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Boat and sea: golondrinas and sailing

Seeing Barcelona from the sea explains its shape: the mountain, the Eixample grid and the four beach kilometers drawn at once. The golondrinas have made it affordable for a century.

Boat and sea: golondrinas and sailing — Barcelona
Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Nearby: Torre d'Alta Mar (Passeig de Joan de Borbó) · Pez Vela Chiringuito (Passeig Mare Nostrum) · Eclipse at the W (Passeig Mare Nostrum) · W Lounge (Passeig del Mare Nostrum)

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The classic golondrinas

Harbor boats leaving from Portal de la Pau that tour the port and the seafront in about an hour. The plan with grandparents and children that never fails, and the cheapest of this chapter.

Sunset sailing

Several companies run two-hour trips with a drink included and the city turning orange. It is the tour people still talk about when they get home.

Kayak and paddle by the coast

Mar Bella's clubs rent kayaks and paddleboards to see the skyline from the water with exercise included. Sunset, with calm seas, is the best hour.

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