Artificial Beach Growing in Barcelona

• published: 16 Oct 2015
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Free video about Barcelona beaches. This free video was created for you by http://epsos.de and can be used for free under the creative commons license with the attribution of epSos.de as the original author of this Barcelona beaches video. Thank you for supporting the creative commons movement !! In recent years, Barcelona beaches have become a major public spaces of our city, with some unique features that make it especially attractive. The beaches are a great outdoor space where we can come into contact with sea water, the sun and the sand, and where we can also initiate us in the knowledge of marine fauna. All this is possible in Barcelona, ​​on beaches that have close to home and which can be enjoyed throughout the year. Currently, on our beaches all kinds of leisure activities are developed, which makes them a privileged means to enjoy living. Barcelona's relationship with the sea, however, has been changing throughout history. The Barcelona have become more attracted to sea bathing, swimming racing, the sailing competitions... The recovery of the seafront of the city, began in the eighties of the last century, meant a historical change and it has contributed to making the beaches in our daily lives. Since its inception, the history of Barcelona has been closely linked to the sea. Over the centuries, the coastline has varied as a result of the constant dynamics between the sea and the land. In the sixth century BC, the Montjuïc mountain and its Iberian settlements presided over the plain situated in the shelter of the Sierra de Marina, among Llobregat and Besòs rivers, which at that time had a completely different coastline profile from now. To the west of Montjuïc, long beaches, and between the mountain and the hill later called Carrer Paradís, a small bay allowed the sea entrance to inland, far beyond the current coastline. Facing the sea, on top of this hill, the Roman Barcino was established. Today, the Barcelona coastline is a built landscape, a legacy of centuries of constant evolution. A humanized landscape which include the beaches, which are part of the history of the city. Some beaches within easy reach, which are integrated into the city as one of its public spaces. Some places, however, it also offers the opportunity to enjoy leisure time and sports, make it possible to move from an urban world to an environment so rich and certainly not enough is known as the sea. On the beaches of Barcelona in the Middle Ages, among seafarers it was also possible to find pirates, corsairs and crossbowmen (men skilled in handling the bow). One of the major problems to be overcome ships had their point of departure or arrival on the beaches of Barcelona was safety, due to the abundance of pirates and privateers. During the thirteenth century, the walled city of Roman times was surrounded by new walls, and the beach area remains free of fortifications. Between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the area between the city and the sea continued populating. As for coastal dynamics, the construction of the dam from the new start of construction in 1590 meant the acceleration of the natural growth of the beaches of Barcelona. Joan Alemany explains in his book The port of Barcelona, ​​it is estimated that since the beginning of the works in 1447 "the beach receded towards the sea some 500 meters until 1697 and between 800 and 900 meters until today." It was in this reclaimed land where the neighborhood of Barceloneta was created in the eighteenth century. The numerous bathing establishments that were opened on the beaches of Barcelona during the second half of the twentieth century reflects a growing demand for such facilities. Over the years, some of these establishments disappeared, but others remained open until well into the twentieth century. Among the best known, all located on the beaches of Barceloneta, it is worth noting the baths Senyora Tona or Salé, Shipyard, Sant Miquel (originally located in Can Tunis), delicious, Board of Damas, Neptune, Mermaid or Triton. Also in Barceloneta, the San Sebastián baths were the first, and not without scandal, to install a bathing area on the beach which allowed mixed men and women. In 1912, in the eastern part, near the district of Bogatell, the Mar Bella bathrooms, which remained open until the forties, when they were destroyed by a storm were inaugurated. Then it was considered the cleanest place Barcelona beach. In the Marina, on the beaches of Can Tunis they were also recognized bathrooms Spain, Cybele, and especially the bathrooms Zoraya, popularly called "spa". Thank you for supporting the creative commons movement !!