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Barcelona & Costa Brava

Barcelona & Costa Brava spans Ajuntament de Barcelona’s Mediterranean city strand — Sant Sebastià, Barceloneta, and Bogatell in Ciutat Vella / Sant Martí — and separate Costa Brava towns in Girona: Begur (Aiguablava), Castell-Platja d'Aro (Platja d'Aro), and Lloret de Mar (Cala Sa Boadella).

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Choose your stretch

  • Platja de Sant Sebastià — Ciutat Vella · 660 m · Blue Flag · port entrance to Plaça del Mar
  • Platja de la Barceloneta — Ciutat Vella · 422 m · Almirall Cervera to Espigó del Gas · BSM Hospital del Mar €3.90/h car
  • Platja del Bogatell — Sant Martí · 702 m · Blue Flag · AREA Blava beach-area streets adjacent
  • Aiguablava — Begur / Fornells · ~80 × 40 m · municipal-tourism aparcament listed
  • Platja d'Aro — Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i S'Agaró municipal strand
  • Cala Sa Boadella — Lloret de Mar · leave the car on the Santa Cristina road · walk ~200 m

Full stretch cards

Parking at a glance

Sant Martí AREA Blava (Av. d'Icària, C/ Salvador Espriu, Av. Litoral — Bogatell corridor): 316 spaces; 1 Apr–30 Sep 2026; 9–20 daily including holidays; max 2 hours; Tariff B by DGT label; pay via SMOU. Check the posted euro rate on the signs or in SMOU.

BSM Hospital del Mar (Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 23–31): €3.90/hour cars · €1.00/hour motos (official BSM rates).

Sant Sebastià / Barceloneta City pages list adapted parking and bike parking. Metro / bus / tram / Bicing are the City-preferred way onto the strand.

Aiguablava (Begur): Visit Begur lists aparcament and reduced-mobility parking.

Platja d'Aro: check parking in the Visit Platja d'Aro beach guide · tourism office +34 972 817 179.

Cala Sa Boadella (Lloret de Mar): leave the car on the road up to Ermita de Santa Cristina and walk about 200 m on a dirt path.

AREA Blava 2026 beach season · Ajuntament mobilitat · BSM Hospital del Mar

Best stretches and who they’re for

Platja de Sant Sebastià

Ajuntament de Barcelona: Ciutat Vella; about 660 m; limits from the port entrance to Plaça del Mar; most westerly city beach. Blue Flag; smoke-free; adapted parking / bike parking; lifeguard towers. Mid season lifeguards 10:30–18:30 / high 10:30–19:30; outside those hours, call 112.

Platja de la Barceloneta

Ajuntament de Barcelona: Ciutat Vella; about 422 m; limits Carrer Almirall Cervera to Espigó del Gas (also called Espigó de Ginebra). Smoke-free; Espai de Mar arcade; adapted parking / bike parking; lifeguard towers; same municipal bathing calendar. BSM Hospital del Mar garage Pg. Marítim 23–31: €3.90/h car / €1.00/h moto. The easiest city beach for a first visit.

Platja del Bogatell

Ajuntament de Barcelona: Sant Martí; about 702 m; limits Bogatell breakwater to Mar Bella breakwater. Blue Flag; smoke-free; adapted parking / bike parking; sports facilities; assisted-bathing point with accessible changing room; Purple Point daytime on the Bogatell groyne (gender-violence / LGBTI-phobia info, 10–18 daily per bathing-season page). La Mercè venue address Pg Marítim del Bogatell, 80. Adjacent AREA Blava streets (Av. Litoral / Salvador Espriu / Av. Icària) — 316 spaces; 1 Apr–30 Sep; 9–20; max 2h; Tariff B; SMOU.

Aiguablava

Visit Begur (municipal tourism): Fornells / Begur, Baix Empordà — separate from Ajuntament de Barcelona. About 80 m × 40 m; fine sand; showers; vigilància; restaurant/bar; aparcament and reduced-mobility parking / access listed; confirm euro rates on site.

Platja d'Aro

Ajuntament de Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro i S'Agaró municipal tourism strand — a Costa Brava resort municipality, separate from the City of Barcelona. Parking: confirm with the Platja d'Aro beach guide and tourism office +34 972 817 179.

Cala Sa Boadella

Lloret de Mar municipal tourism (Platja de sa Boadella): about 250 m × 40 m; coarse sand. Leave the car on the road up to Ermita de Santa Cristina and walk about 200 m on a dirt path. Showers; bathing season listed 15 Jun–15 Sep on the Lloret page; nudist tradition permitted per municipal copy.

Notes before you pack

  • Flags: Ajuntament de Barcelona beach status (occupancy / flag / water quality / jellyfish / sea state) plus SMC / Ports de l'Estat updates on each City beach page. Physical flags and on-duty lifeguards are authoritative in season. Emergency outside lifeguard hours: 112. Begur, Platja d'Aro, and Lloret run their own vigilance. Barceloneta beach status.
  • Dogs (City): during bathing season, dogs are banned on Ajuntament de Barcelona beaches except the delimited Llevant dog area in high season (10:30–19:30, microchip required); assistance dogs always allowed. Outside bathing season, City Benestar Animal allows unleashed dogs on all city beaches. Costa Brava towns have separate ordinances. Llevant dog area · Benestar Animal platges.
  • City beaches are smoke-free (except guingueta-bar footprints per City / La Mercè Bogatell venue note).
  • City bathing calendar 2026: high 30 May–13 Sep (lifeguards 10:30–19:30; toilets 10:00–19:30). Mid includes 14–27 Sep and 3–4 Oct (lifeguards 10:30–18:30). Low: no City lifeguard service — 112 only; limited toilets (Sant Sebastià, Somorrostro, Bogatell, Nova Mar Bella) 10:00–19:00. Bathing season.
  • Check the AREA Blava Tariff B prices in SMOU or on the street signs.

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