Catalan coast is divided into 4 parts: Costa Brava, Costa del Maresme, Costa del Garraf, Costa Dorada.
Costa Brava stretches from the Bay of Roses to Blanes. Costa Brava - a popular area of tourism and recreation. The relief of the coast are inaccessible cliffs and rocks, covered with Pyrenean stone pines, interspersed picturesque coves and bays with beaches of white sand and pebbles. Sandy beaches to the south begin, which is famous for, in particular, Lloret de - Mar.
Costa del Maresme is a long, narrow coastal strip with sandy beaches, protected from the north winds of the coastal mountain range. Costa del Maresme has traditionally been a place of fishing and peasant villages, whose inhabitants engaged in the cultivation of grapes.
Costa del Garraf begins south of Barcelona from the delta of the river Lobregatt . Here, straight flat beaches coexist with small coves at the foot of the Garraf massif.
Costa Dorada coast of the province of Tarragona, was named for the characteristic golden color of the sand. The ratio of the beaches and rocky coast in Costa Dorada is much better than in other Spanish coastal regions. On the coast there are two major commercial ports. Port of Barcelona has a length of 9 km . Tarragona - the second largest port of Catalonia. Its piers stretching for 5 km - down to the Cape of Salou. One of the major tourist attractions of the Costa Dorada - Port Aventura theme park in Salou .
The sand on the beaches of Catalonia mainly fine and golden, but in the north and one can often find sand and pebble beaches. Entering the water at most beaches gently sloping. It should also be borne in mind that the beaches in Barcelona bulk .