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 […]
Tech Spirit Barcelona. More than 140 speakers and 60 conferences
The 4th edition of the benchmark event for the technology community took place on 12 and 13 December at La Lonja de Mar in Barcelona. The event coincided with the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Tech Barcelona, the organiser of TechSpirit Barcelona. Tech Spirit Barcelona 2023 aims to mobilise and raise the profile of […]
Marina Puerto Viejo joins Christmas in the Port campaign.
Celebrating Christmas is one of Marina Puerto Viejo’s most cherished traditions. And this year, as could not be otherwise, the marina will once again be carrying out some actions which are already part of its Christmas identity. As a concessionary company of the Port of Barcelona, Marina Puerto Viejo is part of the Christmas in the […]
The cemetery never found
Next to a rubbish bin I’m going to find a very old Gladiator suitcase and I’m going to take it home, to see if it was full of banknotes. Inside there were only_some pieces of paper. My attention was drawn to a map of the neighbourhood from 1791 which had a mark at the beginning of […]
Exhibition “Picasso’s Barceloneta. 1895-1904”
From 9 November to 10 February 2024. On the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, the CB1761 is organising a photographic exhibition of Barceloneta during the period when the artist lived in the city. The exhibition takes a look at Barceloneta at the end of the century: urban changes, trades, commerce, leisure […]
Celebrate christmas with a lot of culture
The basket of “La Garba”, raffle on the 5th of January at 12h. Days of family celebrations are coming. If you don’t feel like putting up with the “cuñaos” at home or the aunts in the village, we recommend that you take advantage of the after-dinner reading time to read a little: from the latest Planeta to […]
70 years of the Barceloneta Merchants’ and Industrialists’ Association
Background Throughout its history, Barceloneta has always been very active at both a commercial and associative level. At the end of the 19th century, we find news of the defeat of an economic entity that brought together the merchant classes of the neighbourhood called the Barceloneta Mercantile Centre. The good news is that some former members wanted to […]
Barcelona Restaurant Awards 2023
On 20 November, the award ceremony was held for the 4th edition of the Barcelona Restaurant Award. Recognises restaurants that have stood out over the last year for their links with the neighbourhood and values such as integration, quality of life, sustainability, innovation and adaptability to new times. The award ceremony took place in the old Damm […]
In La Barceloneta, everything arrives by sea
It would be very difficult to find a scenario as maritime as ours to celebrate the most important nautical event at international level: the America’s Cup. Barceloneta was born from the sea. There is no certainty that the ocean swallowed Atlantis, but if it did, it wanted to compensate by returning from its depths the land […]
La Barceloneta is the cradle of many transformative initiatives.
Photo by ©Isaías Cruz Without going any further, Espai Mediterrani was born in 2019, an initiative of grouping different entities with the aim of generating a space for collective reflection to transform the vision and public use of the coast of Barcelona and achieve an informed, proactive, empowered and critically grounded citizenship. Within this group […]
From the classroom to the sea: a transoceanic educational experience
Catalonia has 580 km of coastline and the perfect weather to enjoy the sea while sailing, but how many of us have done it? How many people have basic knowledge of sailing or nautical skills? The answer may be discouraging but, fortunately, right now, there are already more than 5,000 students who have the opportunity to […]
Enjoy the new Pilates Reformer studio at Claror Marítimo beachfront
The only Pilates Reformer studio in the maritime area between Barceloneta and Villa Olímpica. Fitness and health lovers in the neighborhood are in luck with the opening of the new Pilates Reformer studio at Claror Marítimo, located in the maritime area of Barceloneta and Villa Olímpica, at the foot of Somorrostro beach. This innovative studio invites everyone […]
The last lesson of the man who made biomedicine explode in Barceloneta
Last September, Jordi Camí, professor of pharmacology at Pompeu Fabra University. A key figure in biomedical development in Barceloneta, gave his last lecture. In a session open to the community, he explored his emotions. Very human reactions that combine biology and culture and that, the professor, accompanied with a touch of magic. Camí began his connection with […]
Sunday at the Beach
It is Sunday, the neighbourhood is shining with joy. the music floods the streets from the radio sets that through the balconies and windows is felt mixed with the noise of the neighbours, the laughter and the screams of children -and not so children- that crowd the streets of Barceloneta.We are wearing new shoes, some […]
Mosén Pau Caldés – A good man
A real institution in La Barceloneta. He was much more than the parish priest of the Church of San Miguel for almost five decades. Pau Caldés Claret was born on December 23, 1916 in Terrassa and died three days before Christmas Day in 2015. Between Christmas and Christmas he spent 99 years, practically 100. An exciting […]
