Pet-friendly Catalonia

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If it's a challenge for you to adapt your holiday to the needs of your pet, whether in hotels, restaurants, beaches or transport, pet-friendly Catalonia will make it easier for you: the region works hard to welcome people travelling with pets. You will find specialised services, hundreds of adapted accommodation options, parks and outdoor spaces to enjoy nature with your animal.

Getting around with animals
Getting around Catalonia with animals on public transport is very easy. For example, dogs are allowed on the metro in Barcelona. Just avoid peak times from Monday to Friday. During off-peak times and at the weekend, the metro welcomes them, and smaller breeds can also travel on trams and buses, as long as they are in a travel cage. The same goes for cats and birds. The only thing necessary is a muzzle for dogs and a non-extendable lead, less than 50cm long.
On the local service trains, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat trains, medium distance, AVE and Avant trains, you can also travel with animals whether they are dogs, cats, ferrets or birds weighing less than 10 kg. Catalonia is within reach for you and your beloved animal by public transport.

Stay with your pet
Pet-friendly accommodation is available throughout Catalonia. More than 800 hotels, hostels and cottages accept guests with pets, often with no additional charge, near the sea, in the heart of the mountains or in the city centre. You can take your dog for a walk along the roads of the Costa Brava or Costa Daurada, travel through the forests of the Catalan Pyrenees or go for a bike ride through the Delta de L'Ebre. Even Gaudí heritage site, Park Güell in Barcelona is dog-friendly!
We recommend checking with your accommodation of choice as to their restrictions relating to pets, especially in terms of the weight of animals or restricted areas.

Dog-friendly beaches
Recently, dog-access to beaches has become more flexible in Catalonia, to the extent that it now has the highest number of dog-friendly beaches on the peninsular coast. Cavaió and Picòrdia beaches, in Arenys de Mar, at Vallcarca in Sitges and Rubina in Aiguamolls de l'Empordà all welcome dogs throughout the year.

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Pet-friendly accommodation is available throughout Catalonia. More than 800 hotels, hostels and cottages accept guests with pets, often with no additional charge.

Father, son and dog playing in the rice fields of the Ebro Delta. (© Mariano Cebolla)

Children with a dog in Estartit (© Miguel Angel Alvarez)

Cat in the countryside (© Servicios Editorials Georama)

Dog at the "Gossos d'Atura" (Sheep Dog) Competition (© Oriol Llauradó)

Flight of flamingos in front of the Fangar Lighthouse. (© Mariano Cebolla)

Sledge pulled by dogs. Les de Cerdanya (© Oriol Clavera)

Bird in the Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park. (© José Luis Rodríguez)

<p>En contacto con los animales</p> (© Rupit Viu)

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In Catalonia you have a wide range of accommodation to go with your pet. Here are some of them.

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Le Meridien Barcelona

http://www.lemeridienbarcelona.com

The hotel is conveniently located on Les Rambles, in the centre of the city.

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View of Avenida Maria Cristina and Plaza de Espanya from the National Palace of Montjuïc. (© Felipe J. Alcoceba)

Abba Sants

http://www.abbahoteles.com

One of the references in business tourism of Barcelona, located in front of Sants Station and five minutes from Fira de Barcelona. It boasts the Amalur restaurant, featuring Basque and signature cuisine.

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Day of Sant Jordi on Les Rambles (© Oriol Llauradó)

Bagués

http://www.derbyhotels.com/en/hotel-bagues/

A small historic palace in central Barcelona houses the Bagués hotel, an exclusive hotel with 31 luxurious rooms decorated in high quality materials. The building houses the Sala-Museo Masriera, which displays pieces by the modernist artist, Lluís Masriera.

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<p>Costa Brava. Vista del Parador de Aiguablava, en Begur</p> (© Parador d'Aiguablava)

Petit Convent

http://www.petitconvent.com

A four-star bed and breakfast hotel in the village of Begur which has 11 fully equipped rooms and is decorated to ensure the calm of their guests.

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Mas Falgarona

http://www.masfalgarona.com

Mas Falgarona hotel is located in a 15th century farmhouse located just on the outskirts of Avinyonet de Puigventós, consisting of a group of buildings around a courtyard with a splendid medieval atmosphere.

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Diego Hotel-Restaurant

http://www.hotelrestaurantdiego.com

This establishment is the first gastronomic hotel in Terres de l'Ebre. It offers traditional Catalonian cuisine matched with the finest wines and has 21 comfortable rooms.

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Ski slopes at La Molina (© Servicios Editorials Georama)

Amoretes Hotel

http://www.amoreteshotel.com

Three-star skiing and mountain hotel located on the slopes of the La Molina resort. Hotel boasting a friendly and pleasant treatment, with a wide range of services.

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The village of Unha with snowy mountains in the background. (© Francesc Tur)

Banys de Tredòs

http://www.banhsdetredos.com

Set in an 18th century building in the idyllic countryside of the Val d'Aran, this spa hotel combines the ingredients of a peaceful accommodation and a select range of spa treatments.

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Bell tower of the Canónica de Sant Pere de Ponts (© Servicios Editoriales Georama)

Boncompte

http://www.hotelboncompte.com

Two-star hotel opened in 1990 in Ponts, which features varied and well-appointed rooms and a solid traditional cuisine with three restaurants.

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Façade of the community centre. Historic centre (© Miguel Raurich)

Pic-Nic

http://www.hotelpicnic.es/

A functional hotel located along the Puigcerdà road, which has sixteen rooms equipped with a private bathroom, heating, TV and Wi-Fi. A bar, restaurant, car park and reception with a tourist information. It is fifteen kilometres from Lleida and very close to the natural space of Aiguabarreig Segre-Noguera Ribagorçana.

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Claris

http://www.hotelclaris.com

This five-star grand hotel occupies the old Vedruna palace, in a quiet area of Barcelona's Eixample district, which provides carefully decorated interiors, function rooms and a terrace with views over Barcelona.