5 reasons to associate with ACIB
We are the organization that represents the shops, bars, restaurants and services of Barceloneta. 1. Support: Service of attention and advice.2. Promotion: we organize campaigns to attract customers.3. Relevant information: all subsidies and grants.4. Dissemination and visibility: on the web and on the networks.5. Representation: we are the voice of your business before the Administration. […]
Blau de Fons: when the sea becomes a conversation
Barcelona is a city that lives facing the sea, but we often lack the space to talk about it . Not just the sea we see next to our homes—the beaches, the port, or the blue horizon—but the sea that thinks, experiences, investigates, educates, and transforms. The sea that doesn’t appear on postcards but sustains […]
Salvat-Papasseit. Around the Nitra
Àlex Darriba (Barcelona, 1972), scholar and collector of the work of Joan Salvat-Papasseit and the history of Barceloneta. THE BOOK: Salvat-Papasseit. Around Nitra is an invitation to rediscover the figure of the poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit from an intimate, visual, and urban perspective. Through anecdotes, visual references, historical data, and biographical fragments, Àlex Darriba guides us […]
The auction at the Llotja
The new Barcelona Fish Market was inaugurated on May 31, 2024, located in the Moll de Pescadores del Puerto Viejo, popularly known as “Platjeta.” This new market has 3,233 m² of facilities dedicated to fishing activities and also has a new ice factory. There are two areas dedicated to auctions. The auction of trawl catches […]
MB92 Barcelona honoured at Port of Barcelona’s Positive Impact 10th anniversary
On November 27th, the Port of Barcelona celebrated the 10th anniversary of Positive Impact, its annual report that tracks and promotes environmental, social, and governance progress across the port community. During the event, MB92 Barcelona was recognised in the medium- sized company category for its outstanding contribution to environmental sustainability. The award highlights MB92 Barcelona’s […]
Our unique businesses
We can consider unique shops to be those establishments that stand out for their originality, for offering a unique theme, or even for their design. But in this article, we will focus on a few that have managed to maintain their uniqueness over time. They are not all, although there are fewer and fewer, but […]
26th Edition of the Barcelona Commerce Awards
The Barcelona Commerce Award, organized by the Department of Commerce, Restaurants, and Food of the Barcelona City Council, celebrates 26 years of recognizing the city’s best commercial initiatives. The award was created in 1997 under the name “Barcelona, the best store in the world.” Barcelona Commerce rewards the most outstanding commercial initiatives of the year. […]
6th Edition of the Barcelona Restaurant Awards
Rewarding restaurant initiatives that focus on local sourcing and high-quality, sustainable cuisine. The sixth edition of the Barcelona Restaurant Awards was held on November 17, at a ceremony presided over by the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, together with the deputy mayor for Economic Promotion, Trade, Markets, Restaurants, and Employment, Raquel Gil. These awards recognize […]
A shared history: the Romani people in Catalonia at the Museum of History of Catalonia
Until August 2, 2026, visitors can see the exhibition “The Gypsy People of Catalonia: History and Culture” at the Museum of History of Catalonia (MHC), a large-scale exhibition organized by the MHC with the direct collaboration of the Catalan gypsy community. The exhibition is part of the commemoration of the 275th birthday of Baron Estardipen […]
The New Learning Context ( NCA )
The New Learning Context (NCA) is the pedagogical proposal with which La Salle is reinventing the way children and young people are educated in the 21st century. More than a method, it is a change of perspective: the student becomes the protagonist of their own process and the center becomes a true school for life. […]
The sea… all year round !
The Beach Center, Barcelona City Council’s municipal environmental facility for the sea and coastline, has enjoyed a season from April to October full of activities, experiences, and… sea! Games to learn how to care for our environment, biosnorkels that help us get to know the coast better and provide useful data for the scientific community, […]
The Three Wise Men are coming!
How exciting and nerve-wracking! It was the most magical night. The night they sent us to bed early, but we weren’t sleepy. We had to leave water, bread, and straw or hay for the camels, and a little sweet wine and pastries for Their Majesties. We also had to leave our shoes outside so they […]
“I work at La Maquinista.”
Socially and professionally speaking, La Maquinista had a notable influence on Barceloneta. Almost all of the employees were local residents. At peak production, there were approximately 1,800 workers from the neighborhood. It was a company where generations of the same faily worked. Parents recommended their children join because it was considered a secure job with […]
Trade union tradition
As Ferran Casabella says, “it has always been a very ‘red’ factory with a strong trade union tradition.” The workers at La Maquinista participated in the birth of the first trade unions in the metalworking sector, as well as, years later, in the active struggle against the dictatorship and for the recovery of the trade […]
Barceloneta Market
In 1882, La Maquinista received a very special commission: the construction of the Barceloneta Market. Designed by architect Antoni Rovira i Trias. The market opened in 1884. It was a building characteristic of iron architecture, divided into a central nave and two side aisles, with a metal roof supported by pillars without perimeter walls, suitable […]
Narcis Monturiol’s Ictíneo
Between 1958 and 1959, inventor Narcis Monturiol built the Ictíneo I, the first submersible for non-military use, in the original workshops on Carrer Tallers and Carrer Sant Pau de La Maquinista. It was 7 m long, 2.5 m wide, and had a draft of 3.5 m. Its initial purpose was to facilitate coral fishing. The […]
La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima
Since its creation in 1855, it has been a national and international benchmark in the industrial sector. Most families in the neighborhood had a relative working there. La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima has been the largest industry located in Barceloneta. Beginnings We must go back to the early decades of the 19th century and […]
Sixth Tech Spirit Barcelona edition
Tech Spirit Barcelona, Barcelona’s technology and digital content event, successfully concluded its sixth edition after bringing together more than 4,000 attendees at La Llotja de Mar. The initiative, promoted by the Tech Barcelona association and co-organized with the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, has reaffirmed its position as the annual meeting point for the city’s innovative […]
Father Pau Caldés , a good man
He was an institution in Barceloneta. Much more than just the rector of the Church of San Miquel for almost five decades. This is a well-deserved recognition of a unique person who had a habit of asking the question: “Who needs me?”
