{"id":61487,"date":"2016-02-06T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T15:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61487"},"modified":"2021-08-03T14:05:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:05:18","slug":"barcelonas-water-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-water-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s water parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a city that can get pretty hot during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-summer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">summer<\/a>, making people want to search for the nearest source of water. There are a number of great <strong>beaches<\/strong> close to the center of the city, such as the Barceloneta beach and the Nova Ic\u00e1ria beach, and there are also beautiful<strong> beaches<\/strong> further from the city, in Costa Brava and Costa Dorada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you prefer more peaceful waters, you can visit one of the several indoor or outdoor <strong>swimming pools<\/strong>, such as the one at\u00a0<strong>Can Caralleu\u00a0<\/strong>sports park, the one at\u00a0<strong>Holmes Place<\/strong>, the one at\u00a0<strong>Dir Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong>, or the one at\u00a0<strong>Bernat Picornell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If what you want a day of\u00a0fun and games while splashing around with friends or family, then head on to one of\u00a0<strong>Barcelona&#8217;s water parks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/swimming-classes-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swimming classes in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"7f7c6f6a-d0e9-4e86-9106-317318e28e42\"><\/div>\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\/barcelonas-water-parks\/#Aqualeon_Water_Park\" title=\"Aqualeon Water Park\">Aqualeon Water Park<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-water-parks\/#Illa_Fantasia\" title=\"Illa Fantasia\">Illa Fantasia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-water-parks\/#Marineland\" title=\"Marineland\">Marineland<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-water-parks\/#PortAventura_-_Caribe_Aquatic_Park\" title=\"PortAventura &#8211; Caribe Aquatic Park\">PortAventura &#8211; Caribe Aquatic Park<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aqualeon_Water_Park\"><\/span>Aqualeon Water Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89879\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89879\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pexels-photo-61129-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An hour and fifteen minutes away from the center of\u00a0<strong>Barcelona<\/strong>, in Tarragona,\u00a0you can find <strong>Aqualeon<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Water Park<\/strong>. This family-friendly <strong>park<\/strong> has a variety of water-based\u00a0attractions\u00a0like the Anaconda, Kamikaze, Black Hole and Surf Beach, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/parks-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">children<\/a>, young people, and adults can have\u00a0fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tickets for\u00a0<strong>Aqualeon Water Park<\/strong> are 26\u20ac for people between the ages of 11 and 64. Children between 5 and 10 years old and senior citizens pay 17\u20ac per person, and children between 3 and 4 years old pay 8\u20ac per person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aqualeon Water Park<\/strong> is open only during the summer. From the 17th of June to the 9th of July and from the 28th of August to the 11th of September, the <strong>park<\/strong> is open from 11 am to 6 pm. From the 10th of July to the 27th of August the <strong>park<\/strong> is open from 10:30 am to 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aqualeon <\/strong>is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Aqualeon\/@41.228942,1.487398,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a3f50ecf498d79:0xd229d7b858521f8a!8m2!3d41.228942!4d1.487398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Finca Les Basses in Albinyana, Tarragona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #ffe6c9;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#x1f3ab; After your experience in Water Parks. Would you like to enjoy more attractions in Barcelona with your friends or family? Such as the Sagrada Familia and the Park G\u00fcell. Book your tickets with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-city-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona City Pass<\/a>! This way, you can access the places all together at the same time, and especially, without queues. Also, you get a 20% discount on your ticket purchases in more than 60 tourist attractions in Barcelona. <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Illa_Fantasia\"><\/span>Illa Fantasia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in Vilassar de Dalt, about half an hour by car from Barcelona,\u00a0<strong>Illa Fantasia<\/strong>\u00a0is a popular <strong>water park<\/strong> that is open between the months of June and September. There, visitors can spend a fun day, hopping from pool to pool and experiencing a variety of slides designed for people of all ages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong> for <strong>Illa Fantasia<\/strong> are free for children under 90cm of height. