Les Corts’ new ice rink is now open and changes sports leisure in Barcelona

The venue replaces the former Palau de Gel, temporarily closed and now turned into a museum. The new facility keeps that tradition alive, but in a renewed format designed to operate throughout the year.

The rink has Olympic dimensions and is prepared for both hockey training and figure-skating sessions and general leisure. This broadens the options for families, enthusiasts and athletes looking for different plans in Barcelona.

The impact will also be felt in the surrounding area. The Camp Nou area thus strengthens its profile as a major sports and leisure hub, adding an activity that can attract steady footfall even outside match days.

For many local residents, the return of ice has an emotional component. The Palau de Gel was part of the lives of generations of Barcelona residents and was one of the classic venues for urban sport in the city.

Barcelona thus recovers an important part of its sporting offer. Beyond skating, the new rink reinforces the idea of a city that seeks to maintain activity and neighbourhood life around its major sporting facilities.

UPDATE: FC Barcelona has already held the institutional opening of the new temporary Ice Rink, located in the Les Corts district and linked to the Espai Barça project. The event included representatives of the club, Barcelona City Council and the University of Barcelona, and officially presented facilities that had already been operating since the beginning of May. The rink hosts training sessions, competitions, activities open to the public and sessions related to ice hockey and figure skating, while work continues around Spotify Camp Nou and the future permanent facility remains pending.