Barcelona Beaches - Poblenou from Port Olímpic to Forum

About Barcelona Beaches - Poblenou from Port Olímpic to Forum

Poblenou, besos and Forum is the main residents Beach area in Barcelona. Around the village within the city of Barcelona called Poblenou was and industrial district of factories for manufacturing.

This area of Barcelona underwent a radical redevelopment for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics to provide an athlete's village. Old factories and warehouses have been redeveloped into new office buildings, lofts and art galleries.

The beaches from Port Olímpic to are predominantly used by the residents of Barcelona and in my opinion are better than the beaches in Barceloneta.

Running along the top of the beach is a broad boulevard called Passeig Marítim de Bogatell that has some nice seafood restaurants as well as limited pay parking in the blue zone bays (you have to add money to the metre every two hours and leave the ticket in the windscreen of your car).

The Poblenou Seafront and promenade is divided into several beaches:

Platja de la Nova Icària: Is the beach next to Port Olímpic, Torre mapfre & Hotel Arts. This beach is best known for it's many beach volleyball courts.
Platja del Bogatell: is a family friendly beach that is great for visiting with young children. It is less crouded than the Barceloneta beaches and has reasonably priced chiringuitos (beach bars) and beach umbrellas. I recommend Xiringuito Escribà for a typically Spanish sunset dinner or lunch of paella.
Platja de Mar Bella: contains a small section for nudists. The main section of the beach is gay-friendly. The beach is more sheltered than other Barcelona beaches so on windy days it is popular with wind surfers.
Platja de la la Nova Mar Bella: is a very quite beach and a good place to read a book. This beach does not suffer from excessive beach sellers.
Platja de Llevant: Is the last of Barcelona city's beaches and is next to Forum space. This beach also has a fenced Zone where you can take your dog to the beach in summer (Dogs are banned on Barcelona beaches throughout the summer).

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Visiting Barcelona Beaches - Poblenou from Port Olímpic to Forum

Passeig Marítim de la Bogatell/b> is a broad boulevard that is popular with skaters and runs along the beach front from Port Olímpic to Port Forum along the beach front.

Note: Since 2021 it is not allowed to smoke on the beach or in the sea of any of Barcelona city beaches.

WARNING: All of the beaches in Barcelona suffer from pickpockets and bag thieves. So do not for one minute leave your belongings out of site nor fall asleep or you will wake up with no bag or wallet. Bag thieves operate with impunity on these beaches and will run off with your bag. If you want to go to a beach where this is not an issue I recommend Castelldefels Platja which is only 20 minutes on the train from the centre of Barcelona.

Beach Xiringuitos & Restaurants

Mokai Nova Icària xiringuito Las Sardinitas Nova Icària xiringuito Restaurant Xiroi Nova Icària Restaurant Les Camarla Bogatell xiringuito Bo Kaap Bogatell Xiringuito Escribà Bogatell Xiringuito Vai Moana Bogatell Xiringuito Bogatell La Base by Farre Restaurant Mar Bella Xiringuito beGay Mar Bella Xiringuito Caribe Bella Mar

What to take with you for Barcelona Beaches - Poblenou from Port Olímpic to Forum

There are multiple bicycle anchorage points along the beach front from Port Olímpic to Forum although this part of town cn suffer from pickpockets and a bicycle theft so even if it is chained up, it may get stolen. In Summer when the beaches get busy you may not be permitted to take a bicycle onto the sand.

Remember that beachwear is not permitted to walk around the streets of Barcelona. so if you stray to far from the beach you in a bikini or without a t-shirt you may get fined.

For people with reduced mobility, on Platja de la Nova Icària you will find a reduced mobility adapted changing room on the beach and an area for people that need asistance swimming.