6. Keep on the right and you’ll pass the Columbus statue on your left, take Passeig de Colom (680 mts.) until the end
7. Keep on the right at the traffic light on Pas de Sota Muralla (140 mts) (You will see a big abstract and colourful monument on your right)
8. Keep on the right by Plaça de Pau Vila (230 mts) and continue onto Carrer Doctor Aiguader (140 mts.
9. Turn right onto Carrer de Pizarro (130 mts)
10. Turn right onto Carrer de Ginebra (30 mts)
11. On your right is Passatge Carbonell. This is a pedestrian street, however you may enter with the car and stop while you leave your luggage.

FROM THE NORTH: GIRONA AND FRANCE
1. From the A7 motorway take the directions for Barcelona Port.
2. Keep right and and look for directions to the Ronda Litoral B10.
3. Once on the Ronda Litoral the exit is number 24 Via Laietana - Port Vell.
4. Turn left at the first traffic light and you’ll be crossing over the Ronda Litoral
5. Turn left again and quickly get into the right lane to inmediatly turn right onto Carrer de Pizarro
6. Turn right onto Carrer de Ginebra
7. On your right is Passatge Carbonell. This is a pedestrian street, however you may enter with the car and stop while you leave your luggage.

CAR PARK
The closest car park is Aparcament Joan de Borbó which is in Plaça de Pau Vila to get there from carrer Ginebra (The street that leads to the entrance of passatge Carbonell) you’ll have to go around the square by turning right at the end of Carrer de Ginebra, left at Passeig Joan de Borbó and left again at Plaça de Pau Vila.

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