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Barcelona World Race 2010-2011

The 2nd edition of the IMOCA Open 60, two-handed non-stop round the world, Barcelona World Race 2010-2011 will start this year on December 31st. This second edition will bring again international skippers at the top of their professional sailing careers. The Barcelona World Race is a unique two-handed round the world race, held every four years, that brings together the international skippers at the top of their professional sailing careers. This ‘two-up’ challenge, from Barcelona to Barcelona around the three capes, links the worlds of solo and crew oceanic racing and their new...

Art and Culture > Outdoor Sculptures

Columbus Monument - Monument a Colom

The Columbus Monument (Monument a Colom) is a 60 m (197 ft) tall monument for Christopher Columbus at the lower end of the Barcelona Las Ramblas in front of the Old Port that was finished in 1888 in time for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona and immediately became one of the most characteristic icons of the city.  It is located on the site where Columbus returned to Spain and reported to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand  after his first trip to the Americas. The statue on top of the column represents Columbus with his back to the city, his right arm extended and the index...

Fairs and Congresses > Fairs

Salon Nautico - Barcelona 49th International Boat Show

Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira de Barcelona and the Port Vell - November 2010 The 49th edition of the annual Barcelona International Boat Show (Salon Nautico), the biggest in Spain and one of the top events of its kind in Europe, will be presenting all the services, products and innovations in every sector of the nautical industry in the classical venues of the Show. At the Gran Via Exhibition Centre of the Fira it will be located the five traditional themed Areas: The Innovation zone will be showcasing the new projects from design centers and R+D+I projects, engineering practices...

Art and Culture > Barcelona Highlights

Barcelona Aquarium

The Barcelona Aquarium (L’Aquàrium) is located in the Moll d'Espanya, pier in the Port Vell, next to the Maremagnum, shopping and leisure center. L’Aquàrium de Barcelona is the most important marine leisure in the world on the subject of the Mediterranean See. A series of 35 tanks, 11,000 animals and 450 different species, turn this centre into a unique reference leisure show with  an underwater transparent tunnel 80 meters long that crosses under an immense Oceanarium, the only one in Europe, which allows visitors to go through it as if they were walking...

Sporting Events > Nautical Sports

The NY-BCN Transoceanic Sailing Record

The NY-BCN Transoceanic Sailing Record is a sailing challenge between the cities of New York and Barcelona. The aim is to set a sailing world record between both cities, and to strengthen the connection between New York and Barcelona with a strong socio-cultural, educational and sporting program. It is a pioneer initiative as it is also the first time in sailing history that a record has been set between an Atlantic and a Mediterranean City. The two IMOCA Open 60s Estrella Damm and W-Hotels started the race on April Thursday 8th, after leaving New York’s Ambrose Light at a little after...

Fairs and Congresses > Fairs

Salon Nautico - Barcelona 48th International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2009 The 48th edition of the Barcelona International Boat Show will be held from the 7 to the 15 November 2009 bringing together the widest offer and the latest nautical and leisure products. For the first time ever the Show will take up the five halls in the Gran Via Exhibition Centre and the On-water Show in the Port Vell will exceed the 250 boats. A highlight of this year’s show will be the first BCN Dive, dedicated to the underwater world, on the first few days of the International Boat Show of Barcelona. BCN Dive...

Fairs and Congresses > Fairs

Salon Nautico - Barcelona 47th International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell November 2008 The 47th Salón Náutico Internacional de Barcelona , Barcelona International Boat Show is one the largest display of yachts, boats and accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving, and will bring again to Barcelona from November 8th to 16th the latest nautical and leisure products. The Show will take up the five halls in the new area of the Gran Via Exhibition Centre. And also the On-water Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona will wide up the offer with more than 250 boats. It is a unique chance...

Sporting Events > Nautical Sports

Barcelona World Race

1st. Round-the-world Offshore Sailing Race. The Barcelona World Race is the world's first ever non-stop round-the-world offshore sailing race for two-person teams that started on the 11th November 2007 [and to be held every four years]. The winner of the Barcelona World Race will be the first boat back to Barcelona After four retirements, the five-strong Barcelona World Race fleet is spread across nearly 3,000 miles of ocean. The two front-runners are getting closer to the final destiny. At this point the Paprec-Virbac 2 with Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) & Damian Foxall (IRE) is the boat...

Fairs and Congresses > Fairs

Salon Nautico - Barcelona International Boat Show

Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Exhibition Centre - Port Vell - November 2007 More than 2000 boats on display at this edition of the Salon Nautico (Barcelona International Boat Show), the most spectacular vessels and a huge range of accessories for sailing, fishing, surfing and scuba diving will be on show between November 3rd and November 11th. Together with the International Floating Boat Show at the Port Vell of Barcelona this exhibition is the leading event in its sector in Spain and one of the most important commercial platforms in Europe. The Barcelona International Boat Show will take...

Sporting Events > Nautical Sports

Delight Yacht, Motorboat in the Port of Barcelona

Experience the Mediterranean Sea. The Delight Yacht is prepared for the maximum comfort of the passengers to enable them to enjoy an unforgettable experience on the Mediterranean Sea. From Barcelona going north to the Costa Brava, going south to Sitges or even a nice trip to the Balearic Islands. Cruising to Sitges is approximate 1 hour; to the Balearic Islands 6 hours; to the Costa Brava 2 hours. Day charter is from 10:00 to 18:00 hours. Half days maybe: Mornings from 09:00 to 13:00 hours; Afternoons from 15:00 to 19:00 hours. Night time is from 20:00 to 08:00 hours For cruising the...

Fairs and Congresses > Congresses

Canalys Navigation Forum 2007

Barcelona - World Trade Centre Complex, September 2007 The 2007 forum will be held in Barcelona from the 10th to the 12th of September at the prestigious Grand Marina Hotel venue, located in the World Trade Centre Complex, next to the famous Rambles. The Canalys Navigation Forum is the largest gathering of senior decision-makers affecting the future of the mobile navigation sector. Carefully designed to give the industry the opportunity to gather and benefit from research, analysis and debate on critical market trends and issues, this year’s conference themes reflect the direction in...

Fairs and Congresses > Fairs

Swab International Art Fair

Barcelona Contemporary Art at the Drassanes Reials, May 2007 A long list of more than 40 galleries will attend to this new contemporary art fair in Barcelona from different countries of Europe, United Sates, Canada, Brazil, China and Japan. The selection committee for this first year of Swab has well known names as Leo Konig (from Leo Koenig Inc, New York), Marta Moriarty (from Vacío 9, Madrid) and Fred London (from Fred London, UK). These galleries will bring well-known contemporary artists and also the new names that emerge and have never presented their works in Spain. The place...