Crystal Beach
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Platja del Cristall is a beautiful and tranquil beach located close to Badalona and Barcelona, making it a convenient spot to relax and enjoy the sun. Users appreciate the following features:
- Clean Water: The beach boasts crystal clear waters, ideal for swimming and water activities.
- Accessibility: Easily reachable by public transport or car, with free parking available nearby.
- Amenities: Facilities include public restrooms and some areas with shade from palm trees.
- Quiet Atmosphere: Often less crowded than other beaches, providing a relaxing environment.
However, there are some concerns:
- Maintenance Issues: Some users have reported problems with cleanliness and upkeep, particularly with sand quality and debris.
- Lack of Showers: There were criticisms regarding the absence of showers.
- Access Challenges: Some newcomers might find it tricky to navigate, especially with varying sand levels.
Despite these drawbacks, many visitors find it a wonderful place for a day by the sea.
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Below you will find 36 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja del Cristall.
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Fantastic experience: Excellent beach very close to Barcelona, with free parking nearby, showers, and crystal clear waters.
Fantastic experience: Excellent place, very quiet. Parking is difficult; arrive early. Apart from that, it's ideal.
Positive experience: Very crowded beach in August. Quite a lot of trash in the water, occasionally it is nice. Difficult to park and there are many rocks and jellyfish.
Positive experience: Great beach, there is plenty of parking in the industrial area which is very easy to fill up, young atmosphere, good bars and restaurants around. The only negative is the walkway bridge, the wooden planks need to be replaced as they are very dry and creak when you walk, it feels like they are going to break when you step on them. I hope they change them as soon as possible because one day there will be an accident.
Fantastic experience: Great on a day like (26th December: empty). Blue skies, clean sand, sparkling water!
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Positive experience: Buena playa con agua limpia por lo menos el dia que fui. Ha chiringuitos para comer. Tienen socorrista, duchas. En sus cercanias hay aparcamiento de pago(zona azul) y también gratuitos. Al entrar al agua hay arena, pero das 2 pasos y hay piedras y alguna roca pequeña
Fantastic experience: Es un Sitio bueno para ir en familia y con mascotas( pero solo después de Sept 15)
Below you will find 59 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja del Cristall.
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Positive experience: Very crowded beach in August. Quite a lot of trash in the water, occasionally it is nice. Difficult to park and there are many rocks and jellyfish.
Positive experience: The beach is pretty good, the area is very nice, and the atmosphere is quite right. The bathrooms in the area where I stayed are fine. The only flaw is that the sand should be better maintained; it seems that the tractor either doesn't come or doesn't do a good job. There were remnants of debris and it was a bit dirty.
Positive experience: The beach is not bad, good waves and good location, a syringe or two on the sand, but everything else is fine. Excellent beach for family visits!
Fantastic experience: Great on a day like (26th December: empty). Blue skies, clean sand, sparkling water!
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with fine sand but not bothersome. I love it, well maintained. I would definitely go back.
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Positive experience: It is almost at the final perimeter of Badalona (right in front of the famous Titus tents club). The problem is that you have to go either by public transport or by vehicle. But once you are there, it is peaceful and stretches to Masnou and on the other side all the coast of Badalona. There are not many people and it has only one beach bar and a well-made skate track for lovers of that sport.
Positive experience: Great beach, there is plenty of parking in the industrial area which is very easy to fill up, young atmosphere, good bars and restaurants around. The only negative is the walkway bridge, the wooden planks need to be replaced as they are very dry and creak when you walk, it feels like they are going to break when you step on them. I hope they change them as soon as possible because one day there will be an accident.
Fantastic experience: Very nice place, the promenade is big, there are many restaurants to eat a paella or some tapas on the terrace.
Fantastic experience: One of my favorite beaches because of the easy parking, the sand is thick and there is a beach bar nearby with good music.
Negative experience: Falta el chiringuito de playa del año pasado
Below you will find 4 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja del Cristall.
Positive experience: Platja ubicada a Badalona. Durant el dia no es pot aparcar només està permès a la nit. Durant l'estiu disposa de socorrista i té una Guingueta molt aprop.
Positive experience: Playa limpia , con socorristas y lavabos, lo malo es que cada vez hay menos arena y la playa cada vez se acorta más.
