Best Beaches in Barcelona

A curated selection of Barcelona’s seaside stretches highlighting specific features: Barceloneta’s historic fishing-district setting with lifeguards and nightlife; Sant Sebastià’s 1,100 m length; Sant Miquel’s longstanding urban beach location; Nova Icària’s row of bars and restaurants; Mar Bella’s water-sports facilities and designated nudist area; Bogatell’s quieter, cleaner sands; Nova Mar Bella’s game areas; Llevant’s artificial shore; and the Fòrum’s waterside bathing zones without sand.

Barceloneta Beach

Historic sandy beach with accessible bathing areas, sports amenities, and Wi-Fi. It is located in a traditional fishing district and features lifeguard services and recreational facilities.

Sant Sebastià Beach

Sant Sebastià beach is located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. At 1,100 meters, it is the longest in Barcelona.

Sant Miquel Beach

Historic urban beach with sandy shores located between two other well-known beaches, featuring accessibility and quality services.

Bogatell Beach

This 600 meters long stretch of golden sand offers a pleasurable seaside experience: the beach is cleaner, quieter and not as busy as the…

Nova Icària Beach

Located in the heart of Barcelona, this 400 meters long golden sandy beach is lined with bars and restaurants as well as ice cream kiosks.

Mar Bella beach

This urban beach is always busy and popular especially among students and water sports lovers.

Platja de la Nova Mar Bella

If you want to escape the crowds and enjoy a nice golden sand and some beach games, head here.

Platja de Llevant

Artificial urban beach created in 2006 during Barcelona’s waterfront redevelopment; sandy shore with accessible facilities.

Fòrum Bathing Area

Although there is no sandy beach in this zone, you can take a dip in the sea water anyway.