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The 48th edition of the Salon Nautico trade fair will take place in Barcelona again this year. From the 7th until the 15th of November you will have the possibility to experience this unique boat show ath the Fira Barcelona building at the Plaza Espanya. You can easiely find Barcelona apartments close to Plaza Espany, so that it will be easy for you to reach this great event.

The Salon Nautico includes 5 pavilions in the Gran Via exhibition centre and 3 docks in the Port Vell. In Port Vell you will have the chance to see the On-Water show. In total more than 270 boats will take part at the Salon Nautico in this year. There will be a lot of unique luxurious yachts that you have never seen before.

As well as last year, there will be a lot of international exhibitors again. Exhibitors from the most important European seafaring nations will show their new boat trends such as Italy, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany. This boat show is the biggest of its kind in Europe.

More than 150,000 visitors come to see this event every year. The visitors are impressed by the wide range of interesting trends that are to explore within this trade fair. The main important parts of the Salon Nautico include: Accessories, Canoes and Kayaks, Sailing Charters, Decoration, Electronics, Motorboats, Sailboats, 'Menorquina' boats, Fishing/recreational boats, Sailing Schools, Speedboats, Bookshops and Publishers, Engines, Jet-skis, wave-runners, Inflatables, Paints, Specialist media, Marinas, Trailers, Insurances, Nautical services, Shopping Area, Scuba-diving, Nautical tourism, Nautical clothing and Windsurfing.

The Salon Nautico takes place from the 7th until the 15th November. It is open for visitors from Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m and from Friday to Sunday: 10:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m. From Monday to Friday you have to pay 10€ for a ticket and on Saturdays and Sundays you will have to pay 12€.

How to get there:
The trade fair will take place in the Fira Barcelona building which is located directly at the Placa Espanya. You can reach it via Metro with the lines 1,3 and 8, where you just get out at the station "Espanya". There are also a lot of bus stops situated around Placa Espanya, where several busses stop. If you are staying in an apartment in Barcelona which is clsoe to the Placa Espanya during the time of the trade fair, you can easily walk to this unique event.

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