Barcelona City Council will renovate 12 dog recreation areas across seven districts, with an investment of more than €3.2 million. The works are scheduled between 2025 and 2027 and form part of the Integral Maintenance Plan, or PMI, within the wider Pla Endreça.
The upgrades will include new sand surfacing, accessible concrete paths, perimeter fencing with double gates, and renewed irrigation and drainage systems. The council also plans to add benches, litter bins, fountains designed for dogs, tree protection elements and streetlights.
The 12 sites are Jardins Mestre Balcells in Gràcia, Parc del Centre del Poblenou in Sant Martí, Parc de la Maquinista in Sant Andreu, Parc Poblenou in Sant Martí, Jardins Font dels Ocellets in Les Corts, Parc de Monterols in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi, Jardins de la Indústria in Eixample, Plaça de la Sagrada Família in Eixample, Parc del Clot in Sant Martí, Jardins de Màlaga in Sants-Montjuïc, Jardins de Can Mantega in Sants-Montjuïc, and Jardins de Joana Tomàs in Sant Martí.
Barcelona says it currently has 232 spaces for dogs covering more than 875,000 square metres, including the Llevant beach area during the bathing season. These are split into dog areas under 400 square metres, dog recreation areas over 400 square metres, and off-leash dog zones available at set hours.
According to the council, the city has 52 dog areas, 64 dog recreation areas and 116 off-leash dog zones. The aim of the work is to organise different uses of streets, squares, parks and gardens, and to improve coexistence in shared public spaces.
Pla Endreça runs across Barcelona’s neighbourhoods until 2027 and is expected to deliver more than 3,000 maintenance, renovation and transformation projects with a budget of €435 million. The city says this preventative work adds to ordinary maintenance, which it says totals about €550 million a year. In 2025, the council says nearly 1,400 preventative actions and 1,200 corrective actions were carried out in dog spaces.
