The Beach Center reopens its doors in the most maritime year!
On April 2, the Centre de la Platja (CdP) reopens its doors in a year that promises to be very maritime. From April 8 to 12, Barcelona hosts the Week of the Ocean Decade, with numerous events around the UNESCO Conference of the Ocean Decade. Centered on “the science we need for the ocean we […]
We open the future Hospital del Mar!
The new Hospital del Mar is starting to become a reality. Last February the work on the centre’s new building began, which covers an area of more than 20,000 m2 and adds 75 beds to the hospital’s initial capacity. This is the second phase of the expansion plan, which is to be continued in a […]
We always want people to have a good time learning
Jordi Principal has been the Director of the Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC) for a few months and that is why Essència Barceloneta wanted to know more about how he faces the challenge of directing the museum. Jordi Principal holds a PhD in Prehistory and Archaeology from the University of Barcelona and has […]
Gorgonias Project
In 2020 a gorgonian forest was discovered at a depth of 19 metres next to the entrance to the Port of Barcelona. Today Barcelona has become the first maritime city in the Mediterranean to carry out a study and active restoration of its seabed with gorgonians, endangered and vulnerable animal species known for their importance […]
Tech Barcelona, very present at 4YFN
Tech Barcelona was present at the 4YFN with our own content provided by our partners and a stand with 14 startups, which was a meeting point for all the agents of the technological ecosystem (public representatives, entrepreneurs, investors, large corporations…). In total, we accompanied more than 80 partners throughout the MWC, and around a thousand […]
The municipal facility that keeps the history of the Barceloneta neighborhood alive
La Casa de la Barceloneta 1761 (CB1761) is a cultural center dedicated to recovering the historical and collective memory of the neighborhood, as well as making the heritage of Barceloneta known, from its popular culture to its architecture and art. CB1761 organizes numerous activities such as exhibitions, conferences, guided tours, educational workshops and book presentations, […]
Activities with a common protagonist: Barceloneta
Exhibition » We are face and voice » / From March 8 to 30 Exhibition of the video essay by Yago Leonard, which takes us on a journey into the past of a forgotten Barcelona through the photographs of his grandfather Jaques Leonard, who immortalized the life of the gypsy population in the Somorrostro neighborhood. […]
Barceloneta Library – The Fraternity
100 years at the service of the neighborhood. From worker’s consumer cooperative to public library. In 1879 the worker’s cooperative La Fraternitat was founded. After different locations it moved to the street Conde de Santa Clara nº 8-10, nowadays Felícia Fuster street. The members, initially installed as tenants, ended up buying the property and in […]
Pirates in sight!
One windy winter afternoon I went into the Bodega Sergio, where it is common to find fishermen, dockers and other salty people. There was a customer of a certain age at the bar with a blue rag coat and a ring in his ear who was telling in a hoarse voice a story that no […]
La Barceloneta, important enclave for the Decade of the Oceans
Next April, Barcelona will host the Ocean Decade Conference, a global event that will foster dialogue between the Ocean Decade community and partners with citizens to assess what has been achieved and set joint priorities for the future. It will be a three-day face-to-face event, April 10-12, co-led with a number of partners: Generalitat de […]
Barcelona, capital of the Creative Cocktail
50 of the city’s most relevant cocktail bars showcased their star cocktails promoting the cocktail art at a popular price. The event, held from March 14 to 17, was organized by the non-profit association of cocktail bars, Barcelona Bar Show (BBS), with the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council and Fecalon (Federation of Nightlife Venues […]
The ranch on board
The America’s Cup and La Barceloneta have something fundamental in common: the sea. Both are born of that sea that gives meaning to their existence. That is why it is essential that now their paths have crossed, they get to know each other as they were always meant to be. In this report we want […]
He who has not smelled the tar cannot understand the sea
The sky was blue, clear, cloudless. After several days of Levante, the streets were covered by a thin layer of humidity that the Mistral would absorb. The swallows were tweeting as they flew over the roofs and rooftops looking for holes in the attic of the houses where they could build their nest. That uproar […]
I (LOVE) Barceloneta By Casey Giesler. Captain Maritime
EB-From your native Florida to Barceloneta, and travelling around the world for quite a while in the middle. Tell us more about you. CG-The last twenty-five years of my life have been focused on the sea. Working aboard motor yachts, as well as various commercial vessels, traditional sailing ships, and performance sailing yachts. A paid […]
OEPB – standing up for dockworkers’ rights
Origins The origins of the work of dockers go back to the Middle Ages. In the past, these men (it was hard work and at that time only for male workers) were called «bastaixos». This is shown in certain works in the Basilica of Santa Maria de Mar and can be seen in books such […]
A market that is 137 years old
