Zona Franca (Barcelona)

The metro line L10 connects Zona Franca with central Barcelona and the rest of the metropolitan area since 2018.

The origins and the name of the area date back to an attempt to create a free port in Barcelona which ultimately failed in 1929.

[1] Opened in 1953, the original SEAT, S.A. automotive industry factory and production line is located in Zona Franca.

Following SEAT's acquisition by the German automotive giant Volkswagen Group, the plant no longer produces cars, but is instead now solely used as a press shop, stamping out metal body panels.

The Mercabarna food-trading estate opened in the Zona Franca in 1971 with the transfer of the central fruit and vegetable market, which since 1921 had been in El Born.