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/happy-milk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kids<\/a> who are between 90cm and 1,20m high pay 17\u20ac, and adults pay 28\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Illa Fantasia<\/strong> is open from 10 am to 6 pm,\u00a0from the 5th of June to the 30th of July and from\u00a0the 1st to the 10th of September. It is open from 10 am to 7 pm from the 1st of July to the 31st of August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Illa Fantasia<\/strong>\u00a0is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Illa+Fantasia\/@41.503559,2.3610013,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4b6b66312c0db:0x8acd8ced28a00942!8m2!3d41.503559!4d2.36319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Finca Mas Brass\u00f3, in Vilassar de Dalt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rent-country-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to rent country houses in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marineland\"><\/span>Marineland<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89880\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89880\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/El-Coleccionista-de-Instantes-via-VisualHunt-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by El Coleccionista de Instantes via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Marineland<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is an <strong>aquatic zoo<\/strong> located an hour away from Barcelona. There, visitors can see animals like dolphins, sea lions, penguins, and birds.\u00a0<strong>Marineland<\/strong>\u00a0also has a section which is a <strong>water park<\/strong>,\u00a0in which people can ride a variety of attractions and water slides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tickets\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0<strong>Marineland<\/strong> cost 28\u20ac per person or 24\u20ac online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/classes-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seniors<\/a> and children between 5 and 10 years old pay 17\u20ac or 13\u20ac online. Children who are 3 or 4 years old pay 10\u20ac or 8\u20ac online. There is also a family pack available for 2 adults and 2 children for 74\u20ac, and a friends pack for 4 adults for 96\u20ac. These two packs are only available online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Marineland<\/strong> opens in the middle of May and closes on late September. The schedule from the 15th of May to the 23rd of July and from the 4th of September until the end of the season is from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. From the 24th of June to the 3rd of September the <strong>park<\/strong> is open from 10 am to 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Marineland<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Marineland+Catalunya\/@41.6608183,2.753616,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12bb3e802662449b:0xc61eb4d30d6b7e84!8m2!3d41.6608183!4d2.753616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carretera Malgrat, at Palafolls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PortAventura_-_Caribe_Aquatic_Park\"><\/span>PortAventura &#8211; Caribe Aquatic Park<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An hour and twenty minutes away from the center of Barcelona, you can find\u00a0<strong>PortAventura<\/strong>, a combination of resort, amusement park and <strong>water park <\/strong>located in\u00a0<strong>Costa Dorada<\/strong>. One of the\u00a0<strong>most visited theme parks in Spain<\/strong>\u00a0and the sixth most visited in Europe,\u00a0<strong>PortAventura<\/strong>\u00a0offers a variety of rides and attractions so visitors can spend\u00a0several\u00a0days of fun, with the possibility of staying at one of the park\u2019s eight hotels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tickets\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/attractions\/portaventura-park-and-aquatic-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Caribe Water Park<\/strong><\/a> cost 29\u20ac for people from 11 to 59 years old, and 25\u20ac for kids between 4 and 10 years old and senior citizens. Disables visitors pay 16\u20ac. If you want to visit\u00a0<strong>Caribe Water Park<\/strong> and also\u00a0<strong>Portaventura<\/strong> itself, you can buy a 3-day pass for 90\u20ac for adults or 85\u20ac if the ticket is bought <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/excursions\/portaventura-skip-the-line-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">online<\/a><\/strong>, 73\u20ac for kids and seniors or 65\u20ac if bought online, and 46\u20ac for disabled visitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Portaventura<\/strong><strong>&#8216;s Caribe Water Park<\/strong> is open from 10:30 am to 6 pm during the low season and from 10:30 am to 7 pm during high season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Portaventura<\/strong>\u00a0is located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Port+Aventura\/@41.0868081,1.1214508,13z\/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sportaventura!3m4!1s0x12a159e61d964f11:0x545aab951bd2a8d0!8m2!3d41.0878286!4d1.1572475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Avinguda de l\u2019Alcalde Pere Molas, at Vila-Seca, Tarragona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> * Main photo by\u00a0Olivier Bruchez via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61487\"\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; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a city that can get pretty hot during the summer, making people want to search for the nearest source of water. 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