Barcelona now has kilometers of well-maintained beaches. The ones that are closest to home (20m walk) are the ones called Sant Sebastià (our favourite) and La Barceloneta, but anyone is fine. In summer the beach is very crowded, it is best to go first thing or late in the afternoon.
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Most people who go to La Barceloneta do it on their way to the beach. We have already talked about the beach in another post, but now we want to talk about the neighborhood. The neighborhood of La Barceloneta was built in the 18th century, and in fact until just before it was under the sea. It is built in a grid, just as it would be with the Eixample district in the 19th century (we have it here). But unlike the Eixample, La Barceloneta has always been a poor neighborhood. His neighbors were basically fishermen or workers.