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In a nicely renovated building, this very sunny, comfortable three room apartment was totally renovated and beautifully re-decorated to a 4 star standard in January 2012. Everything is new! Fully furnished, with central heating & air-conditioning. There is also a roof terrace. You can be assured of a pleasant and restful stay.

Located on the 2nd floor , it has a fully equipped kitchen/dining room, a living room with double sofa bed and balcony onto the street, a bedroom with wood French windows(double-pane glass) and Queen-sized bed with a brand new and very comfortable mattress, and a new bathroom with shower. 

Other amenities include: washer/dryer, television, clock radio, high-speed internet connection with WiFi, central heating and air conditioning, double pane windows and parquet floors , new 100% cotton percale sheets and towels, plates, pots and pans, ironing board and iron, hairdryer, duvets, pillows. 
There is the local branch of the Public Library.  Dry cleaners, pharmacies, and grocery stores abound nearby.

Within a few minutes walk to:

• The Ramblas and Gothic Quarter
• The beach and the marina
• Mare Magnum complex(shopping center, cinemas, nightlife) 
• Placa Reial(very historic site with great restaurants & night clubs)
• Picasso Museum
• Museum of Modern Art
• El Borne District and the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar
• Boqueria Markets(2 of them!)
• Park Ciudadella &  Barcelona Zoo
• Aquarium(Europe's largest)
• Museum of the History of Catalunya
• Maritime Museum(very interesting for history)
• Port Olympic & Olympic Village(clubs, restaurants, movies)
• Cable car to Montjuic(Miro Foundation (Museum), 16th century fort)
• Paseo de Gracia (elegant shops and Gaudi buildings)
• Paseo Maritim
• Many Superb Fish Restaurants

The apartment is toward the beach end of a small quiet street  in the district Barceloneta ("little Barcelona"), which is the old fishing quarter of Barcelona. Among the views from your balcony are the yacht harbor ("Port Vell"), a glimpse of the open sea, and our local 18th century parish church.

Beautiful sandy beaches, long beach and harbor promenades, some of the best seafood restaurants in the city (including an award-winning 100 year old little gem right across the street), bars and picturesque terraces. You can rent a bicycle around the corner, cycle down to a beach cafe to enjoy a great breakfast on a sunny sea facing terrace. Or make your own breakfast in the apartment and enjoy it on the balcony. The English Fastnet cafe & sports bar is a block away. 

The Barceloneta Nautical Athletic Club, nearby, has a great free-weights and aerobics room, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, sauna,  restaurant,  and its own private beach.
Also possible, with all necessary equipment rentable nearby: Rollerblading, windsurfing & sailing.

Easily reached on foot(or bicycle or rollerblades) : 

The Olympic Village, with its "Icaria Multiplex Cinema"(movies in English) and many seaside restaurants and clubs and the Port  Olympic Yacht Harbor; the "Maremagnum" Entertainment Complex with its exclusive shops, restaurants, bars and nightclubs; Europe's largest Fish tank, the "Aquarium", and the 3-D cinema complex "Imax"; The beautiful Park Ciudadella (built, if we are not mistaken, by Napoleon); The Gothic Quarter and  the 11th century gothic Cathedral (within whose beautiful and hallowed walls can be found much of the history of Catalunya.); The Ramblas;  the  Medieval part of the city which contains many palacios and museums (The Picasso);  Place Real, with its very interesting and quite excellent restaurants, cafes and clubs. A bit of history can be found here: some bullet holes from the Spanish civil war  still remain in the walls.  You will also want to visit the ancient but trendy El Borne. This district of bohemian artists,  ancient churches, boutiques, galleries,  cafes, restaurants, jazz clubs and specialty shops also has the beautiful and ethereal 12th century  Basilica  Santa Maria del Mar.
Just beyond  the Ramblas you can  walk to Paseo de Gracia, the most elegant boulevard in all of Barcelona where you will find the choicest  shops and restaurants plus several of Gaudi's more elegant buildings.