Barcelona L'Aquàrium

Barcelona L'Aquàrium:
The main draw here is the Oceanari, a giant shark-infested tank traversed via a glass tunnel on a slow-moving conveyor belt, but naturally other aquaria house shoals of kaleidoscopic fish where kids can play 'hunt Nemo'. The upstairs section is devoted to children: for pre-schoolers, Explora! has 50 knobs-and-whistles style activities, such as turning a crank to see how ducks' feet move underwater or climbing inside a mini-submarine, though much of the equipment is looking a bit the worse for wear. Older children should head to Planet Aqua - an extraordinary, split-level circular space with Humboldt penguins.

Barcelona L'Aquàrium Address

Moll d'Espanya,
Port Vell
Area Seafront
Transport Metro Barceloneta or Drassanes .
Telephone 93 221 74 74
Open Oct-May 9.30am-9pm Mon-Fri; 9.30am-9.30pm Sat, Sun. June, Sept 9.30am-9.30pm daily. July, Aug 9.30am-11pm daily.
Admission €16.50; €11-€13 reductions; free under-4s.