Therapy dogs
El Hospital del Mar y la Fundación Affinity ponen en marcha un programa pionero en el Estado para mejorar el estado de pacientes de la UCI con perros de terapia. The initiative aims to improve the stay of people in the ICU and help in their recovery process. The programme is supported by the Affinity Animals […]
CNAB’s first swim of the year celebrates Silver Jubilee
The Christmas holidays are approaching and there are many things to do. We have to fill the fridge, send greetings full of good wishes, buy presents, buy the cotillion, make the list of new resolutions… and prepare the swimming costume. And you can’t miss the must-attend event every January 1st: the First Swim of the Year, organised […]
Cánovas 1929
Tribute to a whole history Alfons Cánovas Lapuente (4 -11-1917) comienza a aprender el oficio de joyero en 1929 en el taller del sr. Cabañas de la calle Obradors. A principios de los años 40 se incorpora al quiosco de joyería y relojería que había en la portería de la escalera donde vivía la familia (Maquinista, 18), propiedad […]
Marina Vela Barcelona and Port of Barcelona inaugurate the new Mirador building and the Rambla del Rompeola (Escullera)
Both infrastructures are destined, by their location and design, to become a new iconic point of cultural, leisure and restaurant activity in the city of Barcelona. This inauguration is one of the first results of the process of transformation of the Port of Barcelona, especially the Nova Bocana, which includes a sequence of interventions that generate […]
Alex García Borau
Former player and coordinator of RCD Espanyol’s grassroots soccer. Initially the reason for the interview was because of him being the only player in the neighbourhood who has reached the 1st division, but then the sporting part has ended up being just the excuse to learn a little more about José “son, Aleix” father, or the coordinator […]
I understand the difference between the COVID-19, flu and cold.
What is a cold? A cold is a viral illness that usually causes cough, snot, sore throat, headache and fever (less than 38ºC). It usually starts in the nose and throat, and can go down to the bronchial tubes. It is a mild condition that takes a few days to heal but can aggravate other diseases such […]
Training for water sports enthusiasts
If you want to live the unique experience of combining your passion for the sea with a successful professional career, the Nautical Institute of Barcelona (INB) opens the doors to a future full of opportunities. We are a benchmark in the training offer for lovers of sport and the sea. With a vision focused on providing […]
More activities, more space, more Christmas than ever at the Port of Barcelona
From December 5 to January 7, Barcelona’s Port Vell will host the fifth edition of “Nadal al Port” (Christmas at the Port) which, this year, will feature more activities and spaces than ever. This new edition will extend beyond the Bosch i Alsina dock (Moll de la Fusta) and both the lighting and the activities will […]
The militia women of The Barceloneta Neighborhood
On October 26th, the Barceloneta History Workshop gave a lecture at CB1761, a research project. Still in embryonic form, with the aim of recovering the lives of women in the Barceloneta neighbourhood, in the periods of the Republic, the Civil War and the Postwar period. Little do we know about these women, our neighbours, and […]
A reference
We are in the high season of leaders -or pseudo-leaders- of the most varied kind. They are presented to us in the form of politicians, influencers, tiktokers, coachings and panelists, among other appearances. They usually approach us "with premeditation and malice aforethought", through screens, TV, tablet or mobile. They are characters who try – and often succeed – […]
Crazy and endearing
A chilling scream sounds. -My friend Esteban, who has come to the neighborhood from Sant Feliu de Llobregat with his partner to pay me a visit and to get to know the Barceloneta I have told him so much about, asks startled. Holding on to his arm, overwhelmed by the shouting, and also by the […]
Anecdotes
There was a time when there was no celebrity passing through Barcelona who did not visit the picnic areas. In 1973 Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider were filming in Barcelona “The Reporter” by Antonioni. The actor became a regular at the Merendero Cataluña where he always asked the Anxoveta for the same dish: “a Lobster […]
New generations
Thirty years after the disappearance of the merenderos, some sagas are still active. Like the children and grandchildren of María Vellvé of Casa Costa, or those of María Lluisa Espí of Costa Azul. That’s already the fourth and fifth generation that have managed to maintain the essence of their ancestors, adapting to the times but […]
75 years researching for people’s health
The Marine Hospital Research Institute is the state’s oldest active public research facility. It was inaugurated in 1948 by Sir Alexander Fleming, awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of penicillin, as one of the main events of his visit to Barcelona, at the invitation of the director of the Hospital de Mar, Dr. Lluís Trias de […]
With networking, activism crosses borders
