Aquarium Barcelona
L´Aquàrium de Barcelona is the main and only large aquarium in the city and in Catalonia. It is also the most important center in the world focused on Mediterranean marine life. The complex, inaugurated in 1995, features 80 different tanks containing around 11,000 animals belonging to 600 different species. It is part of the Aspro Parks group.
Since 1995 it has welcomed more than 40 million visitors, ranking as the fourth most visited attraction in Barcelona, behind only the Sagrada Família, Park Güell, and the FC Barcelona Museum.
In 2025, L'Aquàrium de Barcelona began a new chapter to mark its 30th anniversary. The center underwent a major renovation focused on digitalization, sustainability, and modernization of its facilities. The update included new educational and interactive experiences aimed at strengthening its role in promoting awareness of the marine environment.
The aquarium is a member of the Iberian Association of Zoos and Aquaria and World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Instalations
Entrance
L'Aquàrium de Barcelona has introduced an interactive digital installation in its entrance hall, featuring a 300 m² floor screen, considered one of the largest in Europe. This technological feature displays moving images related to the marine environment and is part of the center’s modernization and digitalization process.The Immersive Room
L'Aquàrium de Barcelona inaugurated the immersive room “Journey to the Depths,” a space featuring 360° projections that recreate various marine ecosystems. The installation uses moving images and ambient sounds to provide a visual representation of the ocean floor and the diversity of species that inhabit it. The experience includes references to the effects of climate change on the seas and aims to promote scientific knowledge and raise environmental awareness. The exhibition is open to the public every day.The Oceanarium
The Oceanarium is the largest tank at L'Aquàrium, measuring 36 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep, and containing 3.7 million liters of salt water. It also features a transparent underwater tunnel more than 80 meters long.The Oceanarium presents a selection of the most representative species of the Mediterranean, including moray eels, ocean sunfish, gilthead bream, rays, and the largest sharks in the complex: the sand tiger shark and the sandbar shark. Other notable species include the angelshark, the sixgill shark, and the guitarfish.
Mediterranean Aquariums
Mediterranean AquariumsL'Aquàrium features 14 tanks representing different Mediterranean communities and their most characteristic species. It also recreates two protected areas along the Catalan coast: the Ebro Delta and the Medes Islands. Among the recreated environments are the Posidonia seagrass community, the red coral community, the intertidal zone community, and the caves and crevices community, among others.