Barcelona opens a 3,000 m2 urban skatepark in Parc del Maresme

The Sant Martí district now has a new area for skateboarding in Parc del Maresme, a 3,000 m2 space that integrates urban furniture and skating tracks.

Parc del Maresme, in the Sant Martí district of Barcelona, has inaugurated a new provisional space for skateboarding this Saturday. Named skate-Garcia Fària, it occupies an area of 3,000 square meters and has been designed to become a meeting point for skaters and pedestrians, as part of the programming for the World Capital of Architecture Barcelona 2026.

Furniture that invites skating and resting

The project is not a conventional skatepark. Instead of enclosing a closed area, 14 large-format pieces from the company Escofet, made of concrete, have been arranged, serving both as benches and resting areas as well as for skating practice. The strategic arrangement of these modules creates fluid pathways and minimizes interference with usual pedestrian routes.

According to the Barcelona City Council, the intervention maintains the existing elements of the park and organizes the new pieces to promote coexistence among the different uses of public space. The recommended usage hours are from 8 am to 11 pm.

A pilot project for active urbanism

The initiative is part of the municipal strategy to create new spaces for skateboarding and improve the relationship between skaters and other users. The city council considers this action a pilot project to promote coexistence and active urbanism, which could be replicated in other parts of the city if the experience proves positive.

The choice of Parc del Maresme is not accidental: it is a coastal area of Barcelona with a large influx of people, especially on weekends. With this new facility, the city council hopes to decongest other skateparks in the city and offer an alternative integrated into the urban landscape.

For the residents of Sant Martí and the rest of Barcelona, skate-Garcia Fària represents a new outdoor leisure resource in a privileged environment by the sea. The World Capital of Architecture has provided the framework to promote this intervention, which bets on contemporary and functional design.

The City Council has reminded that the space is publicly accessible and free of charge, and has encouraged citizens to respect the rules of coexistence and the established hours to ensure the proper use of the facilities.