[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Secci\u00f3n” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width_last_edited=”off|desktop” max_width_last_edited=”off|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”|60px||60px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|40px||40px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Every day, Barcelona is visited by thousands of visitors who flood its streets to discover every corner of the city. <\/span>Ramblas<\/span><\/b>, L’Eixample, Parc G\u00fcell, <\/span>Sagrada Familia<\/span><\/b> and Casa Batll\u00f3 are some of the most popular places for tourists, who remain spellbound, admiring its beauty. But, beyond the surface, metres below the ground, there are many places which, in ancient times, were of use and were visited by those who did not want to be seen.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Although it is not so well known, <\/span>underground Barcelona<\/span><\/b> is an ideal alternative proposal for those who have already seen and enjoyed the most emblematic sites and are looking for an interesting adventure.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you visit <\/span>Barcelona<\/span><\/b>, we encourage you to discover this unknown part of the city that will not leave you indifferent. If you want to get there comfortably, we recommend you the <\/span>shared transfer services<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>private transfer services<\/span><\/a>, low-cost and sustainable, offered by <\/span>Shuttle2Sun<\/span><\/a>, available from <\/span>Barcelona airport, Barcelona port, Reus airport, Girona airport and Camp de Tarragona AVE train station<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||30px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|60px|30px|60px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|40px||40px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Catalonia <\/span><\/b>was a territory that, like the other autonomous communities, was severely affected by the <\/span>Spanish Civil War<\/span><\/b>, between 1936 and 1939, which put an end to the Republican government. <\/span><\/p>\n One of the most critical moments in terms of <\/span>bombing<\/span><\/a> was on 16<\/span>th<\/span>,\u00a017<\/span>th<\/span> and 18<\/span>th<\/span> of March 1938, carried out by Italian planes under <\/span>Mussolini<\/span><\/b>‘s orders. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, and with the aim of saving the lives of civilians, many<\/span> air-raid shelters <\/span><\/b>were set up throughout the city during the war years, which eventually totalled <\/span>1,322<\/span><\/b>, especially in the districts of L’Eixample, Ciutat Vella, Sants-Montju\u00efc and Sant Mart\u00ed, among others. The only neighbourhood that does not have this type of bunker is Barceloneta, due to the shallowness of the area, as it is located next to the sea. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the most characteristic and best preserved is <\/span>Refuge 307<\/span><\/b>, built by the residents of the small neighbourhood of Poble Sec, which could be accessed through three entrances distributed along Carrer Nou de la Rambla. <\/span><\/p>\n This underground <\/span>space<\/span><\/a> included <\/span>some 400 metres of tunnels<\/span><\/b>, which connected different rooms, such as toilets, a fountain, an infirmary room, as well as an area dedicated to children and the home. This refuge can be visited by prior reservation. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.shuttle2sun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Barcelona-subterranea-1.png” alt=”Underground Barcelona air-raid shelters” title_text=”Underground Barcelona air-raid shelters” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”|60px||60px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|40px||40px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n In <\/span><\/span>Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>neighbourhood you will find another of the most important shelters, <\/span><\/span>Pla\u00e7a<\/span> del Diamant shelter<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, which occupies the entire underground esplanade of this square. This bunker, which can be accessed from the square itself, is 13 metres deep and has a capacity for 270 people. It can be <\/span><\/span>visited<\/span><\/span><\/a> every Sunday morning throughout the year<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Another of these is the <\/span>267 shelter<\/span><\/b> in Pla\u00e7a Revoluci\u00f3<\/span><\/b>, which has been partially demolished for the construction of a car park. What little remains of this place has been converted into a small museum, open to the public. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to the shelters found under squares and main roads, there are also many hidden under buildings, such as, for example, bunker 312-3 under <\/span>Mas Guinard\u00f3<\/span><\/b>, known as ‘Flors de Maig’, after the name of one of the access streets. Today, one of the sections has disappeared, and the existing area can be visited from time to time on guided tours. Another of these shelters is <\/span>Palau de les Heures<\/span><\/b>, a modernist building that was once the residence of the President of the Spanish Republic.