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Free self-guided walk from Barcelona airport to Barcelona

Via the Llobregat delta, the Mercabarna wholesale food market, the Nissan car factory, a lively Sunday clothes market, decaying light industry and remains of slums, and the cemetery and castle of Montjuïc.

Posted by Mr Baldie on Monday January 2nd 2012. Comment now

The slaughterhouse in Mercabarna. CC MB marketing. More.

Here. This is one of my favourites and works perfectly well as it is, but an even more interesting, guided walk is available here.

Background from Wikipedia:
  • Barcelona El Prat Airport, simply known as Barcelona Airport, is located 12 km southwest of the centre of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, lying in the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans and Sant Boi.
  • El Prat de Llobregat, commonly known as El Prat, is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain.
  • The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain.
  • Montjuïc is a hill located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
  • Montjuïc Cemetery, known in Catalan as Cementiri del Sud-oest or Cementiri de Montjuïc, is located on one of the rocky slopes of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona.
  • The upcoming Barcelona Metro line L9, currently under development, will serve Zona Franca and connect it with central Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area.

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