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By municipality in Barcelona

Tourist rental by municipality in Barcelona

May you let your home to tourists? In Spain you register it with the region, and a municipality can limit new registrations or stop them for a while.

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Licencia de vivienda turística

If you let a home to tourists, you register it with the region. A municipality can limit new registrations or stop them for a while; what is already registered usually stays valid.

The national rule

This applies across the whole country, with the official source.

Licencia de vivienda turística

Region Cataluña

If you let a home to tourists, you register it with the region. A municipality can limit new registrations or stop them for a while; what is already registered usually stays valid.

Registration
Registration required, everywhere
Licence
Licence required, only in designated areas

Source: tramits.gencat.cat, Ley 13/2002 de turismo de Cataluña, art. 50 bis y 73; Decreto 75/2020; Decreto-ley 3/2023, art. 1 · valid from 9 November 2023 · updated on 16 October 2026

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Mediante la realización de este trámite, el titular inicia el procedimiento de habilitación correspondiente, de competencia municipal, y ya podrá iniciar la actividad.

The answer per municipality

As of 16 October 2026. Choose an answer to see only those municipalities.

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Restricted in part of the municipality 310 municipalities

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Banned 1 municipality

  • Sitges

The rule per municipality

With the values and the source of each municipality.

MunicipalityRuleSource
Sitges
  • Ban: Ban, everywhere

Source: bop.diba.cat, Acord del Ple de 28-01-2026, exp. 2455-000001-000416/2026 (BOPB 02-02-2026, CVE 202610020998) · valid from 2 February 2026 · updated on 16 October 2026

This is a summary of the official rules, with the source. Read the source before you decide. It is not legal or tax advice.

Updated on 16 October 2026. As of 16 October 2026.

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