The article has described Barcelona as an ancient Mediterranean city with rich maritime heritage. The main part of the article has ben dedicated to recent, two hours' visit to Maritime Museum and its collections as testimony of centuries-old activities of seafarers. Full-size replica of the galley Juan of Austria (in Catalan galera), which took part in victorious Battle of Lepant in 1571. Other collections have been described, too. Finally, there has been mentioned the engagement of Croats and Dubrovnik on the part of Holy League. It has been concluded that sea has always been strong, multiple link of the nations of the Mediterranean as well as other seafaring nations od the world.
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