La Barceloneta is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The neighborhood was constructed during the 18th century for the residents of the Ribera neighborhood who had been displaced by the construction of the Ciudadela of Barcelona. The neighborhood is roughly triangular, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the Moll d'Espanya of Port Vell and the El Born neighborhood. The neighborhood is serviced by its own stop on the Barcelona metro. Torre Sant Sebastià is the terminus of the Port Vell Aerial Tramway opened in 1931 and connecting Barceloneta with Montjuïc across Port Vell.

It stretches out along the entire promenade up to the Olympic port in the renowned and old maritime neighbourhood of the same name, Barceloneta. There are all types of services typical of a town beach. This excellent beach has two beaches one at each end: one near the Olympic Port with Paseo Marítimo Beach and the other near the Puerto de Barcelona with San Sebastiá Beach. These beaches have a big team of patrolling lifeguards from the local police, particularly in the summer season. This is the perfect place to go. Enjoy the sun, have a drink and relax. Traveling to Barcelona just for the sea and the beaches is not a rare thing.

In this area you can find shops, cafés, restaurants and a casino at the Arts Hotel. There is an open-air gym, which is free to the public, in the middle of the breakwater. Barcelona Beach has all of the infrastructures that you could wish for at a city beach.

While you relax on the beach, you can enjoy the yachts coming and going in the Olympic port and also go to one of the many restaurants that can be found on the seafront at Barcelona Beach.

Barceloneta beach gained status as the best urban beach in the World and total third best beach in the World, according to the documentary film "Worlds Best Beaches" produced by Discovery Channel in 2005.

Barceloneta is known for its sandy beach (notable for its appearance in Don Quixote, book 2) and its many restaurants and nightclubs along the boardwalk. Over the past several years, the quality of the sand on the beach has become a source of continued controversy. As of February 2008, the World Health Organisation began an inquiry designed to ascertain whether the sand meets WHO beach health and safety guidelines.

Amongst the attractions on Barceloneta's beach are German artist Rebecca Horn's 'Homenatge a la Barceloneta' monument, and, where the beach gives way to the Port Olimpic, Frank Gehry's modern 'Peix d'Or' sculpture.

Port Vell means “Old Port.” You'll find it at the bottom of Las Ramblas on the glistening waters of the Mediterranean. La Barceloneta is the area of beaches closest to Port Vell, just northeast up the Mediterranean coast.

The area around Port Vell has been a hub of Barcelona's maritime activity since Roman times. Its formerly decrepit docks were renovated and revitalized in recent years to form a modern commercial complex. Besides the plethora of yachts and sailboats anchored at Port Vell you'll find Maremàgnum, a multilevel complex of restaurants and shops.

Of modern construction, the Parc de la Barceloneta is an open transitional space between the Barceloneta and Vila Olímpica (Olympic Village) that meets the sea at the end of its path. Inside the park, various buildings, perfectly integrated, remind us of the space's history with the gas industry.

This green space opens up below the Ronda Litoral, at the end of the Barceloneta district. It is broad and luminous, with grassy areas and spaces with course sand and other paving and has become the nexus connecting the Ronda Litoral and the beach. It is a place to pass through as well as a neighbourhood space and has services much used by the local residents.

The Parc de la Barceloneta is organised into three major areas: the first, built around what's left of an old gas tank, is an open space that connects the Passeig Marítim with Carrer Doctor Aiguader; the second is made up of large slopes separated by paved walkways; and the third is occupied by a football field.

Curved lines are predominant in the park, both in the walkways and in the park's perimeter and the grassy slopes and parterres. Taken as a whole, this gives the space a very smooth effect, and it continues to expand as you move towards the beach, the beginning or the end of the park, depending on where you have entered.

There's also an IMAX theater, a great Aquarium, and some touristy clubs for nighttime partying. On a nice day, there’s nothing more pleasant than swinging your bare feet off the docks and drinking in the scenery around you.

There is also the biggest fresh food market in Barcelona. Like many of Barcelona's food markets this market was recently renovated and rejuvenated to attract younger consumers to the joys of fresh food.

The Barceloneta is Barcelona's main city beach. Surrounded by a ton of seafood restaurants and beachside “chiringuitos” (little huts with tables that sell drinks and food), the Barceloneta may not be the cleanest beach in the world, but it's surely one of the most enjoyable! You can get there via direct flight to Barcelona or to Girona, Reus or Lleida–Alguaire.