The 10 Best Things to do in Diagonal Mar, Catalonia

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Built by the prestigious Catalan architect, Josep Lluís Mateo, the CCIB (Barcelona International Convention Centre) has been designed so as to give paramount importance to light. Designed as a covered courtyard, the building’s curved metal facade was designed to minimise the building’s environmental impact. An incredibly versatile and multifuncional space that is made up of 39 well-lit rooms spread over 3 main floors and 2 mezzanine floors, the building boasts the dynamic Multipurpose Room with a floor area of 11,340 sqm that can be turned into 8 different spaces. Another outstading space is the Banqueting Hall that boasts incredible views down towards the Mediterranean.

El Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Barcelona) está situado en el parque del Fórum. Fue construido por los arquitectos Herzog & de Meuron en el año 2004. Cerca del mar y del río Besòs, se ha convertido desde marzo de 2011 en un equipamiento abierto y dinámico, representativo y útil en el contexto de la problemática medioambiental actual. Ocupa 9.000 metros cuadrados distribuidos en dos plantas, con instalaciones y servicios modernos para todos los públicos que se estructuran en torno a un inmenso vestíbulo de libre acceso que es el punto de partida y llegada de todos los programas y servicios del Museo: la exposición permanente «Planeta Vida», los espacios para exposiciones temporales, la Mediateca, el Nido de ciencia para niños de 0-6 años, las aulas, la sala de actos, los talleres y la tienda.

Opened on November 20th of 2001, the iconic Diagonal Mar, owned by a public fund of DWS and managed by CBRE, is one of the largest shopping centres in Catalonia, with 90,000 m2 of gross leasable area (GLA) and more than 200 fashion retailers, restaurants, leisure and services. In addition, it offers 4,800 car park spaces totally free for 3 hours. Recently, the centre was refurbished and modernized in order to adapt it to the new needs of consumers and industry trends.

Top international bands and musicians have been attracted to take to the massive stage at the annual Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. About 100,000 music lovers head to the city in late May or early June for one of the biggest music festivals in Spain to see top global stars such as the late, great Lou Reed, Motorhead, White Stripes, Neil Young, Pulp, and The Cure. It's an interesting mix of musical styles including indie, electronic, pop, jazz, metal, and rock performing on the different outdoor stages and the auditorium, so there's something to suit most music fans. It’s a fun-packed festival, which is not as mainstream or commercial as some. Although there are top artists, you can also see lesser-known acts or hear more avant-garde genres. Plus, there are plenty of food stalls inside the arena by the sea so you can refuel between concerts.

As seen from the sky, this building, designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & DeMeuron, is a perfect equilateral triangle with 180 m long sides and a height of 25 m, suspended on pillars. Geometric spaces, changing tones depending on the light, glass doors and a metallic kaleidoscopic interior are some of the qualities that make up this building’s strong personality. The shape of the courtyards emerges from the juxtaposition of the two urban design elements of the Cerdà Plan and the stretch of road that is the Diagonal. Its rough blue facade is crisscrossed by different strips of glass that suggest the idea of water running down from the roof. The interiors of the auditorium and exhibition halls are designed to be hybrid spaces. The capacity of the Auditorium is 3,084 people.

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