Barcelona Beaches Information

There are nearly 5 kilometres of beach in Barcelona. All are easily accessible by public transport and have disabled access. Below is information on all Barcelona Beaches, starting from the harbour and working outwards towards the Forum. There are beaches suitable for all kinds of activities, look for the one that best suits your needs. However, all beaches enjoy the following services:

- Public Toilets

- Public toilets adapted for the disabled

- Lifeguards

- Buoys indicating bathing areas

- First aid post

- Information panels

- Showers and adapted showers for the disabled

- Rubbish and recycling bins

- P.A. system for warnings and announcements

- Disabled parking spaces

Sant Sebastià Beach

About a kilometre long, Sant Sebastià is one of Barcelona’s traditional beaches. Home to the old swimming and water sports clubs, it’s a great favourite for local residents, many of whom come very regularly to spend the day among friends. More recently,Sant Sebastià has become very popular among visitors, perhaps because it is so easily accessible by bus and metro. There are disabled parking spaces and plenty of racks for locking up bicycles.

The beach stretches from the new sail shaped W Hotel, –with its Custo designed beach bar– past the somewhat ugly buildings of the Swimming Clubs and the Plaça del Mar to the beginning of the Passeig Marítim.

Sant Sebastià Beach from Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta

Services

- Bathing assistance for the disabled with chair lift and amphibious chair (daily in July, August and the first week of September, and weekends and Bank Holidays in June and the second fortnight of September, from 11.00–14.00)

- Changing rooms adapted for disabled people

- Children’s play area

- Wooden walkways

- 5 kiosks

- Sunshade and sun-bed hire

- 2 embarkation points for small boats

- Lockers

- Municipal Police

- Citizen’s advice bureau

How to get there
- Bus: 14, 16, 17, 39, 40, 45, 51, 57, 59, 64, 157

- Metro: Yellow Line (4) - Barceloneta station

- Cycle: along Passeig Joan de Borbó to the Plaça del Mar



Sant Sebastià Beach, Barcelona

Barceloneta Beach

One of the most popular beaches amongst visitors and young people, Barceloneta Beach offers plenty of sports installations for those who enjoy a more active time by the sea.

Barceloneta Beach stretches from the beginning of the Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, right up to the Port Olímpic.

There’s an information point “Centre de Platja” that organises activities, especially during the summer months.

For those preferring a more leisurely approach, there’s also a “Beach-Book” lending library.

Services

- Drinking fountains

- Volleyball courts

- Children’s play area

- Gym area

- Skateboard park

- Table tennis table

- 4 restaurants

- 3 kiosks

- Sunshade and sun-bed hire

- 2 embarkation points for small boats

- Wooden walkways

- Lockers

- Library

- Bicycle hire

- Municipal police

- Citizen’s advice bureau

How to get there

Bus: 10, 14, 16, 17, 36, 39, 40, 45, 51, 57, 59, 64

Metro: Line 4 - Barceloneta or Ciutadella

Tram: Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica



Barceloneta Beach, Barcelona

Nova Icària

Just under half a kilometre long, from the Port Olímpic to the Bogatell breakwater, Nova Icària Beach is very popular with visitors. Quieter than the beaches closer to the centre of town, many families come to spend the day.

Nova Icària is well equipped for sports activities and has a bathing area and service for disabled people. Wooden walkways make access to the shore possible for people in wheelchairs and bathing assistance is available for those needing it. A lift and amphibious chair with attendants are provided.

There is no shortage of places to eat nearby, the Chiringuito de Moncho located behind the beach is especially popular and in the Port Olímpic, La Fonda del Port Olímpic has good food at reasonable rates. Some of the restaurants have great views overlooking the sea and fresh air, something that’s sometimes lacking in the hurly-burly of the Port Olímpic.

Services
Children’s play area

Volleyball courts

Table tennis table

Kiosks

Bathing assistance for the disabled with chair lift and amphibious chair (daily in July, August and the first week of September, and weekends and Bank Holidays in June and the second fortnight of September, from 11.00–14.00)
How to get there
Bus: 6, 36, 41, 92, 141

Metro: Line 4 - Poblenou and Llacuna

Cycle lane



Nova Icària Beach, Barcelona