Why visit / Interesting facts:
- Commemorates the great explorer
- Joins La Rambla and Barcelona port
Time required: 15 minutes
Public transport:
- Subway Line 3: Drassanes
Address: Plaça del Portal de la Pau
Photos: (see more photos)
Photo: Sebastià Giralt
Things you need to know:
- Columbus Monument (1888) is a monument dedicated to Columbus
- It stands at the lower part of La Rambla where Columbus is said to have returned from America after his first trip
- The monument is 197 ft (60 m) tall. The top part is a 24 ft (7 m) tall Columbus statue pointing with his right hand towards the New World
- The entire construction was carried out by Catalans
What to do there:
- Have a look of the statue and head to the nearby port
