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Costa Europa
Mediterrainean Cruise - March 2008
Page 8: 18th March: Barcelona
This page is one of a series showing a Mediterrainean cruise on
Costa Europa
in 2008. There is also a full history of
Costa Europa
.
Cruise Itinerary:-
Savona
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Sea Day
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Malaga
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Cádiz
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Lisbon
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Gibraltar
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Alicante
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Barcelona
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Savona
We only had a half day in Barcelona and so took a taxi from the ship to Gorg, the eastern terminus of route T5 on
Trambesòs
, one of two recently opened tram systems in Barcelona. We then travelled to Glòries, the current western terminus of T5, where it connects with T4. We continued to Estació de Sant Adrià, the eastern terminus of T4, and back to Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica, thereby covering the complete
Trambesòs
system, but with no time to take images at intermediate stops. Following a brief visit to the Maritime Museum we had pretty well used our time, and we returned to the ship.
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Barcelona
Barcelona Excursion Boats
Barcelona Port
Barcelona Trambesòs
Cotunav
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Ships on this Page:-
Encarnacion
- Las Golondrinas
Salammbo 7
- Cotunav
M.Del Carmen
- Las Golondrinas
Trimar
- Las Golondrinas
Cruise Itinerary:-
Tue March 11th Savona
- Italy Depart 17:00
Wed March 12th Sea Day
Thu March 13th Malaga
- Spain Arr: 13:00 Dep: 20:00
Fri March 14th Cádiz
- Spain Arr: 07:00 Dep: 18:00
Sat March 15th Lisbon
- Portugal: 08:00 Dep: 18:00
Sun March 16th Gibraltar
- Arr: 14:00 Dep: 19:00
Mon March 17th Alicante
- Spain Arr: 12:30 Dep: 19:00
Tue March 18th Barcelona
- Spain Arr: 08:00 Dep: 13:00
- this page
Wed March 19th Savona
- Italy Arr: 09:00
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Costa Europa
Mediterrainean Cruise - March 2008
Page 8: 18th March: Barcelona
Barcelona
Fort on Montjuic
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Barcelona with
Astor
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Barcelona
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Barcelona Trambesòs
The second part of the Barcelona tram system, known as
Trambesòs
, opened on 8th May 2004 between Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes and Estació de Sant Adrià as route T4. The route was extended south to Wellington and Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica on 14th July 2004, and route T5 was initiated between Glòries and Besòs on 14th October 2006, extended to Gorg in 2007. A new link between the routes is being built via La Mina, and once this is opened a new route T6 will run from Gorg to St.Adrià de Besòs, whilst both T4 and T5 will then run through to Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica (T5 currently stopping short at Glòries).
We visited Barcelona on 18th March 2008 on
Costa Europa
. We only had a half day and so took a taxi from the ship to Gorg, the eastern T5 terminus of
Trambesòs
. We then travelled to Glòries, the current western terminus of T5, where it connects with T4. We continued to Estació de Sant Adrià, the eastern terminus of T4, and back to Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica, thereby covering the complete
Trambesòs
system, but with no time to take images at intermediate stops.
More images of Trambesòs
Tram 06 leaving T5 terminus Gorg for Glòries
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Tram 13 at T5 terminus Gorg
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Tram 13 at Glòries
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Tram 13 at Glòries
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Tram 18 at Glòries
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Tram 02 at Estació de Sant Adrià
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Tram 03 at Estació de Sant Adrià
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Tram 02 at T4 southern terminus Ciutadella/Vila Olimpica
The building on the left is the zoo
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Barcelona Excursion Boats
Harbour tours are operated from the
Mirador de Colom
(Columbus Monument) at the seaward end of
La Ramblas
, and near the maritime museum. The shorter tour of around 55minutes is around the sheltered commercial harbour is run by the traditional double-ended ferries
Encarnacion
, Lolita
and
M.Del Carmen
. These traditional ferries were known as
Las Golondrinas
, and the name is retained by the operator. Longer tours on the catamarans
Trimar
and
Omnibus
also venture into open seas as far as the Olympic Port.
More images of Barcelona excursion boats
Encarnacion
(right) and
M.Del Carmen
(left) at Mirador de Colom
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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M.Del Carmen
on a harbour tour
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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M.Del Carmen
on a harbour tour
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M.Del Carmen
on a harbour tour
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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M.Del Carmen
on a harbour tour
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Trimar
at Mirador de Colom
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Cotunav
Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008
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Salammbo 7
at Barcelona
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 18th March 2008