There was a time when there was no celebrity passing through Barcelona who did not visit the picnic areas. In 1973 Jack Nicholson and
History
Thirty years after the disappearance of the merenderos, some sagas are still active. Like the children and grandchildren of María Vellvé of Casa Costa,
Behind every picnic area there is a unique story. Here we want to tell you the story of “El Avión”, by Jordi Tresserras in
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 photographer Albert Olivé Boix leaves us testimony of the last stage and demolition of the picnic areas.
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,
The Nuevo Vulcano Workshops, one of the most important factories in our neighborhood, together with the Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima, was the first factory
Joy. Tradition. Feeling. Music… Much more than a party. They are the Coros, the most deeply rooted celebration of the neighborhood. A spectacle! GET
There are many theories about the origins of the Barceloneta Coros: that they come from the Caramelles, that it was Anselm Clavè who founded
One must feel it. “A festival like the Coros could only exist here. Barceloneta is so much Barceloneta. I have been coming out here
