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Platja de Sant Miquel

Barcelona, Barcelona

A Barceloneta city beach where small, well-frosted glass gathers in the coarse pebble strips rather than the groomed sand.

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Sandy Platja de Sant Miquel in Barcelona at dusk with the L'Estel Ferit sculpture and volleyball nets
Photo: “021 Platja de Sant Miquel (Barcelona), al fons l'Estel ferit, de Rebecca Horn” by Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Platja de Sant Miquel

A busy city beach in Barceloneta with metro access and sunbeds. The city tops up the sand often, so the productive patches move from year to year.

Sea glass at Platja de Sant Miquel

Lots of small, well-frosted white, green, brown and amber glass in the coarser pebble strips.

Visiting Platja de Sant Miquel

Getting there
Reached by metro.
Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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      Last updated 24 October 2026

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