Port Vell Barcelona

Port Vell FDrassanes, Barceloneta Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain and Canary Islands
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    58 reviews 98 travel blogs 135 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Island, Neighborhood, Scenic/historic walking area

    Popularity

    4of 262 attractions in Barcelona

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Port Vell Barcelona

  • 1

    Day 1: La Rambla and Port Vell

    We arrived at El Prat Barcelona's Airport at 10:30, recieved our luggage and took a taxi to our hotel Casanova by Rafael, in Grand via les Corts. Suprised to see that the room we booked was in fact a suite in the top floor of the hotel with a spacious bedroom, a living room with a 40'' LCD TV, 2 bathrooms and many more. Took a shower, an hour of …

  • 2

    2nd Day in Barthe-lona

    17 photos

    We had an awesome day today! We walked Las Ramblas which is a tree-lined boulevard full of vendors, restaurants, food markets and street performers. At one of the well-known food markets, La Boquería, we bought Jamón Ibérico, which is one of the tastiest hams you will ever eat! We also bought bread, fresh organic fruit, amazing smooth-like-butter …

  • 3

    Seagulls are evil...

    64 photos

    The kids slept in and Mom and I got up to go meet Aunt Sara's friend Avi, who lives in Barcelona every summer. We left about 8:10, but weren't meeting them until 9:30 so we decided to walk most of the way, then take the metro the rest of the way. Luckily we left early because that metro line was having issues or something. So we just walked to the …

  • 4

    Barcelona Quarterly Visit

    22 photos

    Another visit to check on the Consulate in Barcelona. This time I was able to fit in some sightseeing.

    I rode up to Barcelona on the AVE (bullet train). One of the things I really like about the AVE is that it is absolutely on time. If one's ticket states the train departs at 06:30, it departs at 06:30! The seats on board are roomy and …

Related BlogsPort Vell Barcelona

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    19/09/2007

    ... Mercé programme, including a helpful insert in English picking out a few highlights.   Next we wandered around the Port Vell area for a while, inevitably feeding the remains of CCs breakfast baguette (a tortilla sandwich large enough to feed a ...

  • 2

    Paella, Mopeds, & Nude Beaches

    13 photos

    BARCELONA, SPAIN (June 11-14, 2008) Barcelona is a spectacular city that greatly differs from any of the other places that we visited.  The beauty of this city is that it is located so close to the ocean, and when combined with the accessibility of ...

  • 3

    Being El Touristo in Barcelona !

    64 photos

    ... ;lindy hop demonstration.  By now, it was getting later in the day so we got on our blue bus at the Port Vell stop, which coincidentally, was waiting there for us!   Thinking we wouldn't get off the bus again, we chose to ...

  • 4

    Barri Gotic and Montjuďc

    40 photos

    ... fried potatoes with a spicy mayonnaise sauce. Refueled and raring to go, we took a cable car from Port Vell to Montjuďc, a low hill overlooking Barcelona. Montjuďc is home to several famous museums, parkland, and facilities for the 1992 Olympic games. ...

  • 5

    The Sun Setting over a House of Bones

    152 photos

    ... ; Barcelona is a beautiful, colorful city with a distinct culture that I hope to revisit one day when I am extremely wealthy so I can dock my yacht at Port Vell with all the others.  In the mean time, I’ll settle for a simple vacation there. ...

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    Day 1: La Rambla and Port Vell

    ... the most beatiful walk ever!!!) and we stopped in La Boqueria a flee market where we got ourselves some tapas and fresh fruit juice. Next stop at Port Vell where we walked all around the harbor. The Aquarium is a place you must visit in Barcelona. The ...

  • 7

    Barcelona- first day

    71 photos

    ... putting on little sideshows for money. We also went to the Museu (museum) de Picasso and Museu de Xocolata (chocolate) and Port Vell. Signs and names are all in catalan, the regional language, which seems to me a mix between spanish and french. When ...

  • 8

    A Walking Exploration of Barcelona, Spain!

    26 photos

    ... de Colombia (or, in Murray’s words, "dead guy on a stick").  From de la Pau, we walked onto Port Vell (or Port de Barcelona), and saw bread being thrown into the water at hungry fish,  ships docked at the marina, and cable cars moving ...

  • 9

    My trip to Barcelona! : Day One

    56 photos

    ... visited the Museu de Xocolata (The Chocolate Museum!), Las Ramblas, Mercat de la Boqueria, Monument a Colom, Rambla del Mar, Port Vell,Arc de Triumph (the Barcelonian Version)...don´t worry, I have written explanations for these places with the ...

  • 10

    First New Years in BCN!

    6 photos

    ... metro although I can't remember it to be honest. New Years day and the days following were pretty quiet. We decided to go to Port Vell on January 5 for the Three Kings festival. It was really cool - the kings sailed into the port on a big ship and ...