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  • meinirann
    Carmarthen, UK3,051 contributions
    A nice little escape from the city
    The beach is easy to get to from the city centre via metro. It’s about a 10 minute walk from there. It was the end of April and it was busy, but I wouldn’t say it was too busy due to it being early in the season. It will probably be far busier from next month onwards. It wasn’t that easy to take a long stroll on the beach as many places were cordoned off, but I think they were just preparing the area for the main part of the tourist season. It’s a shame they couldn’t have finished before Easter. Still, I did manage to get a nice walk in and found a place to sit down on a stone walkway to look out at the sea, which was nice. It’s definitely calmer here than the city centre, but I did find beaches on the Costa Brava nearby calmer. I’d actually recommend you go for a day trip there if you can. There were restaurants all along the beach front and they were all very busy and full. I struggled to get a table, and when I did manage to get one, they needed it back in an hour, so I only had time for a drink and a light bite. The one thing I didn’t like was all the sellers on the beach that pester you. I’m on holiday to relax and unwind - not to be pestered by people like these. I don’t understand how they’re allowed to get away with it. It’s not a good look for the area either. Still, it is a nice beach. Definitely worth a visit if you need to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and can’t get to a beach out of the city.
    Review of: Playa de La Barceloneta
    Written 10 May 2023
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  • juliaandadam123
    Ashford, UK1,638 contributions
    Much quieter
    As others have said this is a much quieter beach than others nearby. It doesn’t have as many facilities as busier beaches, but these are walkable if needed.
    Review of: Bogatell Beach
    Written 28 October 2022
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  • juliaandadam123
    Ashford, UK1,638 contributions
    A little further out
    This beach was quite a walk away from Barceloneta, but the further you get the quiet the beaches. Not as many facilities as closer to the main part of the city, but bring drinks and hope you don’t need the toilet!
    Review of: Nova Mar Bella Beach
    Written 27 October 2022
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  • Mark H
    Greater London, UK15 contributions
    Easy going beach for naturists AND non-naturists
    A rarity to find a clothes optional beach so open and easily accessible in an urban area. Nice Sandy beach. Sea was clear and warm. Very open and relaxed feel. Seemed genuinely inclusive of all, whether in swim wear, topless, naked, or male/female etc. part of the beach was more screened and part not but genuinely no-one seemed bothered by nor interested in who was wearing what, whether they were on the beach, at the bar, the toilets/showers or just walking past.

    A good option for a mix of naturists and not.
    Review of: Playa de la Mar Bella
    Written 5 September 2022
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  • TAMAN1951
    Liberty Lake, WA6,298 contributions
    Famous beach
    One of the most famous beaches in Barcelona.

    I found it to be very crowded but i guess that’s expected when a beach is so close to a large city.

    It’s at the end of the Rambla so that adds to the attraction feature .
    Review of: Platja de la Nova Icaria
    Written 16 May 2023
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  • juliaandadam123
    Ashford, UK1,638 contributions
    Glorious!
    A beautiful beach. Good facilities e.g toilets and bars and plenty of lush golden sand. Sea is clear too and not as crowded as other nearby beaches in the city.
    Review of: Plaja de Sant Sebastian
    Written 27 October 2022
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  • Mais
    25 contributions
    Beach with good amenities
    We went here for the morning while it wasn’t too busy, nice Sandy beach and warm sea. There are showers and toilet facilities nearby and also a lot of bars and restaurants/fast food. Nice to relax and go in the sea but you will be pestered by the beach sellers trying to sell drinks and things
    Review of: Praia de Somorrostro
    Written 22 June 2022
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  • Roland N
    Trnava, Slovakia2,948 contributions
    Nice city beach
    Nice city beach, close to the town to walk, run or just chill out. Good choice of restaurant can be found around.
    Review of: Playa de Sant Miquel
    Written 19 June 2019
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  • Stevo29gar
    San Antonio, TX9 contributions
    Beautiful Beach, BUT many thieves there
    We went to the beach to spend the day there and get into the water. We read on the reviews to watch out for thieves waiting to take your things if you’re not watching them. We didn’t realize how many people are actually pacing back and forth looking to see what you have and wait for you to leave your stuff unattended. After watching them for several hours, we figured out that they have these blankets they are selling, but it’s actually their flag to signal other people working with them that items are left unattended. They open the blanket like presenting it, but its marking their location and another individual that sells water or beer will go check it out and get real close to the items and see if he could take them. They also sell bottle water for 5 euros which is ridiculous so if you want a bigger and cheaper water, go into the restaurant. The beach itself and water were great, but having to constantly worry about these thieves takes the relaxation away from the beach. They did scatter like roaches when the police came by, but come back out when they left. I think if they had police constantly or stationed there, the beach could be really wonderful. Oh it is legal for women to go topless so just a FYI.
    Review of: Playa de Llevant
    Written 24 July 2019
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