Pilot scheme will operate from end of May to mid-September as part of city’s ongoing clean air drive

Barcelona is banning smoking on four of the city’s most popular beaches as part of its clean air policy.

The ban complements moves to limit road traffic in an attempt to improve the city’s poor air quality and “to advance towards a healthy, smoke-free city, and that includes tobacco smoke”, said Gemma Tarafa, the council’s health spokesperson.

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