
Culture
Cultural centres
This building is located next to the mouth of the Barbate River, in the Avda. Cabo Diego Pérez Rodríguez, being the work of the architect Casto Fernández Shaw and conforming as one of his most emblematic works in the municipality. Built between 1940 and 1943, in 1965 it was abandoned for technical-economic reasons, being rehabilitated in 2006 and dedicated to cultural functions. The building is listed as "Bien de Interés Cultural" and one of the most important buildings of the modern movement, included in the DOCOMOMO in its Iberian register, published in 1996. The building is a tribute to the world of the sea, in which it offers the image of a ship stranded in the Barbate River. The building follows the rationalist style After being restored, the building has a cultural use and is dedicated to exhibition hall, training courses or other events. When it worked as a fish market, it destined its first floor to the fish auction, salting rooms and preparation for transport, while on the second floor were located the offices that managed this building. Once its activity moved to the current port of La Albufera, this building was abandoned. In 2006 the building began to be rehabilitated due to its high symbolic value, and its rehabilitation was completed in 2011. On the second floor there is a large terrace overlooking the river and a spiral staircase leading to the viewpoint. Access through the interior of the building is quite feasible, at least in the exhibition hall, as it is quite large and has no obstacles that prevent them from passing, being mostly in this room, where all the events are usually held.
Next to this building there is also a parking area, where they have an area reserved for this group. The entrance to the building has a ramp at ground level, so there are no problems of access or transit through its interior to be spacious. It has an adapted bathroom. <span class="automatic-translation-warning">This text was automatically translated.</span>
The resource offers

Parking reserved for PRM

Step-free access

Toilets reserved for PRM