Barcelona Museu Marítim - Navy Museum

Barcelona Museu Marítim: Even if you can't tell a caravel from a catamaran, the excellent Maritime Museum is well worth a visit, as the soaring arches and vaults of vast shipyards represent one the most perfectly preserved examples of civil Gothic architecture in Spain.

In medieval times, the shipyards sat right on the water's edge and were used to dry-dock, repair and build vessels for the royal fleets. The finest of these was Don Juan de Austria's galley, from which he commanded the fleet at Lepanto that defeated the Ottoman navy: a full-scale replica is the mainstay of the collection. With the aid of an audio guide of the Barcelona Museu Marítim, the maps, mastheads, nautical instruments, multimedia displays and models show you how shipbuilding and navigation techniques have developed over the years. Admission to the Barcelona Museu Marítim also covers the beautiful 1917 Santa Eulàlia schooner docked nearby in the Moll de la Fusta.

Address

Avda Drassanes
Area Raval
Transport Metro Drassanes .
Telephone 93 342 99 20
Open 10am-7pm daily.
Admission €6.50; €5.20 reductions; free under-7s. Temporary exhibitions vary. Combined ticket with Las Golondrinas (35mins) €9.60; €7.40 reductions; free under-4s. (1hr 30mins) €14.40; €5.50 reductions; free under-4s.