The Base Nàutica hires catamarans and windsurf gear to those with experience. There's a proficiency test for windsurfing held on Fridays at 4 or 5pm (€20...

There are 14 lanes to try for that perfect 300, in an alley that hosts international tournaments. Early afternoons are quiet; otherwise, sit at the bar and...

This plush, well-organised, private chain has 12 fitness centres. Additional installations vary from a huge outdoor pool (at DiR Diagonal) to a squash...

Designed by Harry S Colt back in 1917, the oldest golf course in Catalonia is a tight, varied 18-hole set-up that's challenging enough to host professional...

This beachside centre has an indoor pool and two outdoor pools (one heated), as well as sauna (which costs extra) and gym facilities. There's a frontón...

There are good rates for non-members at this pleasant club above the Poble Espanyol, with its seven clay courts and free racket hire.

As large and well equipped as any private gym in town, Europolis centres are municipally owned but run by the British chain Holmes Place. They provide...

No club in football history has achieved what Pep Guardiola's men managed in 2009: six tournaments, six trophies. This 'annus memorabilis' climaxed in...

This functional rink is situated next to the Camp Nou complex, which makes it a perfect place for the non-football fans in the family to spend 90 minutes or...

Camp Nou, where FC Barcelona has played since 1957, is one of football's great stadiums - a vast cauldron of a ground that holds 98,000 spectators. That's a...

Bullfighting in Barcelona can be a sorry affair. The impressive Modernista Monumental bullring has seen better days, and anti-taurino protesters can often...

This spa centre specialises in thalassotherapy; there are seven saltwater pools of differing temperatures, including one with waterfalls to massage...

The Probike club organises regular excursions, from day trips to a more challenging summertime cross-Pyrenees run. Its centre, which has a broad range of...

Always the bridesmaids, 2007 UEFA Cup runners-up RCD Espanyol began 2009-10 with a new stadium, the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, and a settled side. Regulars...