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The redevelopment of old factories and the like has already had a significant
effect, as some of the city’s hottest clubs, galleries and art spaces are now found
in Poble Nou. Meanwhile, the few local attractions are easily seen by anyone
with a couple of hours to spare.The spruced-up
beaches
– Bogatell, Mar Bella
and Nova Mar Bella – are reached along the promenade from the Port Olímpic,
while crossing the main highway backing Bogatell beach puts you at the
bottom of the pretty tree-lined
Rambla Poble Nou
.This runs inland through
the most attractive part of nineteenth-century Poble Nou and is entirely local
in character – no cardsharps or human statues here. Stop off for an
orxata
(a
sweet drink made from ground nuts) or a crushed ice lemon drink at
ElTío Ché
or lunch at
Els Pescadors
–
o
Poble Nou (line 4) is at the top of the
rambla
and
a block over to the right, and will take you back to Ciutadella, Barceloneta or
the city centre.
Back near the beach, it’s also worth taking the time to walk around the long
walls to the entrance of the
Cementiri de Poble Nou
(daily 8am–6pm), at
the northern end of Avinguda d’Icaria.This vast nineteenth-century mausoleum
has its tombs set in walls 7m high, tended by families who have to climb great
stepladders to reach the uppermost tiers.With traffic noise muted by the high
walls, and birdsong accompanying a stroll around the flower-lined pavements,
quiet courtyards, sculpted angels and tiny chapels, this village of the dead is a
rare haven in contemporary Barcelona.
Diagonal Mar and the Fòrum
The waterfront north of Poble Nou has seen the latest city transformation, in
the wake of the Universal Forum of Cultures Expo, held here in 2004. The
district is promoted as
Diagonal Mar
(
o
El Maresme Fòrum, or tram T4),
anchored by the Diagonal Mar shopping mall, and with several four- and five-
star hotels, plus convention centres and exhibition halls grouped nearby. The
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