{"id":60194,"date":"2016-02-23T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60194"},"modified":"2016-02-23T16:52:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T15:52:02","slug":"barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Beaches and Beach Lingo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a gorgeous city, blessed with a beautiful landscape that includes both mountains and beaches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a climate that is mostly sunny all year round, <strong>Barcelona\u2019s beaches<\/strong> invite locals and visitors for a couple of hours of sunbathing, playing beach sports or simply going for a walk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104539\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-25-2 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104539 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104539\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104539' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to make you more <strong>beach-savvy<\/strong>, here is some information about <strong>Barcelona beaches and its beach lingo.<\/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\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/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\/barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo\/#What-you-need-to-know-about-Barcelonas-beaches\" title=\"What you need to know about Barcelona&#8217;s beaches\">What you need to know about Barcelona&#8217;s beaches<\/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\/barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo\/#Barcelona-beaches\" title=\"Barcelona beaches\">Barcelona beaches<\/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\/barcelona-beaches-and-beach-lingo\/#The-lingo\" title=\"The lingo\">The lingo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-you-need-to-know-about-Barcelonas-beaches\"><\/span>What you need to know about Barcelona&#8217;s beaches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona-beaches\"><\/span>Barcelona beaches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barcelona <\/strong>has ten different beaches that start at Port Vell and end at the F\u00f2rum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69236\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69236\" class=\"wp-image-69236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2013\/12\/Barceloneta_8870724057-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"view of beach towards W hotel\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-69236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>San Sebasti\u00e0 beach<\/strong> is located right by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-barcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Hotel W<\/strong><\/a>, also known as Hotel Vela.&nbsp; It is one of the oldest beaches in Barcelona, a very peaceful area where you can find a variety of restaurants.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sant Miquel beach<\/strong> is the next beach, close to Port Vell. Like its neighboring beach San Sebasti\u00e0, Sant Miquel is one of the oldest beaches in Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Barceloneta beach<\/strong> is one of the most popular beaches in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>, located in the traditional fishing district<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\/barcelona\">Rent an apartment near the beach<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Somorrostro beach<\/strong> used to be the location of a shanty settlement, the same settlement where the legendary Flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya was born.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Nova Ic\u00e0ria beach <\/strong>beach was created with the urbanization of Vila Ol\u00edmpica in the end of the eighties. It is located next to the famous Mapfre towers and Frank Gehry\u2019s fish statue.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bogatell beach<\/strong> is another beach that was created when the area was urbanized. It is one of the beaches of Poblenou.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nude-beaches-in-barcelona\/\">Nude beaches in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mar Bella &amp; Nova Mar Bella beaches <\/strong>are very popular with young people, where they can practice a variety of sports, including paddling and surf. These beaches also have a nudist area.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Llevant beach<\/strong> is one of the newest beaches in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>, having opened only in 2006.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/guia.barcelona.cat\/detall\/zona-de-banys-el-parc-del-forum_99400119148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Zona de Banys F\u00f2rum<\/strong> <\/a>is not exactly a beach, but rather a bathing area with a sea water swimming pool, allowing visitor to experience the Mediterranean Sea in a different way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_102428\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102428\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2020\/03\/family-2611748_640.jpg\" alt=\"family on beach at sunset\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-102428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-lingo\"><\/span>The lingo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Consignes i Vestidors\/Consignas y Vestuarios. <\/strong>Some beaches in Barcelona offer <strong>lockers and changing rooms<\/strong>. Those beaches are Barceloneta, Nova Ic\u00e0ria, Bogatell, Mar Bella and Nova Mar Bella.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Duxtes i lavabos\/Duchas y lavabos<\/strong>. All the beaches in Barcelona are equipped with <strong>showers<\/strong> (dutxes\/duchas) and bathrooms (lavabos).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gandules i para-sols\/Hamacas y parasoles<\/strong>. Most of the beaches in Barcelona have <strong>loungers and beach umbrellas<\/strong> to rent during the summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60196\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/11\/beach-382488_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60196\" class=\"wp-image-60196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2015\/11\/beach-382488_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"sun beds on beach \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Xiringuitos\/Chiringuitos<\/strong>. All of the beaches in Barcelona except Sant Miquel have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/chiringuito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>beach<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>bar<\/strong><\/a> where you can have a drink or bite to eat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Jocs infantiles\/Juegos infantiles<\/strong>. The beaches of Barceloneta, Somorrostro, Nova Ic\u00e0ria, Bogatell and Mar Bella have <strong>children\u2019s play areas<\/strong> where you can find children\u2019s play equipment.<\/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\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/short-term\">Book your next holiday accommodation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you staying near the beach?<br \/>\nHow often do you go to the beach?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a gorgeous city, blessed with a beautiful landscape that includes both mountains and beaches. 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