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Holidays at Barcelona Port Olympic

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If you are spending your next holiday in Barcelona and you are seeking for a Barcelona accommodation close to the beach, I recommend you to go either for one of the chic Barcelona beach hotels or one of the numerous comfortable Beach apartments Barcelona at Barcelona Vila Olimpica (just beside the Olympic harbor) - depending on your preferences.

Port Olympic in Barcelona.jpg The Barcelona district Parc de Mar is northwards of Barceloneta situated. Where nowadays the modern, futuristic Olympic complexes rise up to the sky, there used to be the miserable backyard of Barcelona: marked by lapsed junkyards and slums. The city took advantage of the Olympic Games in order to "clean up". The Olympic harbor was located where nowadays the chic marina is situated. The Olympic Village comprised about 2000 accommodation units which were designed in 1992 by the architects Oriol Bohigas and Josep Martorell. Only the most-wealthy people could afford the high premium prices of these luxury real estates. An even later emblem of this area is the huge bronze-colored fish-sculpture designed by an American artist called Frank Gehry. Just beside, the high two towers with 44 storeys are placed. They flank the entrance to the Barcelona Vila Olimpica from 1992. Furthermore, the kilometer-long beach promenade of the Port Olimpic is another famous boulevard of Barcelona, which features plenty of popular bars, restaurants and night-clubs. The Casino of Barcelona is also located in this area.

Spending holidays in this district of Barcelona, is just ideal for all beach and sea lovers among you!

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