Barcelona: Jet Ski Rental
A 30- or 60-minute burst across the Mediterranean from Port Fòrum.
From €125
Barcelona
Port Fòrum
At the city’s north-eastern edge, Port Fòrum feels wider, windier and more contemporary than the central waterfront. You come for moored yachts, long harbour walks and the big angular setting of the 2004 Forum area, with beaches and Diagonal Mar close by.
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Actividades cercanas
Barcelona: Banana Boat Challenge
Fifteen minutes over Mediterranean chop, with salt spray and Barcelona on the horizon.
From €25
Barcelona: Guided Bike Tour
Three hours on two wheels through Barcelona, with market bustle and a live guide in French.
From €26
Mirador Torre Glòries: Skip-the-Line Ticket
A straight run to the 30th floor, where Barcelona settles into a full 360° skyline.
From €15.95
Mirador Torre Glòries: Guided Wine Tasting + Audio Guide
A guided tasting of three wines rises to the 30th floor, where Barcelona circles out in 360 degrees.
From €25.2
Barcelona: Sailing Experience with Vermouth
Ninety minutes at sea, a glass of vermouth and Barcelona spread out along the shore.
From €41
Barcelona: Sunset Sailing with Drinks and Snacks
A two-hour sail with drinks on board and Barcelona slowly changing colour at sunset.
From €59
Barcelona: 37th America's Cup Experience
A sailing simulator and harbour-side race atmosphere bring the America's Cup into focus.
From €400
Entradas y experiencias principales
Barcelona: Jet Ski Rental
A 30- or 60-minute burst across the Mediterranean from Port Fòrum.
From €125
Barcelona: Banana Boat Challenge
Fifteen minutes over Mediterranean chop, with salt spray and Barcelona on the horizon.
From €25
Guía editorial
Port Fòrum
A different stretch of Barcelona waterfront
Port Fòrum sits at Barcelona’s north-eastern edge, beyond the older harbour areas that most visitors know first. The mood changes here. Instead of tight promenades and heavy footfall, you get broad quays, open water and a marina framed by newer architecture. It is part of the city’s more contemporary seafront, beside Parc del Fòrum and not far from Diagonal Mar, so the setting feels spacious and slightly removed from the postcard version of Barcelona.
What you actually see on site
The marina is the main draw: rows of moored yachts, service pontoons, sea-facing walkways and a horizon that feels wider than the central beaches. Around it, the Forum area brings a distinct visual language of large paved surfaces, angular lines and modern coastal infrastructure. This is not the Barcelona of Gothic lanes or Modernista façades; it is a cleaner, more open encounter with the city’s edge, where sea, concrete and sky meet in long horizontal views.
Why travellers tend to like it
Port Fòrum works best when you want breathing room. It suits a waterfront walk, a pause between neighbourhood plans, or a change of pace after the denser city centre. You are close to beaches and to the large public spaces created around the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures, which reshaped this part of the coast. That gives the area a practical appeal too: there is space to move, easy visual orientation and a less compressed rhythm than around Port Vell.
How to fit it into a day
This is usually not a stand-alone day out, but it makes sense as part of Barcelona’s eastern seafront. You can pair it with Parc del Fòrum, nearby beach time or a stop in Diagonal Mar. If you enjoy urban edges, contemporary waterfronts or simply seeing a city from a less obvious angle, Port Fòrum has its own quiet pull. It shows Barcelona not as a historic set piece, but as a working, modern coastline with room to look out to sea.