Due to the opening up of the city towards the sea, a process that began during the 1980s, the seafront has become one of the busiest leisure areas in Barcelona. Its most outstanding points are:
The commercial port, , the main ways enabling one to move around without too many architectural barriers.
Port Vell, , currently a leisure area, in which the majority of the streets and buildings have been rehabilitated and where there is a large area of restaurants.
Barceloneta,, the old fishermen’s district, where it is easy to move around without obstacles only on the main streets and the Seafront Promenade.
Port Olímpic,, the sports port created in 1992 for the Olympic Games and Paralympics, where there are many restaurants that serve seafood specialities.
Diagonal Mar, , a new district situated in the east end of Diagonal, facing the sea. It has a big shopping area, green spaces, housing and hotels.
The Forum Area, , an area urbanised for the Universal Forum of the Cultures Barcelona 2004, totally accessible and currently converted into the Forum park, a free public space of more than 25 hectares, designed above all for family leisure.