Positive experience: Buena playa con agua limpia por lo menos el dia que fui. Ha chiringuitos para comer. Tienen socorrista, duchas. En sus cercanias hay aparcamiento de pago(zona azul) y también gratuitos. Al entrar al agua hay arena, pero das 2 pasos y hay piedras y alguna roca pequeña
Negative experience: Esta muy sucia. No vi salvavidas nada de seguridad. Papeles y basura por todas partes. Lo único que recompensa el buen sol pero no para meterse a la playa por qué abunda los papeles bolsas y plásticos flotando. Cuanta con una bonita terraza con música latina en vivo buena decoración y atención muy buena. Hay duchas y zona para aparcar
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Positive experience: If you go early in the morning and late in the evening, it is usually not crowded and you have space to enjoy. On the other hand, there are many uncivil people who leave food scraps (plastics, papers, etc.); they should consider having surveillance to prevent this or impose fines. When it is clean and calm, it is really a delight.
Fantastic experience: Super clean water and no jellyfish!!!
Positive experience: Well, it's fine, it tends to be quiet and clean.
Fantastic experience: Excellent beach very close to Barcelona, with free parking nearby, showers, and crystal clear waters.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, quiet and clean water
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Below you will find 4 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Platja del Cristall.
Positive experience: Entre sus buenos lugares Badalona cuenta con un pedacito de litoral mediterraneo dónde Bañarse, pasear o realizar actividades. El carril bici facilita el acceso desde diversas poblaciones vecinas y los servicios es la playa permiten una estancia agradable.
Positive experience: Els dilluns d'estiu, improshow, espectacle d'improvitzacions molt recomanable i divertit.
Positive experience: Cercana. Relajante para tomar sol. Pasear x arena descalzos. Natación. Tiene pececitos . Aunque me de miedo nadar. Juegos divertidos
Fantastic experience: Es una playa de ciudad y tiene una diversidad de personas, el agua cuando está cristalina es u a gozada. Una playa recomendada para un bañito en la cuidad. Dispone de todos los servicios.
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Crystal Beach: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Incredible for watching the sunrise
Fantastic experience: Stormy day, beautiful waves, too bad there is hardly any beach left.
Positive experience: If you go early in the morning and late in the evening, it is usually not crowded and you have space to enjoy. On the other hand, there are many uncivil people who leave food scraps (plastics, papers, etc.); they should consider having surveillance to prevent this or impose fines. When it is clean and calm, it is really a delight.
Fantastic experience: The beach was nice, wide. There is a foot shower and a body shower, restrooms.
Positive experience: A very nice place due to the small number of people. Public toilets, showers, lifeguards, no roaming vendors... These are all amazing advantages, however, it would be nice if someone occasionally raked the trash thrown on the shore by the sea.
Negative experience: No shower, steep shoreline, not suitable for children.
Fantastic experience: Cool place
Fantastic experience: Super clean water and no jellyfish!!!
Fantastic experience: I love this beach
Fantastic experience: Beautiful Calm
Fantastic experience: For being close to the city, this beach is very good, it has restrooms and showers.
Positive experience: Well, it's fine, it tends to be quiet and clean.
Positive experience: It is almost at the final perimeter of Badalona (right in front of the famous Titus tents club). The problem is that you have to go either by public transport or by vehicle. But once you are there, it is peaceful and stretches to Masnou and on the other side all the coast of Badalona. There are not many people and it has only one beach bar and a well-made skate track for lovers of that sport.
Fantastic experience: The good thing about this beach is that it has public restrooms.
Fantastic experience: Excellent beach very close to Barcelona, with free parking nearby, showers, and crystal clear waters.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, quiet and clean water
Positive experience: Quiet beach. I recommend it over Badalona or Bogatell. Beautiful water color. Bring an umbrella if possible to protect yourself from the sun as there are few shaded areas.
Negative experience: They should at least put a shower for people who can't go into the sea.
Fantastic experience: Good place to go to the beach, not for picnics or camping.
Positive experience: Very good, the only thing is that due to the drought there are no showers.
Fantastic experience: Excellent place, very quiet. Parking is difficult; arrive early. Apart from that, it's ideal.
