Classic images of Barcelona tend to involve Mediterranean-view seafood restaurants, soft gold-sand beaches and people strolling along the palm-lined seafront promenade. So it is often a surprise to ...

Just past the bustle of Barcelona, the coastline quickly reveals its softer side. You’ll spot rugged headlands, sandy stretches and villages with their own rhythm quite apart from city life. The ...

Barcelona beach city: Golden sands and 300 days of sunshine each year mean Barcelona's shoreline buzzes with a carnival atmosphere year round. Here's our guide to the city's best beaches.

MONTGAT, Spain — Ana García rents a shack at a beach just north of Barcelona every year, spending two months there in the summer with her daughter. But García fears summers by the sea in Montgat, ...