Barcelona City Council has activated its summer Endreça Plan, increasing cleaning, safety and public space services across the city as summer activity rises. The plan began last week and is aimed at keeping urban standards steady during the busiest months.
The council says the measures come as Barcelona prepares for nearly 200 popular festivals, along with cultural and sporting events. It also expects major international activity, including a visit from Pope Leo XIV and several stages of the Tour de France, which will add pressure on mobility and public spaces.
The plan brings together several municipal departments to improve how public spaces work, enforce rules and prevent anti-social behaviour. For readers following city updates, see our news coverage for more local reporting.
Barcelona’s Guàrdia Urbana has also launched its summer operation, with a focus on public safety, mobility and beach patrols. The Beaches Section started last week and will run until the end of September, with nearly 80 officers patrolling the city’s ten beaches on foot, scooters, four-wheel vehicles, bicycles, adapted quad bikes and two semi-rigid boats.
The Beaches Section is now based in a new operational space at the Bogatell breakwater, previously used by BCASA’s beach management team. The unit still keeps its main headquarters at the Passeig Joan de Borbó police station, while the Barceloneta module and the Moll de Marina space for the nautical unit remain active in summer.
Across the city, the summer deployment runs 24 hours a day in busy areas such as the seafront, commercial districts and tourist zones. Officers will focus on disturbances, alcohol and drug consumption in public, noise, venue closing times, terrace controls, capacity limits, tourist accommodation and alcohol sales establishments. The Guàrdia Urbana will also work with the Mossos d’Esquadra to prevent thefts, violent robberies and snatches.
Cleaning services are also being reinforced, with 138 teams and 295 extra staff added for streets, beaches, parks, gardens and rest areas. Beach cleaning will continue throughout the day until the first weekend of October, and the city will keep operating Punts Liles at beaches, with daytime and nighttime support and extra reinforcement during La Mercè. More on the city’s official services is available from Barcelona City Council and the Guàrdia Urbana.
