Parc de Diagonal Mar

• Giant slides run down a grassy hill, bring a piece of cardboard so kids slide faster
• Two play areas for different ages, plus a football pitch, basketball and a skate area
• Beach in 5 minutes, so you can combine park and sand in one outing

A 14-hectare modern park near the Fòrum, threaded by a snaking steel structure that carries water to the gardens, with a central lake and trencadís-mosaic planters. Its signature feature is a set of giant slides built into a grassy hill, wide enough for a parent and child to ride together, plus two playgrounds, football, basketball and a skating area.