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Shopping and dining at the marina of Barcelona

Opened on November 20th of 2001, the iconic Diagonal Mar, owned by a public fund of DWS and managed by CBRE, is one of the largest shopping centres in Catalonia, with 90,000 m2 of gross leasable area (GLA) and more than 200 fashion retailers, restaurants, leisure and services. In addition, it offers 4,800 car park spaces totally free for 3 hours. Recently, the centre was refurbished and modernized in order to adapt it to the new needs of consumers and industry trends.

Designed by the British architect Richard Rogers, in collaboration with Alonso Balaguer-Arquitectos Asociados, the Arenas de Barcelona Shopping Complex is located at a strategic point in the city of Barcelona, in front of Plaza de Espana and at the foot of Montjuic, the museum mountain, between the streets of Tarragona, Diputacion, Gran Via and Llanca. It was designed based on large structures made of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, natural stone and large quantities of glass to make the most of the natural light and fabulous views. From the perspective of urban planning, Arenas de Barcelona serves as the main gear of the axis formed by the Palacio Nacional, the emblematic building built for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition which now houses the Catalan National Art Museum, the Fira de Barcelona Congress Centre, , Plaza de Espana, l’Escorxador park, Tarragona Street and Sants railway station. It has direct connections to two metro lines and to the Catalan Railway.