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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
L’Aquàrium de Barcelona has prepared a net where we can all leave our Christmas messages about looking after the sea bed. Come and leave your message!
Calendar: from 22 December to 6 January.
Time: all day.
Place: Bamboo Zone (1st floor)
SHARK-CLUES AHOY!
Many organisms live at the bottom of the sea, but the scariest ones are probably the sharks. Are you ready to visit the deep blue sea and find out which species of sharks live in L’Aquàrium? Solve this quiz while you are strolling along the sea bed.
Calendar: from 22 December to 6 January.
Time: all day.
Place: exhibition aquariums (1st floor)
You can ask for your clue game at the entrance, or download it from our website.
THE CHRISTMAS SEA
Come and paint the fish or marine animal you like the most! Together we can create a Christmas sea mural, which will decorate L’Aquàrium de Barcelona during the festive season. Sound interesting?
Calendar: 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December and 2, 3, and 4 January.
Time: from 12 noon to 4 pm
Place: Explora! (2nd floor)
THE ROYAL PAGES VISIT L’AQUÀRIUM DE BARCELONA
The pages of their Majesties the Kings of the Orient are visiting L’Aquàrium de Barcelona this Christmas. Look for them at the bottom of the sea! They are sure to have a thousand stories about our friends from the deep blue sea.
Description: Animation along the visitors’ route.
Calendar: 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December and 2, 3, 4 and 5 January.
Times: from 12 noon to 2 pm and from 3 to 6 pm (on 24 and 31 December and 5 January, only from 12 noon to 2 pm).
Place: exhibition aquariums (1st floor)
THE L’AQUÀRIUM CHRISTMAS “TIÓ”
At L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, we will be feeding our underwater Christmas “Tió” during the festive season. Come and make the L’Aquàrium “Tió” defecate, and take away a nice surprise!
Calendar: 22, 23 and 24 December.
Times: 12 noon, 12:30 pm and 1 pm.
Place: L’Aquàrium de Barcelona entrance
SWIMMING IN THE SEA
During this year’s festivities, the bottom of the sea will be full of magic! Come with your family and enjoy a special show for the younger children of the house. Do you really want to miss out?
Calendar: 27, 28, 29 and 30 December and 2, 3 and 4 January.
Time: 12 noon (30-minute sessions).
Place: Auditorium.
CHRISTMAS BADGES
Come to L’Aquàrium de Barcelona and decorate your badge with Christmas colours. We’ve prepared a place where you can decorate it just the way you like.
Calendar: 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December.
Times: from 11 am to 2 pm, and from 3 to 6 pm (on 31 December, only from 11 am to 2 pm)
Place: Cafeteria (2nd floor)
KINGS’ PARADE LANTERNS
This year, come to L’Aquàrium and design a really fun marine lantern to welcome their Majesties the Kings of the Orient during their parade.
Calendar: 2, 3, 4 and 5 January.
Times: from 11 am to 2 pm, and from 3 to 6 pm (on 5 January, only from 11 am to 2 pm)
Place: Cafeteria (2nd floor)
*These are all family activities included in the price of admission.
**L’Aquàrium de Barcelona reserves the right to alter or cancel any activities where it is deemed necessary.
SHARK-MANIACS
Saturdays and Sundays from 10 November 2018 to 27 January 2019 (except December 22 to January 6).
This season, come and enjoy some of the sea bed’s most wonderful experiences. Take part in a wide range of activities related to our large family of sharks.
SHARK CLUE GAME
Many organisms live on the sea bed, but the scariest ones are, of course, the sharks. Are you ready to visit the bottom of the sea and discover which species of sharks live in L’Aquàrium? Solve this clue game while you are strolling through the depths.
Audience: all the family (recommended for all ages).
Period: from 10 November 2018 to 27 January 2019
Time: throughout the day
Place: aquarium exhibition (1st floor)
Pick up your clue game at the L’Aquàrium entrance or download it here
SHARK MASKS (handicrafts)
Come to L’Aquàrium de Barcelona and decorate your own shark mask. You can paint it and personalise it however you like.
Audience: all the family (recommended for all ages).
Days: Saturdays and Sundays from 10 November 2018 to 27 January 2019
Time: from 12 noon to 2 pm, and from 4 to 6 pm
Place: cafeteria (2nd floor)
SHARK-MANIACS (experience workshop)
The shark’s nasty reputation has not been helped by the way it looks, by cinema or by people’s lack of knowledge. At L’Aquàrium, we want to help you get to know them a little better, and to stop being so afraid of these magnificent predators. Come and explore; find out what they are really like!
Audience: families (recommended for children aged 3 and over).
Days: Saturdays and Sundays from 10 November 2018 to 27 January 2019
Time: from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm (20-minute sessions).
Place: Explora! (2nd floor)
Enrolment: on the day, at the information desk. Limited places.
SHARKS: BEHIND THE SCENES, WITH CAPTAIN AQUARIUM (guided visit)
Would you like to see where and how our family of sharks live? Captain Aquarium will show you the places that are normally off-limits to the general public: the quarantine room and the kitchen, the laboratory and the upper part of the Oceanarium.
Audience: families (recommended for children aged 6 and over).
Days: Sundays from 10 November 2018 to 27 January 2019
Time: 4 and 5 pm (45-minute sessions)
Place: L’Aquàrium de Barcelona’s technical area.
Language: Catalan and/or Spanish.
Enrolment: on the day, at the information desk. Limited places.
*These are all family activities included in the price of admission.
**L’Aquàrium de Barcelona reserves the right to alter or cancel any activities where it is deemed necessary.
20 INTERESTING FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR YOUR VISIT TO L’AQUÀRIUM
We want to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the most surprising facts about L’Aquàrium’s inhabitants.
Have a good underwater journey!
