Old Appointment House

The Ribera neighborhood was the arrival point for many sailors and travelers who frequented dating houses or brothels. In Barcelona these could be distinguished by the relief of the face of a man with a happy expression attached to the wall.

The expression referred to the customer satisfied with the services provided at the premises. Before the recent construction of Barceloneta beach, the sea reached much closer to the neighborhood, and the number of men loading and unloading goods in the port was frequent.

Nowadays, Barrio la Ribera no longer has these uses, but as in the entire city, pieces of past stories are left that coexist with the present.