Positive experience: Very crowded beach in August. Quite a lot of trash in the water, occasionally it is nice. Difficult to park and there are many rocks and jellyfish.
Positive experience: The beach is pretty good, the area is very nice, and the atmosphere is quite right. The bathrooms in the area where I stayed are fine. The only flaw is that the sand should be better maintained; it seems that the tractor either doesn't come or doesn't do a good job. There were remnants of debris and it was a bit dirty.
Fantastic experience: Ok
Fantastic experience: Well-maintained, clean, and spacious.
Fantastic experience: Excellent, easy to get to by transport, clean and very beautiful.
Positive experience: Great beach, there is plenty of parking in the industrial area which is very easy to fill up, young atmosphere, good bars and restaurants around. The only negative is the walkway bridge, the wooden planks need to be replaced as they are very dry and creak when you walk, it feels like they are going to break when you step on them. I hope they change them as soon as possible because one day there will be an accident.
Fantastic experience: I love taking my walks along the beach of Badalona, especially now that only the kids are seen having classes on the beach. A place to enjoy the beauty of the sea. For me, all the beaches are full of good energy.
Positive experience: The beach is not bad, good waves and good location, a syringe or two on the sand, but everything else is fine. Excellent beach for family visits!
Positive experience: Wonderful promenade
Fantastic experience: A very long and beautiful beach. In the summer maybe not as much! Full of people!
Fantastic experience: A very cool place
Fantastic experience: Very good for walking
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach very clean and a quiet area.
Fantastic experience: We really enjoy walking along the boardwalk like dozens of people do on weekends, either biking or running. There is a good selection of bars to eat or have a drink. I usually don't swim in the summer because the water isn't clean.
Positive experience: I loved this place, with its palm trees, its beaches, and a lot of places to eat something or have a coffee. Also, this bridge where you can put locks. I would give it 5 stars, but the Renfe train passes between the beach and the bars, which is a bummer, but everything else is great.
Fantastic experience: Walking in the morning, such a luxury
Fantastic experience: Great on a day like (26th December: empty). Blue skies, clean sand, sparkling water!
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with fine sand but not bothersome. I love it, well maintained. I would definitely go back.
Fantastic experience: A good place to take a walk and disconnect from everything
Negative experience: Made from Montgat the park the batteries.
Fantastic experience: Very nice place, the promenade is big, there are many restaurants to eat a paella or some tapas on the terrace.
Fantastic experience: The only thing is the sand, which is very fine and sticks to the body and clothes.
Negative experience: I didn't like it. The access is complicated. It practically has no sand and was quite dirty.
Fantastic experience: Very calm and spacious
Positive experience: Like almost all the beaches of Maresme and Barcelonés, it has been reduced to a minimum due to the autumn storms. It has nothing to do with the excellent image of summer. A regrettable classic caused by human action that wants a port in its town, resulting in saturation and artificial modification of the coast, leading us to run out of sand and beaches.
Fantastic experience: One of my favorite beaches because of the easy parking, the sand is thick and there is a beach bar nearby with good music.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach
Positive experience: Beaches of Badalona, with its own name, worth visiting even if it’s not summer, the views are impressive. However, I want to give a piece of advice: swimming should be done with caution, especially for those who cannot swim, as it gets deep very quickly.
Positive experience: The town hall should build breakwaters to protect the beaches, they have run out of sand, what a shame.
Positive experience: Good beach to go and enjoy a day at the beach with family or friends and the water is very clean, the downside is that it gets very crowded.
Fantastic experience: A water... crystal clear!! very pleasant and very beautiful
Negative experience: This beach has been very bad for the past 3 years, as the storms washed away the sand and part of the path. And the Badalona town hall hasn't fixed it. I hope that now that there has been a change in the mayor, it will be repaired next year just like it was.
Positive experience: Beach with showers, sinks, and trash cans. It's easy to park. There is also shade in some areas of the beach depending on the time, as the wall of the promenade and some palm trees allow it.
Fantastic experience: Best beach! calm relax and no tourist!
Fantastic experience: Great beach to relax without that many tourists.
Fantastic experience: I really love that beach, it's beautiful, calm and very relaxing.
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