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Self-guided free tour

La Barceloneta & the sea: The city that turned around

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
2 h 10 min approx.
Distance
4.5 km on foot
Stops
10 stops

A completely flat loop through seafaring Barcelona: from the Columbus monument and the Moll de la Fusta to the fishermen's quarter of La Barceloneta, its market and its beach, and back across the water on the Rambla de Mar. Ten stops, about four and a half kilometres and the story of a city that lived with its back to the sea until the 1992 Olympic Games. About two hours, not counting the swim or the vermouth.

Start and end Columbus Monument

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 10 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Columbus Monument Start

    690 m · 10 min on foot

  2. 2

    Moll de la Fusta & the Barcelona Head

    210 m · 3 min on foot

  3. 3

    Pla de Palau, the Llotja & the Xifré Arcades

    560 m · 8 min on foot

  4. 4

    Plaça de la Barceloneta & Sant Miquel del Port

    130 m · 2 min on foot

  5. 5

    Casa de la Barceloneta 1761

    130 m · 2 min on foot

  6. 6

    Barceloneta Market

    450 m · 6 min on foot

  7. 7

    Sant Miquel Beach & L'Estel Ferit

    470 m · 7 min on foot

  8. 8

    Moll de la Barceloneta & the Clock Tower

    430 m · 6 min on foot

  9. 9

    Palau de Mar

    1.0 km · 14 min on foot

  10. 10

    Rambla de Mar

    450 m · 6 min back to the start

  11. Back at Columbus Monument

    The tour ends where it started.

How it works

  1. 1. Get to the start

    Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.

  2. 2. Listen

    At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.

  3. 3. Follow the map

    Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.

Before you set off

Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.

  • It is a loop: you finish where you started.
  • Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
  • The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
  • The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
  • Available in Spanish and English.
Photo credits
  • 1. Columbus Monument: Canaan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. Moll de la Fusta & the Barcelona Head: Mutari · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. Pla de Palau, the Llotja & the Xifré Arcades: MarcusObal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. Plaça de la Barceloneta & Sant Miquel del Port: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Casa de la Barceloneta 1761: CGE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Barceloneta Market: jordi domènech · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. Sant Miquel Beach & L'Estel Ferit: Kent Wang · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. Moll de la Barceloneta & the Clock Tower: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 9. Palau de Mar: CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 10. Rambla de Mar: Jordiferrer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons