The best beaches of Barcelona 2017

Adele Williams
Visit Barcelona
Published in
3 min readJun 21, 2017

Barcelona is not only known for the Sagrada Família, the Casa Batlló, the Macba … it is one of the most famous cities in the world which, in addition to large and well-known symbols, enjoys pleasant beaches in its metropolitan area, a luxury for its inhabitants and visitors.

There is no more attractive plan: Firstly enjoy the best beaches in Barcelona, then eat some tapas at some charming restaurant and finally end up with a dip in the pool on the terrace of your hotel with spa in Barcelona.

Selection of the best beaches in Barcelona

Next we will show you the best beaches in Barcelona, starting with those located in the area of Llobregat, with the beach of Sant Sebastià, until arriving at the area Besós, with the beach of Besós.

Beach of Sant Sebastiá

The beach of Sant Sebastià is one of the most charming beaches in Barcelona and at the same time one of the oldest in the city. This beach is also known as the beach of Sant Miquel. It also has an area reserved for nudists! How to get? Take the yellow metro line, towards Barceloneta.

Barceloneta

Don’t you know yet the most famous and photographed beach in the city? On one side there is the great sculpture of Frank Gehry, the goldfish, and on the other, the Hotel W. This is one of the best beaches for surfing or to eat some tapas on the beach front dodging tourists.

How to get? In Metro, take the yellow line to the Barceloneta stop.

Nova Icaria

The beach of Nova Icaria is part of the Vila Olímpica, it is one of the most appreciated beaches in Barcelona and also one of the most frequented. On this beach you will find many groups of friends playing volleyball in the sand. If you are in the mood to play, do not hesitate to ask to join, the best beaches in Barcelona are not only to tan, also play and meet people is among its qualities!

How to get? Take the yellow metro line, get off at the Ciutadella Vila Olímpica stop and head towards Mapfre Towers until you reach one of the best beaches in Barcelona, the Nova Icaria.

Mar Bella

If you are looking for a more natural and less crowded beach, this is the beach of Marbella. Its urban part corresponds to a park where you can relax in the shade of the pines after an intense day of beach. Why do we consider it natural? It’s nudist! Although you can also go with your shy friends, many times you find people in swim clothes.

Llevant

The playa de llevant is the last one of the metropolitan area of Barcelona previous to the zones of bath of the forum, is located in the district of Sant Martí and apart from being one of the beaches with greater quality of Barcelona, is one of the newest also. A well equipped beach!

Here ends our short list of the essential and best beaches of Barcelona, we hope this will be useful to you to enjoy the rays of sun in the city.

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