La Nao Victoria (Facebook Courtesy by Javier Rullán Ruano)

La Nao Victoria and the Galeón Andalucía will first attract in the city of Mataró. They will do so from March 22 to 25 at the Mataró Marina Barcelona de Varador 2000 nautical base. The arrival of these two historic ships to Mataró is the prelude of the Maresmar - Trobada de Centenaris 2018 maritime festival that organizes Varador 2000 next June in Arenys de Mar and Mataró.

La Nao Victoria is a replica of the ship that made the first round of the world (1519- 1522), while the Galeón Andalucía is a replica of the legendary Spanish galleons protagonists of the commercial routes that joined Europe with America and the Philippines. The two boats can be visited by the public of Mataró and all the villages of the Maresme during the four days mentioned, continuously from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The visit to these two ships is unprecedented in the Maresme. Visitors will be able to visit the decks and the wineries of these two impressive ships, authentic floating museums and masterpieces of the riverside carpentry, which arrive for the first time in Mataró after walking thousands of nautical miles and surpassing the seas all over the world, making their history known and spreading the maritime heritage.

01 / 03 / 2018: La Maresmara-Trobada de Centenaris a great show in Arenys de Mar

The Maresmara-Trobada Maritime Festival of Centenaris 2018 has been presented in Barcelona and will be held in Arenys de Mar and in the waters of the Maresme between 8 and 10 June. The Maresmar is a meeting of centenary and historical ships organized by the company Varador 2000 in which will participate a twenty of ships headed by Santa Eulàlia - the flagship of the Museu Marítima de Barcelon- and the Sirius, which this year are 100 years old and still sailing. Other historic ships such as San Ramon, Far Barcelona, Bon Temps and La Courtisane, among many others, will also participate.

The meeting is supported by the Museu Marítima de Barcelona, the Faculty of Nautics, Ports de la Generalitat, the Diputación de Barcelona, the Consortium for the Promotion of Tourism Costa del Maresme, the Consell Comarcal del Maresme, several municipalities of this region headed by that of Arenys de Mar, and other institutions, entities and associations, as well as several private sponsors. The presentation was made at the Museu Maritim in Barcelona, and was attended by its general director, Roger Marcet; the dean of the Faculty of Nautics, Agustí Martín, and Xiqui Mas, general director of Varador 2000, the organization of the event.

The Holy Eulalia an example of our splendid naval heritage

The Maresmara-Trobada of Centenaris 2018 proposes, as its name indicates, a meeting of centenary and historical ships in the Maresme during the second weekend of June 2018. The visiting public will be able to contemplate and visit the ships as well as the areas enabled for the different partners, industry and forum space. The programme of activities also includes a tour of the Costa del Maresme, in which all the historical fleet and all the popular fleet that you want to add will participate. The crossing will leave the Mataró Marina Barcelona nautical base, travel the coast and end up tying the port of Arenys de Mar. A visual show to value the marine and tourist resources of the region.