Noemí Fuster Did you know you can change the world through social media? Yes, and you don’t have to be Carlota Bruna. Without having millions of followers, you can also have a great impact on social networks, in fact, nowadays the so-called “microinfluencers” are highly valued for having a very engaged audience, achieving twice the […]
Many cities, one ocean
In October, El Centro de la Playa unites with the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) to celebrate the month of Ocean Cities, to promote a harmonious coexistence between Barcelona, the people who live there and the sea. OceanCities Network is a ten-year program supported by UNESCO that brings together cities from several countries in the […]
The invisible inheritance of addiction
Olga Valverde Granados, researcher and professor at the Department of Medicine and Health Sciences (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Eating, drinking, socializing or having sex are pleasurable actions that have allowed us humans to survive as a species. But the effect of these pleasurable situations can be “hijacked” by alcohol or other drugs that […]
The day the Martians invaded Barceloneta
It was one of those afternoons outside the Virgen del Mar school, which seemed to last forever because childhood itself seemed everlasting. .It was 1979 and it seemed that the 70’s would never end. It seemed that Barceloneta would always be that grid of old streets enclosed between the beach, the port and the Somorrostro […]
Activities
“The living conditions of the population in the Barceloneta of the 19th century”. From September 14th to October 28th. Guided visit to the exhibition: October 5 (18h) In the 19th century, industrialization and population growth meant that Barceloneta experienced serious problems of health, hygiene and access to basic resources. “Energy of proximity”. October 3 (17h) […]
Catalan Book Week
From September 8 to 17, the 41st edition of the Week of the Book in Catalan in the Moll de la Madera, near our neighborhood took place. Throughout the weekdays, there have been poetry recitals, round tables, book signings and also many presentations of the new literary novelties of the autumn. “La Garba” has been […]
Barcelona Restoration Award 2023.
The 4th edition of the Barcelona Restoration Award will be held on November 20. Aimed at promoting quality and excellence in the sector and recognizing the commitment to incorporate innovation, sustainability, proximity, healthy eating and diversity in the services offered to the public. The awards consist of three categories: Gastronomic Quality, Integration in the Neighborhood […]
Picasso and the commerce of Barcelona
2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the artist Pablo Picasso, an event that coincides with the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Museu Picasso. A unique opportunity to rediscover Picasso and the artist’s strong bond with Barcelona. Proximity commerce, as a reflection of social behavior, has a close relationship with culture […]
Barcelona Commerce Award 2023.
The Directorate of Commerce, Restoration and Consumption of the Barcelona City Council will soon organize the 24th edition of the Barcelona Commerce Award, unified with the Barcelona Markets Award. With awards in six categories: Innovative Trade of the Year Award, Proximity Trade Award, Albert Gonzalez Award for the task of contribution to the Promotion and […]
With face and eyes
To value the local commerce of Barcelona. The Barcelona City Council, in collaboration with the main commercial associations of the city, launched a communication campaign aimed at highlighting the value of local commerce in the city. This is a model of local commerce that is a reference worldwide thanks to the quality of the product […]
Can Ganassa
A bar that is a living history of the neighborhood The beginnings It opened its doors at the beginning of the 20th century as a wine cellar, tapas bar and grocery store. It was a small place located on the corner of Sant Miquel and Escuder streets, opposite where it was and is now. After […]
Meatballs with Cuttlefish
The autumn dish. Albert’s recipe. Meatballs with Cuttlefish. Albert Alert, chef defender at all costs of the traditional cuisine of all life, elaborated as it has always been done, without artifice, presents the most traditional “Sea and Mountain” of Catalan cuisine. Recipe: Fresh cuttlefish and top quality pork and beef. Chopped almonds, garlic and parsley […]
The history of the picnic area “El Avión”
Behind every picnic area there is a unique story. Here we want to tell you the story of “El Avión”, by Jordi Tresserras in an interview with Toni Lladró Gran. Vicente Lladró Iranzo (Turís, Valencia 1907 – Castelldefels 1995) arrived in Barcelona to do his military service in 1928 at the Astilleros Barracks. Before that, […]
The Demolition
The Coastal Law passed by the Spanish Parliament in 1988 had been relentless. Determined to return to the citizenship the kilometers of beach that the insatiable real estate sector had deployed on the coast. There had not been a single summer in which the Administration had not announced its intention to demolish any beach facility […]
Images of recent times
The photographer Albert Olivé Boix leaves us testimony of the last stage and demolition of the picnic areas.
