Beaches & sea

Barcelona Beach Clubs and Chiringuitos

Where to sink into a sunbed with a DJ or grab a beer at a chiringuito along Barcelona's beaches, with rough prices, quieter spots and beachfront pickpocket tips.

Barcelona's Beaches: Barceloneta and Beyond

A guide to the Barcelona beaches: Barceloneta and the city strands, the quieter sands further out, and the Costa Brava coves worth the day trip.

Sitges: The Beach Town Forty Minutes Away

White houses, seventeen beaches, a church on a rock and one of Europe's great gay resorts: how to do Sitges as a day trip, and when not to.

The Costa Brava: Coves, Cliffs and the Coastal Path

The rocky coast north of Barcelona is nothing like the resort strip its name suggests: which towns are worth the trip, how the cliff path works, and what a day out really involves.