Part of Blanes’ old fish market demolished
VisitBlanes.com — Blanes’ old fish market — the red-roofed building next to fish restaurant Can Flores — has not been in use as a market for decades.
It was replaced long ago by the modern fish auction building closer to the port.
Earlier this month, a portion of the old building succumbed to the effects of the heavy rain storms that have been plaguing much of Catalonia this fall.
The building has not been in use for years as it is affected by aluminosis — degeneration of the cement used in its construction.
The roof had by now deteriorated so much that it simply could not support the accumulated amount of rain water.
The building — at least the white part of it — was therefore demolished. The red rood of the old structure is still standing.
Rainwater has caused damaged throughout Blanes, and emergency services have had to remove a number of uprooted trees and damaged walls.
Last month 36 people had to be evacuated from an apartment building along Joaquim Ruyra as run-off from the rains had damaged the building’s foundation.
