The Gothic shipyard of the city. During the 14th century, the Aragó Crown was the most important power in the Mediterranean Sea, and this was the main place where the ships where built. Nowadays is the Museum of the sea, and it's worth a visit more for the architectonic structure.
This museum standing at the harbor depicts the Catalan maritime history of trade, wars and discoveries. If you don't want to go inside the museum, you can see a little bit looking inside thorough the big windows at the part in front of the Sea. From the Columbus sculpture to the right.
Since 1929, the Museu Marítim de Barcelona has built up a major collection of exhibits which are illustrative of Catalan seafaring culture and make it easier to understand the factors that influenced the country's maritime history. The museum takes us on a journey through the history of seafaring with spectacular recreations of authentic maritime settings.
Highlights of the museum's collections include model ships, nautical instruments, ex-votos, seascapes, figureheads and maps. High points of the permanent collection are the full-scale replica of the royal galley used by Juan of Austria at the Battle of Lepanto, and the historic schooner Santa Eulàlia, a 46-metre-long, four-masted vessel dating from 1918, which is moored in Barcelona's harbour.
Museu Marítim de Barcelona Map
Museu Marítim de Barcelona Opening Hours
Daily, from 10am to 8pm.
Closed: January 1st and 6th, December 25th and 26th.
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