AQUARIUM

Address: Moll d’Espanya del Port Vell, s/n – 08039 BARCELONA Tel. 00 34 93 221 74 74 · 00 34 628 26 59 08 - Fax 00 34 93 221 92 26 info@aquariumbcn.com

How to get there: BUS: 14, 17, 19, 36, 38, 40, 45, 57, 59, 64, 91, 157. BUS TURÍSTIC (TOURIST BUS): Blue South Route UNDERGROUND: L3 Drassanes, L4 Barceloneta. RONDA LITORAL: Junctions 21, 22, 23.

OPENING HOURS Open all year round Opening: 9.30h Closing Of Monday through Friday: 21.00h Weekend and public holidays: 21.30h June and September: 21.30h July and August: 23.00h (Ticket offices and accesses open until one hour before). For more information: 93 221 74 74 PRICES Adults: 17.50 € Children from 4 to 12: 12.50 € Adults over 60: 14.50 € L’Aquàrium de Barcelona is the most important marine leisure and education centre in the world concerning the Mediterranean. A series of 35 tanks, 11,000 animals and 450 different species, an underwater tunnel 80 metres long, six million litres of water and an immense Oceanarium, the only one in Europe, turn this centre into a unique, reference leisure show that has already been visited by more than 14 million people. ACCESS FLOOR (0) 1. Information 2. Ticket offices 3. L’Aquàrium shop 4. Entrance and exit 5. Technical area You are about to dive into the sea depths and discover an unknown, fascinating world. A magic, mysterious world that we want to bring closer to you by showing you its inhabitants and its most curious aspects. A living show, changing, with some 11,000 animals and approximately 450 different species in the Mediterranean and tropical tanks, and our permanent displays Planeta Aqua and Explora! TROPICAL TANKS A fascinating world of colours opens up under the sea; the coral reefs, singular architectural creations of spectacular beauty, built by small colonial invertebrates, coral. To be able to travel over the tropical seas without catching a plane, in L’Aquàrium de Barcelona we have 7 tanks representing these seas with their most characteristic species. PENGUINS ­ BIRDS IN DINNER JACKETS Did you know that penguins are birds that have adapted to marine life? And that not all penguins live on the ice? At L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, we present to you some of the better-known species of penguins. You will also be able to see directly our Humboldt penguins and talk to their keepers. Come and join in this talk and get to know what these elegant birds are like and how they behave. PENGUINS ­ BIRDS IN DINNER JACKETS Did you know that penguins are birds that have adapted to marine life? And that not all penguins live on the ice? At L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, we present to you some of the better-known species of penguins. You will also be able to see directly our Humboldt penguins and talk to their keepers. Come and join in this talk and get to know what these elegant birds are like and how they behave. Who is it aimed at: family audiences (recommended for age 4 and above) Time: 4.30 pm Duration: 30 minutes' of informal lecture and 20 minutes' of questions and chatting in Planeta Aqua. Price: Free activity included in L’Aquàrium de Barcelona entrance price. Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from 9th January until 21st March 2010. This activity can be done in Spanish or Catalan The price for the activity is independent of any promotion. L’Aquàrium de Barcelona reserves the right to cancel the activity if the minimum number of participants is not reached.