The Merenderos
The origin. In the previous issue of Essència Barceloneta we explained the origin of the neighborhood cuisine. The fishermen’s “on board” fisherman’s ranch and, above all, the more careful elaborations of the women of the house who cooked the leftover fish, evolved into the first eating houses, turning this highly appreciated home cooking into a […]
Crossing the Port of Barcelona. 95th edition!
For example, the first edition of the Vuelta Ciclista in Spain dates back to 1935, the first tennis Conde de Godó was played in 1953 and the first Joan Gamper Trophy in 1966, and at another level, the first World Cup was played in Uruguay in 1930. Is that clear? The beginnings. Every year, the […]
Do you know where the name XIRINGO comes from?
It has Cuban origins: The term was born in Cuba in the 19th century. The workers of the sugar plantations, whenever they stopped to rest, used to use a coffee stocking as a filter and poured water into it. The “chorrito” that came out was called “chiringo”. The huts or kiosks that they built to […]
Pharmacy 2.0: Technological Innovation in the Local Health Service
In the 21st century, traditions merge with innovation, and a clear example of this is the local pharmacy that has found its ally in technology to evolve and overcome century-old challenges. We open our doors of Miro Pharmacy to discover how technological innovations are revolutionizing the way the community approaches its health. Before the internet, […]
Antoni Miguel Cerveró, or Leslie, or Anxoveta.
If I had a broom, how many things would I sweep? Let’s start with the son of Anchovy. This magazine is read by the people from the Barrio. How do you remember your childhood? I am privileged. I am the youngest of 5 brothers and I have 8 years with the fourth. The best thing […]
Casa Costa
The same location. The same spirit. The same family. 5th family generation. The emblematic Casa Costa in Barceloneta opens, reinterpreted and adapted to the times and keeping the legacy of its history. The new project recalls the past of Casa Costa, passing through Lo Deporto and the Old Casa Costa in the 40s and 60s, […]
Forging professionals of the sea
The Nautical Institute of Barcelona is considered to be the reference center of nautical training, offering a wide range of studies both medium and higher degrees, as well as continuous and occupational training. Situated in the heart of the Barceloneta district, in the middle of the Port and surrounded by sports and nautical entities, this […]
Port of Barcelona and Tech Barcelona inaugurate BlueTechport
Promoted by Port of Barcelona and TechBarcelona, BlueTechPort is a new innovation space for companies that aims to promote innovation in all sectors related to the blue economy. BlueTechPort will host companies interested in innovating in the blue economy. The project is the embryo of the future space that the Port of Barcelona will open […]
Port of Barcelona. Highly present at the 61st Boat Show
The Port of Barcelona hosts the 61st edition of the Barcelona Boat Show, which will be held from 11 to 15 October and brings together 220 exhibitors presenting more than 700 boats. The Port of Barcelona, in collaboration with the Barcelona Nautical Capital Foundation, has its own stand located outside the fairgrounds. It is a […]
Barcelona, headquarters of the World Ocean Council
The World Ocean Council (WOC) opens its new headquarters in the Port of Barcelona, reaffirming the city as a hub of reference in blue economy and making the Port of Barcelona its epicentre. The World Ocean Council (WOC) is the leading international business organization that aims to promote sustainable maritime economy, addressing all aspects and […]
The Nuevo Vulcano Workshops
The Nuevo Vulcano Workshops, one of the most important factories in our neighborhood, together with the Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima, was the first factory dedicated to the construction of steam engines. The history of more than a century, will reflect all the social and economic events that occurred between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The […]
If only they hadn’t been demolished…
In 30 years, things change a lot and, if you look at old photos, you will see that people change even more. But it’s not our job to depress anyone. Our only intention is to throw a little imagination and think about what our picnic areas could have become if they had managed to stay […]
Coros
Joy. Tradition. Feeling. Music… Much more than a party. They are the Coros, the most deeply rooted celebration of the neighborhood. A spectacle! GET TO KNOW THE COROS Why Coros Muts? Because it is no longer sung, as it was originally. When? Departure parade on the Saturday before the Pentecost and the return and procession […]
70 years in Barceloneta
“From the Somorrostro to the beach, her star has gone out. Her wall collapsed, like the wall of Jericho… Carmen, Carmen, Carmen… Carmen! … Carmen gypsy born of a vine shoot and a coral…” This is how in 1963 people bid farewell to the flamenco singer Carmen Amaya, born in Somorrostro … unknowingly, a premonition […]
