A good place to take your children during your visit to Barcelona is the Aquarium. It is located in Port Vell, close to the IMAX. Therefore, if you are staying in Barcelona with children, it isn't a bad idea at all to choose one of the apartments in Barcelona close to the Aquarium.
Barcelona Aquarium, which was opened in 1995, is the most important marine leisure and education centre about the Mediterranean. There are 35 tanks, 11,000 animals, and 450 different species. Its program combines activities with information, entertainment, and education. You and your kids will surely enjoy your visit to the Aquarium of Barcelona.
You can also have a great time at the Imax-Port Vell where you can watch a 3D-movie in the first 3D cinema to open in Barcelona and the first ever IMAX integral movie theater in the world.
Also, if you stay in an apartment in Barcelona close to the Aquarium you won't have to rent a car or use any public transport because Maremagnum, a shopping and leisures centre in Barcelona, is close to the Aquarium. The district of La Barceloneta, where you can eat the best seafood, is also very close. You will be so close to the beach that you will be able to have a swim in the sea or walk across the sand every day.
