{"id":4820,"date":"2021-04-26T14:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2021-04-26T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:39:41","slug":"nudity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/","title":{"rendered":"Nudity Laws in Spain &#8211; Is Nudity Legal in Barcelona?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let&#8217;s start by answering the question: <strong>no, nudity is not legal in Barcelona<\/strong>.&nbsp;You cannot, legally, go <strong>walking naked<\/strong> around the city without getting a&nbsp;fine of between 300 and 500 euros.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-104522 slide-104523\" alt=\"rental apartments in Barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio home inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is also considered punishable going shirtless around the city in certain areas with fines between 120 and 300 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, there are a variety of local beaches where you can go <strong>nude<\/strong> and enjoy the sun. In this article of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> we will walk you through <strong>nudity in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#Is_public_nudity_lega_in_Spain\" title=\"Is public nudity lega in Spain?&nbsp;\">Is public nudity lega in Spain?&nbsp;<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#Where_can_you_go_naked_on_the_beach\" title=\"Where can you go naked on the beach?\">Where can you go naked on the beach?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#Nudist_beaches_in_Costa_Brava\" title=\"Nudist beaches in Costa Brava\">Nudist beaches in Costa Brava<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#Why_nudity_laws_in_Spain_are_necessary\" title=\"Why nudity laws in Spain are necessary\">Why nudity laws in Spain are necessary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#The_nudists_point_of_view\" title=\"The nudists&#8217; point of view\">The nudists&#8217; point of view<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nudity\/#Websites_for_nudists_-_going_topless_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Websites for nudists &#8211; going topless in Barcelona\">Websites for nudists &#8211; going topless in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_public_nudity_lega_in_Spain\"><\/span>Is public nudity lega in Spain?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_you_go_naked_on_the_beach\"><\/span>Where can you go naked on the beach?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Depending on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/beaches-barcelona-coast\/\">beaches<\/a><\/strong> you have gone to, you might have been caught completely off guard by seeing a person arrive, place their towel on the sand, start stripping and not stopping until there wasn&#8217;t any piece of clothing left on their body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105712\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105712\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/woman-1867908_640.jpg\" alt=\"girl jumping out of water\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have come across this, it means you were at <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>beach where<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>nudity is legal<\/strong>.&nbsp;It is very common to see <strong>women go topless<\/strong> in any of the&nbsp;<strong>beaches in the city<\/strong> but <strong>full nudity<\/strong> is reserved for a certain number of <strong>beaches.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nudists<\/strong> who don&#8217;t want to have to leave the city to bare it all can simply go to the <strong>Marbella<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>b<\/strong><strong>each<\/strong><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/sant-marti\/poblenou\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>neighborhood of Poblenou<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;This beach is located next to the&nbsp;<strong>Bogatell beach<\/strong>, which is not for&nbsp;nudists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find a monthly rental in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is no large separation between the two beaches, which doesn&#8217;t seem to make the nudists shy.&nbsp;Plenty of people who are not&nbsp;nudists also choose the&nbsp;<strong>Marbella beach<\/strong> for their day in the sun, including families, which just serves to show how natural&nbsp;nudity is in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also head to <strong>Playa San Sebastian<\/strong> at the end southern end of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/barceloneta\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Barceloneta<\/strong><\/a> near Hotel W.&nbsp;Although it\u00b4s not officially a \u00a8<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nude-beaches-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>nudist beach<\/strong><\/a>\u00a8, it has a nudist area where going bare is completely fine. The area has great food and drink options nearby and is a popular spot for surfers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105711\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105711\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/couple-863456_640.jpg\" alt=\"couple watching sunset\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nudist_beaches_in_Costa_Brava\"><\/span>Nudist beaches in Costa Brava<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you feel like strutting around the beach in your birthday suit but don&#8217;t feel too comfortable doing so in the city, afraid to run into someone you know, we suggest that you head on to&nbsp;Costa Brava.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only do some of their beaches allow nudity but they are also some of the most beautiful in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/natural-pools-catalonia\/\">Catalonia<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>Examples of&nbsp;nudist beaches in Costa Brava are&nbsp;<strong>Platja del Castell, Cala Nanas, Cala Estreta,&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Platja Illa Roja<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nude-beaches-in-barcelona\/\">Nude Beaches in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_nudity_laws_in_Spain_are_necessary\"><\/span>Why nudity laws in Spain are necessary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When&nbsp;<strong>nudism<\/strong> <strong>was legal in Barcelona<\/strong>, some people would go as far as walking their <strong>dogs<\/strong> in the middle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/ciutat-vella\/gotico\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Gothic neighborhood<\/strong><\/a> without wearing a single item of clothing.&nbsp;And while some might consider this normal, others felt offended, which they also had the right to be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is understandable that the city wanted to appease the situation, particularly due to the fact that <strong>Barcelona is a very touristic city<\/strong>, visited by many people who don&#8217;t come from such liberal locations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105710\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105710\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/lifeguard-1209187_640.jpg\" alt=\"beach guard\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also the question of public health, as&nbsp;<strong>naked people<\/strong> were free to go to any establishment and use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-public-transport\/\">public transportation<\/a><\/strong>, where many people use the same chairs or seats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In what regards the prohibition of people walking around without a t-shirt or in see-through clothes, the law served as a way to help people develop a sense of decorum, especially those who used to go into restaurants and stores showing way too much skin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There were also those who practiced this in public transportation, forcing others to have to get uncomfortably close to other people&#8217;s <strong>naked<\/strong> and often sweaty skin while commuting to work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nude-beaches-costa-brava\/\">Nudist Beaches in Costa Brava<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_nudists_point_of_view\"><\/span>The nudists&#8217; point of view<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The people who practice&nbsp;<strong>nudism<\/strong>&nbsp;defend that the fact that people can be fined by <strong>walking around naked<\/strong> is very serious and it is a violation of people&#8217;s right to freely express their bodies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They believe the <strong>nudism<\/strong> is&nbsp;a natural way to exist in communion with our surroundings and our own bodies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105709\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/maldives-666118_640.jpg\" alt=\"legs in water\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Websites_for_nudists_-_going_topless_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Websites for nudists &#8211; going topless in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several <strong>websites<\/strong> that offer comprehensive information on all sorts of activities and places to <strong>practice nudism comfortably<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They practice sports such as jogging, horseback riding, speed biking, volleyball, they do cultural activities (exhibitions, theater play, screenings, workshops, conferences), and, of course, social activities, such as gatherings, trips, going on vacation together, kayaking, demonstrations, etc., all within a framework of defending the <strong>nudity<\/strong> in our society and, in particular, Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the examples of websites for <strong>nudists<\/strong> are&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naturisme.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Club Catal\u00e0 de Naturisme<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naturismo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Naturismo.org<\/a><\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/elfonoll.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">El Fonoll<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the&nbsp;<strong>law on nudism in public spaces<\/strong>, which is opposed by some, Barcelona remains a very open-minded city, very liberal and welcoming to people of all races, beliefs, sexual orientations and any other personal preferences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; 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