Aquarium
Aquarium is located in Barcelona , Catalonia . This Aquarium of Barcelona is very famous all through Europe having 35 aquariums of 450 different marine species counting to around 11,000 in numbers. This aquarium has a tunnel that is underwater of 80meter length. This aquarium is a part of Aspro Group. It is situated in Port Vell inland from the sea. It takes only one or two hours for a visitor who wants to tour the Southern Hemisphere's icy polar waters and precious biosphere of the Mediterranean with the atolls and the colonies in the tropics. All the tanks of the aquarium are accustomed for producing the required proper conditions inside for the living of the flora and the fishes that are of different species.
Entering the tunnel gives a total new experience of life for new visitor, and is a daring adventure venturing through the shark tunnel. Visitors will have the opportunity for catching the sight of Japanese Conger Eels that are of giant size, luminescent fish and the sea horses. With many slimy and slippery creatures and has no end for the beauty of the marine life. The Aquarium contains the piranhas of the Amazon River, Caimans and penguins of over 20 species that include Humboldt Penguin which is very common to the Peru and the Chile marine reserves.
The Aquarium has facilitated the children to participate during the feeding hours and gain more knowledge about the evolution in the marine and also about the oceanography. Children also have the chance of having a glimpse of the exploratory submarine. They also offer education programmes, lectures and all the types of workshops that will be very helpful for the interested people in thee field of study. The Aquarium is open all the days during 9.30am to 9pm in regular days and on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and in the month of June and September will be kept open till 9.30 pm in the night. Especially in July and August it is open for visitors till 11 pm.
The Aquarium has good transportation facilities with many buses connecting from all parts of the Barcelona city and with Metro lines L3 and L4. The visit is not free for the aquarium, entrance fees is charged at €16 for the adults, €11 for the children aged between 4 and 12 years, seniors are charged €12.50 per head. There are many tourist offices that guide the traveler to reach the Aquarium. Tourist offices are generally in the places of higher number of tourist visiting places generally like in Plaza de Catalunya, Aerport de Barcelona Terminal A, Pg de Gracia in Catalonia , Jose Lazaro Galdiano in Madrid and also in Spanish Tourist Board in London .
There is also the website of the Aquarium Barcelona that guides and gives the clear cut information of all what the visitors want. The sharks in the aquarium are well protected and a death of the shark recently has raised the negligence of the authorities and has been criticized. After visiting Barcelona , the aquarium is a must visit place that entertains the children and people of all ages with astonishment.