Wednesday, May 18, 2011

LA BARCELONETA BEACH

On our third day of stay in Barcelona we decided to spent the day lazying around the beach and work on our tan. LOL! not me but my partner is dying to have one hahahaha...

FACTS:

La Barceloneta is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The neighborhood was constructed during the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the Ciudadela of Barcelona. The neighborhood is roughly triangular, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the Muelle de España of Port Vell and the El Born neighborhood. The neighborhood is serviced by its own stop on the Barcelona metro. Torre Sant Sebastià is the terminus of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway opened in 1931 and connecting Barceloneta with Montjuïc across Port Vell.
Barceloneta beach gained status as the best urban beach in the World and total third best beach in the World, according the documentary film "Worlds Best Beaches" produced by Discovery Channel in 2005.
Barceloneta is known for its sandy beach (notable for its appearance in Don Quijote de la Mancha, book 2) and its many restaurants and nightclubs along the boardwalk. Over the past several years the quality of the sand on the beach has become a source of continued controversy. As of February 2008 the World Health Organisation began an inquiry designed to ascertain whether the sand meets WHO beach health and safety guidelines

La Barceloneta Photo Gallery:



















28 comments:

  1. One of my dream destination! I envy you for being there! The beach, those yachts and the clean place... they're awesome! Nice photos you have here Eigroj!

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  2. Thanks for the comments Tristan, nahhhh you will see this place someday, who knows.

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  4. Some of the pics are amazing . Good job eigroj .

    Regards

    OddBlogger

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  5. i wanted to visit Barcelona since it hosted the Olympics way back in 1992 :)

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  6. Looks like Barcelona is a nice place to visit.

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  7. cool pics. i wonder what the tower is? the one that's like being stacked coz i remember a game like it.hihi

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  8. Dream destination: Barcelona! Can't wait to go there.

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  9. Sosyal! Barcelona, Spain..
    Ang afford ko lang puntahan ay ung Espania Avenue sa Manila, 'yung laging baha. lol!

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  10. As always, your photos are postcard worthy! :)

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  11. oh picturesque Barcelona!! i dream to visit this city one day.... thank you for taking me there this week -- online hehe

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  12. would love to visit this place too soon! ;)

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  13. gusto ko din punta dyan!!! you must have a lot of fun!

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  14. the beach is kinda ordinary compared to the beaches in the Philippines, still i want to go there too!

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  15. I am not a beach bum but I love taking snapshot of it. And it does show in my travel blog. lol

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  16. may i know what that is in the 7th picture ?
    beautiful travel photos, i love the perspective :)

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  17. Nice beach!
    I'd gladly come here, for photography and for the beach culture.. harhar!

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  18. Viva España! Loving the pics and if I'm not mistaken, Barcelona was the site of the 1992 Summer Olympics, right? Wish to visit the place soon.

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  19. Looks like everything is interesting. I want to visit barcelona someday. yay! Noks Sosa I Tripapips.com

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  20. Barcelona, the place where the nuns in my school comes from, the Siervas de San Jose.

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  21. It looks like a perfect day to bum around.

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  22. Parang ang sarap mag relax dyan...:)

    Ganda pala ng Barcelona..

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  23. wanted to go here someday as well! photos look so great! xx

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  24. Awww, i started to miss Europe after seeing the pictures

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  25. Wow cool place... Will look forward to travel Europe...

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  26. One of my bucketlist (places to visit). I guess they're not to strict with taking photos of the place right?

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  27. this place is now on my list. I so love the beach! envy you so much. hope I can visit this place real soon!

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