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discovering the Civil War air-raid shelters is an alternative route if you want to discover an unknown Barcelona. Get to Barcelona in a comfortable way, with the <\/span>shared transfer services<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>private transfer services<\/span><\/a>, low-cost and sustainable, offered by <\/span>Shuttle2Sun<\/span><\/a>, from <\/span>Barcelona airport,\u00a0Barcelona port, Reus airport, Girona airport and Camp de Tarragona AVE train station<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”|60px||60px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|40px||40px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.shuttle2sun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Barcelona-subterranea-2.png” alt=”Underground Barcelona ghost metro stations” title_text=”Underground Barcelona ghost metro stations” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Underground Barcelona<\/span><\/b> has a wide range of underground water tanks, such as that of <\/span>King Mart\u00ed I the Humane<\/span><\/b>, which is located under his former residence, next to <\/span>Torre Bellesguard<\/span><\/a>, an extensive space designed by the renowned Catalan architect <\/span>Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/span><\/b>. Also, the rainwater tank under <\/span>Parc G\u00fcell<\/span><\/b>, also by the same artist.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>tunnel<\/span><\/a> connecting Casa de l’Aigua de la Trinitat Vella with Casa de l’Aigua de la Trinitat Nova, built in the second decade of the 20th century by the company Aig\u00fces de Montcada, is also worth mentioning. And the underground rainwater tank in <\/span>Parc Joan Mir\u00f3<\/span><\/b>, with a capacity of some 70,000 cubic metres. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>first metro line<\/span><\/b> to be built in Barcelona was inaugurated in 1924, initially with only four metro stations. Over the years, the underground network has grown considerably, and today there are up to 8 different metro lines, with 165 metro stations.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With the growth of this complex network, some of the metro stations have fallen into disuse, becoming what are known as ‘<\/span>ghost stations<\/span><\/b>‘. Currently, there are as many as 12 abandoned spaces.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” custom_padding=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”|60px||60px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|40px||40px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” min_height=”181.8px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”3px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Some of them were never opened to the public, such as <\/span>Banco<\/span><\/b> metro station, on line 4, or <\/span>Gaud<\/span><\/b>\u00ed metro station, on L5, built in 1952. There is also <\/span>Correos <\/span><\/b>metro station, closed in 1972, which still preserves some advertising posters from before its closure, as well as <\/span>Ferran <\/span><\/b>metro station, closed in 1968, and <\/span>Bordeta<\/span><\/b>, an open-air metro station, whose activity ended in 1983. Others were never built, such as <\/span>Travessera<\/span><\/b>, on line 3. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to the underground spaces mentioned above, there are others that are also important in Barcelona’s history, such as the extensive <\/span>network of sewers<\/span><\/b> that runs the length of the city, with 1,700 kilometres of tunnels. It is worth noting that this complicated labyrinth was the scene of the escape of prisoners from <\/span>Barcelona’s La Model prison<\/span><\/b>. Other places of interest include <\/span>Born Market<\/span><\/b> site <\/span><\/b>and the <\/span>Arab bath<\/span><\/b> at Aire Barcelona.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discover the underground Barcelona! Remember that <\/span>Shuttle2Sun<\/span><\/a> offers <\/span>shared transfer services<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>private transfer services<\/span><\/a>, low-cost and sustainable, from <\/span>Barcelona Airport, Barcelona Port, Reus Airport, Girona Airport and Camp de Tarragona AVE train station<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every day, Barcelona is visited by thousands of visitors who flood its streets to discover every corner of the city. Ramblas, L’Eixample, Parc G\u00fcell, Sagrada Familia and Casa Batll\u00f3 are some of the most popular places for tourists, who remain spellbound, admiring its beauty. But, beyond the surface, metres below the ground, there are many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,39,42,29,41],"tags":[46,69,135,45,44,43,125,139],"class_list":["post-13441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barcelona-2","category-costa-dorada-2","category-spanish-culture","category-travel","category-travel-tips","tag-airports","tag-holidays","tag-private-transfer-2","tag-shuttle","tag-transfer","tag-travel","tag-vacances-2","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"\nAir-raid shelters \u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Water tanks \u00a0<\/h2>\n
Ghost metro stations \u00a0<\/h2>\n
Other underground spaces<\/h2>\n