Maritime Museum

The museum is housed in the former shipyards of Drassane. The construction of the shipyards was Barcelona's naval supremacy throughout the Mediterranean expansion. It could take up to 30 galleys simultaneously in the built vaults.

Especially noteworthy is the faithful reproduction of a galley from the 16th Century. The 60m-long royal galley Admirals of Juan de Austria was involved in the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571, in which the Turkish Armada was defeated. 236 slaves at 59 oars used to row on the galley.

Several other boats and models of ships of different categories, from simple wooden fishing boats to a wooden submarines to racing boats to ocean liners and freighters are exhibited.Read more