Poblenou stop (towards city centre)
From the Poblenou stop you can visit one of the districts that best reflects Barcelona’s progress: from industrial city to Olympic city and cosmopolitan metropolis.
Creativity and tradition
If you follow the coastline of Barcelona with the Green Route of Barcelona Bus Turístic, you will find the Poblenou stop, which is on the promenade of a district that concentrated most of Catalonia’s 19th-century industrial activity and is now home, thanks to the Olympics and the 22@ plan to convert the manufacturing past into technological innovation spaces, to a whole host of creative activities and innovative businesses, some of which are located at industrial architectural heritage sites.
In addition to beaches, in Poblenou you can visit the Palo Alto artistic cluster, with its market of artisanal and designer objects, or walk up Rambla del Poblenou, a pleasant boulevard with a proliferation of bar terraces and shops, to Avinguda Diagonal and Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, where there are two examples of the city’s contemporary architecture, the Torre Glòries and the Disseny Hub Barcelona.
What to see
Rambla del PoblenouThe most prominent street in the Poblenou district, around which the district’s social and commercial life is organised. Rambla del Poblenou, with its bars, shops and emblematic establishments, is the main meeting place for the residents of the district.
Disseny Hub – Design Museum of BarcelonaWith spectacular sustainable architecture, the new design centre is a key element in the new configuration of Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes.
El PoblenouThe district once referred to as ‘Catalan Manchester’ has given way to an open, quiet seaside district that fosters innovation and creativity.
22@ Barcelona – Industrial HeritageThe 22@ project converted part of Barcelona’s industrial past into technological innovation spaces and transformed some of the city’s most important sites into industrial heritage.
Torre GlòriesThis skyscraper instantly became one of Barcelona’s icons upon its inauguration in 2005. Torre Glòries, which was built with strict adherence to energy efficiency criteria, lights up every night, projecting its colours over the city.