{"id":57986,"date":"2015-09-21T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=57986"},"modified":"2020-09-21T11:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T09:08:42","slug":"relaxing-day-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Spend a Relaxing Day in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today\u2019s society is characterized by a non-stop, frenetic rhythm of work and responsibilities. The rinse and repeat formula of wake up, go to work, do chores can cause feelings of exhaustion and stress, reducing your quality of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s important to take time for yourself and engage in activities that allow your body and mind to relax.&nbsp;Here are a couple of suggestions on <strong>how to spend a relaxing day in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/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\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Living in Barcelona?<\/a><\/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\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/#A_relaxing_day_in_Barcelona_-_where_to_go\" title=\"A relaxing day in Barcelona &#8211; where to go&nbsp;\">A relaxing day in Barcelona &#8211; where to go&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\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/#Go_to_the_beach\" title=\"Go to the beach\">Go to 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\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/#Have_a_picnic_in_the_park\" title=\"Have a picnic in the park\">Have a picnic in the park<\/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\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/#Enjoy_your_body_at_Aire_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Enjoy your body at Aire de Barcelona\">Enjoy your body at Aire de Barcelona<\/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\/relaxing-day-in-barcelona\/#Watch_a_good_movie\" title=\"Watch a good movie\">Watch a good movie<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_relaxing_day_in_Barcelona_-_where_to_go\"><\/span>A relaxing day in Barcelona &#8211; where to go&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Go_to_the_beach\"><\/span>Go to the beach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Start the day by spending some time in the sun.&nbsp;<strong>Barcelona<\/strong> has an enormous coast with various <strong>beaches<\/strong> to choose from. Barceloneta and Nova Ic\u00e0ria are the closest ones to the center, which means they are also the busiest ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bogatell and Mar Bella are usually a little more peaceful, while beaches like Ocata, removed from the center of the city are the ones that offer the most relaxing and private experience.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_57988\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57988\" class=\"wp-image-57988 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/accessories-84528_1280-e1600678678606.jpg\" alt=\"beach with slippers\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-57988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_a_picnic_in_the_park\"><\/span>Have a picnic in the park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several beautiful <strong>parks in Barcelona<\/strong> worth visiting. The oldest and most famous one is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/remarkable-buildings-of-parc-de-la-ciutadella-in-barcelona\/\">Parc de la Ciutadella<\/a>.<\/strong> This <strong>park<\/strong> has plenty of green spaces where you can spread a towel and sit for a delightful meal in good company or by yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also a lake where you can rent a boat and paddle among ducks and aquatic trees, and a majestic fountain\/waterfall with sculptures by <strong>Rossend Nobas, Venanci Vallmitjana <\/strong>and <strong>Francesc Pag\u00e8s i Serratosa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Address: Passeig de Picasso, 21.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104469\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104469\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/picnic-918754_640.jpg\" alt=\"man with picnic basket in park\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-104469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\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\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Have you already heard of ShBarcelona?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-beaches-relax-and-unwind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona Beaches|Relax And Unwind<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enjoy_your_body_at_Aire_de_Barcelona\"><\/span>Enjoy your body at Aire de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/airedebarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Aire de Barcelona<\/a> <\/strong>is a space designed to make your body and mind <strong>relax,<\/strong> using water with temperature contrasts for <strong>relaxation<\/strong> and health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The house offers a range of <strong>thermal baths<\/strong> which you can combine with <strong>massages<\/strong> for a perfect <strong>relaxing experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Address: Passeig de Picasso, 22.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_104470\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104470\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/women-936549_640.jpg\" alt=\"lady in sauna\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-104470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_a_good_movie\"><\/span>Watch a good movie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is nothing like a good laugh or a good cry to invigorate the body, releasing the pressure of blocked emotions and stress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Give in to the pleasure of motion pictures in one of <strong>Barcelona\u2019s<\/strong> original version movie theaters: Cine Meli\u00e9s, Cinemes Girona, Cines Verdi, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelmocines.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Yelmo Ic\u00e0ria<\/a><\/strong>, Renoir Floridablanca, or Filmoteca de Catalunya.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favorite place to relax in a busy Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"57986\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; 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The rinse and repeat formula of wake up, go to work, do chores can cause feelings of exhaustion and stress, reducing your quality of life. It\u2019s important to take time for yourself and engage in activities that allow your body and mind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":104468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4345],"tags":[381,2802,941,2798,2799,328],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57986"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104471,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57986\/revisions\/104471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}