1. Batllori: fourth generation butchers, since 1875. First in the Plaza Sant Miquel until the Market was inaugurated in 1887. 2. Kim: third generation of greengrocers, started by his grandmother in 1929. 3. Janet and Jordi: Jordi’s great-grandparents in the Market since its inauguration in 1887. 4. Gemma and Pepi: his grandfather Salvador Gibert, fishmonger […]
The survivors
Few, but some of these lifelong merchants still exist today. We have only counted a little more than twenty, but their persistence and courage deserved this recognition. Moreover, they are «shopkeepers» who still keep intact these values that you can hardly find in other more impersonal establishments in their DNA. Because «proximity» is not only […]
Long-established businesses
Establishments that have been in the neighborhood for decades and generations. Not so long ago, or maybe too long ago, the neighbors bought everything, or almost everything, in the neighborhood and only had to ‘»go to Barcelona» on specific occasions to do some shopping by car, driving the 45 or on foot Via Laietana up, […]
An emblematic location for a unique restaurant
The history In 1928 someone thought it would be elegant to squeeze the city and extended some cables from the Mediterranean to Montjuïc for the Universal Exhibition of 1929, so the cable car that connected the port with the towers San Sebastian and Jaime I was built. During the war it closed and was attacked […]
Discover ZONA, your sports medicine center in the heart of our neighborhood!
ZONA, health and beauty center, is located in the facilities of the Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta and is open to all those who want to take care of themselves, both inside and out. The center opened 5 years ago by the hand of one of the most emblematic water polo players of the CNAB, the Olympian […]
40 years of a great challenge for science and humanity
The history of science is written every day and in every discovery. Like the discovery of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), in 1983, by the team of Luc Montagnier and his then student, Françoise Barré, at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Only five years after this discovery, Andreas […]
Coffe shop in the morning, bar in the afternoon, club in the evening and restaurant all day
5th family generation. The emblematic Casa Costa in Barceloneta opens, reinterpreted, and adapted to the times and always maintaining the legacy of its history. The new project recalls the past of Casa Costa, passing through El Deporte and Antigua Casa Costa in the 40s and 60s, La Pincha in the 80s already in the new […]
Barcelona, the protagonist of the year of sailing
During 2024, never better said, Barcelona sails at full sail. It is a unique event that the Barcelona Nautical Capital Foundation and the Catalan Sailing Federation are taking advantage of to present several joint projects to promote sailing. The projects are focused on four axes: inclusive sailing, support for Mini class sailors and training and […]
Carmen Tomás
President of the «Associació de Geganters de la Barceloneta». There are cultural manifestations that, although we are aware that they make up our identity as a collective, will possibly disappear -and sometimes unfortunately disappear- if they do not find someone passionate and above all committed to maintaining them. In the case of the «Gegants de […]
What can we do to prevent falls in the street?
We are living longer and longer, and this means that we have to take more care of ourselves. Without going any further, Catalonia is one of the territories of the European Union where there is a higher life expectancy. But we should not trust the statistics blindly, time does not pass equally for everyone, and […]
9th edition of the «Blue Week» at the INB
Every year, the Nautical Institute of Barcelona experiences with enthusiasm a unique event: the «Setmana Blava» (Blue Week). Every February and throughout a week, we leave aside the conventional academic activities to immerse ourselves in a space of discovery and nautical learning. This year was the ninth edition of this event, which makes our center […]
The nautical bus will start operating on July 1st.
Two zero-emission boats will provide the service. The nautical bus service between the docks of Atarazanas and Levante will be provided for a minimum of 12 hours a day by two boats with a capacity of 70 passengers that will have an automated docking and boarding system. The maximum fare has been set at €1.90 […]
The Port of Barcelona makes progress in the decarbonization process.
The Port of Barcelona has begun work on the electrification of the Adossat dock to supply renewable energy to cruise ships. The future MSC terminal will have the Port’s first OPS (Onshore Power Supply) for cruise ships. The OPS is a system for connecting ships to the electrical grid, making it possible for vessels to […]
El Torín
There are very few people left who remember that there was a bullring in Barceloneta called the Torín. It was the first fixed bullring in Spain and was located where the Torre Mare Nostrum now stands, headquarters of Gas Natural Fenosa, a building by Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. It was promoted by the Junta […]
Amazon’s smile
Initially, they called it globalization. The fact is that here, they were selling to the Chinese and I am not sure that we would do the same in China. After that, a sort of cloning appeared, which was baptized with the name of franchise. They were the same and they were in my neighborhood, but […]