Today is the final day of our vacation in Spain. And tomorrow we are flying back to Russian Federation. My last and best impressions about the city are connected with the Maritime museum, which we have visited today. In the enormous halls of the former shipyard, which is located at the southern edge of the Old Town and at the end of the Rambla street, you can observe numerous vessels of different kinds and sizes. They say that this Royal Dockyards is the largest, most complete old shipyard conserved in the world.
The centerpiece of the museum is a gorgeous fullsize replica of a galley from the 16th Century. This 60-meter-long royal galley Admirals of the Juan de Austria was involved in the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571, and at that time the Turkish Armada was defeated. As a matter of fact, on the galley rowed 236 people in 59 rowing boat.
The centerpiece of the museum is a gorgeous fullsize replica of a galley from the 16th Century. This 60-meter-long royal galley Admirals of the Juan de Austria was involved in the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571, and at that time the Turkish Armada was defeated. As a matter of fact, on the galley rowed 236 people in 59 rowing boat.
Several other boats of different categories, from simple wooden fishing boat to racing boats are presented here.
Maritime Museum of Barcelona
The 60m Christopher Columbus monument with the viewpoint on the top was constructed in 1888
Walking around majestic Barcelona
We also have had a trip to Montjuic hill by cableway today. The height of the hill is 184,8 m. Honestly, I was a little bit disappointed by the views from that point, because I expected to see something breathtaking. I think, it would be better go to Park Guell. Anyways, the weather is fine, and I am happy about having spent such great time in Barcelona.
The ropeway
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