The Machinist’s Machine
At Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima, a replica of the locomotive that ran on the first railway line in our history: Barcelona-Mataró was built, with a help of an unexpected guest. On August 21, 1848, Saint Cyriac’s Day, a three-masted cargo ship named Milvill entered the port from Liverpool. The stevedores found a cargo of large […]
Exhibition “The Oasis”
From November 15, 2025, to March 7, 2026, “El Oasis” is an artistic initiative that pays tribute to four women who fought against Franco’s dictatorship from underground. The exhibition recreates an immersive and sensory space inspired by an apartment in the Barceloneta neighborhood, which in 1941 served as a refuge, meeting place, and coordination point […]
Catalan conversation group Since May 2024
The Barceloneta Library has been hosting a Catalan conversation group that meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. It is made up of four volunteers who, week after week, propose different topics to encourage conversation among people who want to practice and improve their Catalan in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. No prior registration is required, […]
This holiday season, your magic begins at Punto y Coma stationery
At Punto y Coma, we have everything ready for you to enjoy a Christmas and Three Kings Day full of excitement. We are your trusted neighborhood stationery store, the place where you can always find the perfect gift, the ideal board game for after dinner, or an impromptu Secret Santa present. This year, we want […]
We experienced Barceloneta
Can Ganassa is living history in Barceloneta. For almost 125 years, it has been a gastronomic and social landmark in the neighborhood. A restaurant, bar, and terrace all in one. An establishment that maintains its essence and personality, which only years of experience and good work can provide. Enjoy a beer or vermouth with these […]
Forum Center. 20 years of Compromís
Fòrum Center celebrates its 20th anniversary and consolidates its position as a benchmark in intermediate care, with a proven track record in geriatrics, psychiatry, and palliative care. Inaugurated on September 22, 2005, in the presence of the mayor of Barcelona, Joan Clos, and the regional minister of Health, Marina Geli, the center represented the renovation […]
Opening up job opportunities for women in Barceloneta
At the SALE Foundation, we want to build a more equal neighborhood with more opportunities for everyone, and we want to do so hand in hand with the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the region. A key part of this fabric are the companies linked to the Port of Barcelona and social agents such […]
Shine bright this Christmas with spectacular hair!
The holidays are approaching, and between company dinners, family gatherings, and toasts with friends, we all want to look our best. It’s not just makeup or clothes that matter: your hair is your calling card. At the pharmacy, we want to be your allies so that your hair shines as brightly as the lights on […]
Agustí Segurana’s retirement
After 50 years with the Miró family, who have been like a second family to me, and in my lifelong neighborhood, Barceloneta, the day has come for me to retire. At this moment of reflection, I have only words of gratitude for all the people I have met over the years in a neighborhood that […]
First promotion of Canoeing in Calm Waters
This year, the Barcelona Nautical Institute is celebrating a very special moment: the graduation of the first class of students from the Flatwater Canoeing program, an official intermediate-level sports education degree that opens the door to a growing sector. The center, which specializes in vocational training in nautical sports and recreation, has thus incorporated a […]
Homeowners’ Associations
The financial year comes the end with Christmas With Christmas approaching, homeowners’ associations must begin closing their accounts for the year, presenting financial statements, analyzing budget deviations, and adjusting finances for the following year’s budget. It is important to have a trusted agency that can carry out this task with the time and dedication that […]
Toni Albiol “Maireta”
“I was a fisherman before Saint Peter” Toni Albiol, Maireta, is the patriarch of a long line of fishermen. They have one of the few trawlers currently remaining in the Port of Barcelona. Every day his son David goes out fishing, as he did, as his son Simó did, as his grandfather, his great-grandfather and […]
Chronicles of l’òstia
Lo Pola at the NODO The Marina Cinema was one of those huge theatres with a sloping floor from the entrance to the screen, designed so that the entire audience could see the film comfortably, without being bothered by the people sitting in front of them. It had a capacity of about five hundred people […]
Omega-3 from our sea is disappearing
A health challenge in La Barceloneta A recent scientific study sends us a clear and worrying warning from the heart of the Mediterranean: the local supply of essential Omega-3 fatty acids has fallen by more than 60% in just two decades. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Institute of Marine […]
7th edition of Nadal al Port
From 28 November to 6 January. Forty days of entertainment across 24,000 m² of activities, stalls, attractions and surprises to enjoy what has already become a classic part of the city’s Christmas celebrations. Light and sea. Barcelonians and visitors of all ages can experience the most festive Christmas in a unique setting. A space […]
Cemeteries
Before cemeteries were built outside the city, people were buried inside or around churches , depending on their social class: the upper classes were buried inside the churches, while the rest of the population was buried in graves or parish cemeteries, usually located around the church building. This had been the case for many […]
Am I from the neighborhood or am I in the neighborhood?
Who would have thought? The neighbourhood was already an example of innovation more than 150 years ago. La Maquinista was at the forefront of the country’s industry and remained so for decades. Who would have thought? The neighbourhood continues to be an example of technological innovation 150 years later. Some of the most advanced digital, […]