Surprising things that happen in Barceloneta
The watchman who whispered poetry. At the Moll de la Fusta, boards and planks are piled up in front of the docked cargo ships. It is a dark night and a young watchman named Joan paces up and down, in times of narrow economies and long shifts. He earns 4 pesetas a day, but the […]
Campus Mar prepares the 25th anniversary of its oldest degree program
This September at the Campus Mar of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra will be special. We will start the 25th year of the degree in Human Biology. A degree that, since its beginning, has wanted to explain Biology with a strong focus on Medicine. 25 years and more than 900 students later, the studies continue with […]
Traditional cuisine can also be daring
In Palomino you will find a cuisine that respects tradition combined with a modern twist that makes it a daring, rogue-like tavern. In a neighbourhood of seafood cuisine, Palomino is committed to ensuring these local dishes coexist with other traditional recipes, the flavors of which many will remember from other times or other places. For […]
Historical memory
Discover the two historical memories. “Memory of the dock. History and daily life of fishing in Barceloneta” From June 13 to July 27. Inauguration: Tuesday June 13, at 12:30h Barceloneta is a peninsula that has been linked to the port, industry, and leisure since its origins. Despite the disappearance of this industry, the activities linked […]
1st historical memory short story contest
The first La Garba short story contest has already taken place. Nine stories which will be published in a compilation book have been selected, six written in Catalan and three in Spanish. As the contest was announced, all the stories have a connection to Barceloneta. All the stories cover a wide time span of the […]
Can Ros
A restaurant with maritime soul. Origins Founded by Ramón Cid Ripollès in 1908 as a tavern, in its beginnings sold wine in bulk from different origins (Gandesa, Alella, Priorat…), oil and other groceries. They also had a coffee roaster, filled the siphons, and dispatched the ice for the refrigerators. After a hard Civil War and […]
Flagship Businesses
On June 7, a session was held at the European Parliament to support the protection and valorisation of emblematic stores in Europe. MEPs Pina Picierno, vice-president of the Parliament, Marcos Ros and Massimiliano Smeriglio, from the Culture Committee and promoters of the meeting, and Louise Haxthausen, director of the UNESCO Office in Brussels, highlighted the […]
Fisherman’s neighborhood seafood cuisine
To talk about the gastronomy of Barceloneta is to talk about a basically fisherman’s cuisine. It is a neighbourhood where the men went out daily to fish and the women were in charge of placing the fish in “pilas”, which were column-shaped piles with the recently caught fish and seafood assortment, or in “capazos” (baskets). […]
Bronze in the Champions League. Bacallà, sec, sec!
Once again, the Mariner Club has done it. A few days ago, the club managed to make podium in the most important Water polo club competition in the world, the Champions League in Belgrade. The bronze medal tasted like gold due to the fantastic trajectory of the team this season. They have won all the […]
“La Barceloneta was, is and will be pure seafood gastronomy”
Rachid Zahi Saddouki, Entrepreneur in the restaurant sector. Born in the South of Morocco, 53 years old, although you cannot really tell, thanks to his modern image. He arrived in Barcelona when he was 19 years old and has always been linked to the restaurant business, starting in the kitchen, and ending up as an […]
Improving the sustainability of the facilities
MB92 Barcelona joins forces with the company Océano Ecoestructuras to take a new step towards sustainable improvement. Oceano Ecoestructuras provides solutions to offset the negative impacts of marine infrastructures by implementing nature-based solutions that reinforce the fight against climate change and restore the marine environment. The project at MB92 consists of 10 LBU (Life Boosting […]
The health of the neighbourhood
Teresa Darriba, a neighbour and a customer. Welcome to the new health section of our neighbourhood magazine. The Miró Pharmacy begins this collaboration with Essència Barceloneta, where health issues and news of interest will be discussed. To inaugurate this section, Toni Miró, fourth generation of pharmacists in the neighbourhood, has interviewed Teresa Darriba, an eighty-three-year-old […]
Get to know the sea in order to love it
El Centro de la Playa, environmental education space. The Global Ocean is home to more than 200,000 known species (and a minimum of 2,000,000 unknown), which are an essential ecosystem for the functioning of the planet Earth, climate, and atmosphere, are a source of food and resources for humanity and a treasure for its very […]
