As every year on 31 December, Barcelona’s traditional Cursa dels Nassos will take place on Sunday, with two international 5 km races (4 pm) and a 10 km fun run (5.15 pm). Set-up will begin at 10 am on Saturday, with the first traffic restrictions put in place at certain points along the route. Take-down will start after the end of the races and will finish around 9 pm.

Traffic restrictions

The international race route will be completely closed to traffic from 3.30 pm on the 31st:

Avinguda d’Icària (mountain side) – Carrer de la Marina (Besòs side) – Carrer de Llull – Carrer de la Llacuna – Avinguda Diagonal (sea side) – Carrer de Llull (opposite direction) – Carrer de la Selva de Mar.

The fun run route will be closed to traffic from 4.45 pm:

Carrer de la Selva de Mar – Passeig de Garcia Fària – Passig de Calvell (sea side) – Carrer de la Llacuna roundabout (sea side, opposite direction) – Carrer de la Llacuna (Llobregat side) – Carrer de Salvador Espriu (mountain side) – Plaça dels Voluntaris (mountain side) – Carrer de Salvador Espriu – Carrer del Doctor Aiguader – Plaça de Pau Vila – Pla de Palau (Besòs side) – Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera (sea side) – Passeig de Picasso (centre lane, Llobregat side, opposite direction) (180º turn at Carrer de la Fusina) – Passeig de Picasso (centre lane, Besòs side, opposite direction) – Passeig de la Circumval·lació (mountain side, opposite direction) – Avinguda d’Icària (mountain side, opposite direction) – Carrer de la Marina (Besòs side) – Carrer de Llull – Carrer de la Llacuna – Avinguda Diagonal (sea side) – Carrer de la Selva de Mar.

The direction of traffic will also be reversed on some streets:

• Carrer de la Llacuna (Llobregat side) from Avinguda Litoral to junction 23 of the B-10 (towards Llobregat) to facilitate the entry of vehicles on the B-10.
• Carrer de la Marina (Llobregat side) from Carrer del Doctor Trueta to Carrer de Llull. The street will be closed to traffic; vehicles coming from Carrer del Doctor Trueta will have to exit in the opposite direction to Carrer de Llull.
• Carrer de Moscou from Carrer del Doctor Trueta to Carrer de la Marina, to allow parked vehicles to leave the street.

No parking

Vehicles will not be allowed to park:

• From 9 pm on Friday the 29th to 9 pm on Sunday the 31st on Avinguda Diagonal (sea side), from Carrer de la Llacuna to Carrer de Llull.
• From 7 am on Saturday the 30th to 9 pm on Sunday on Carrer de la Selva de Mar (both sides), from Avinguda Diagonal to Passeig de Garcia Fària (including motorcycles on the pavement).
• From 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday on:
  • Carrer de Pujades (both sides), from Carrer de la Selva de Mar to Carrer dels Provençals (including motorcycles on the pavement).
  • Carrer de Llull (sea side), from Carrer de la Selva de Mar to Avinguda Diagonal.
  • Carrer de Llull – Carrer de la Selva de Mar (all four corners of the intersection, including motorcycles on the pavement).
  • Passeig del Taulat (mountain side), from Carrer de la Selva de Mar to Carrer dels Provençals.
  • Passeig del Taulat (sea side), from Carrer dels Provençals to Carrer de la Selva de Mar.
  • Passeig de Picasso (centre lane, Llobregat side), from Carrer de la Princesa to Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera.
  • Passeig de la Circumval·lació (mountain side), from Carrer de Wellington to Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera.
  • Avinguda d’Icària (mountain side), from Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas to Carrer de Wellington.
  • Avinguda d’Icària (mountain side), from Carrer de l’Arquitecte Sert to Carrer de Rosa Sensat.
  • Carrer de la Marina – Carrer de Llull (Besòs-sea corner).
• From 2 pm to 9 pm on Sunday on Carrer del Doctor Aiguader (mountain side), from exit 22 of the B-10 to Carrer de Carbonell (bus zone).

Vehicles that remain parked on these streets despite the signs may be removed by the B:SM towing service.

No moving vehicles

From 3 pm to 9 pm on Sunday the 31st, vehicles on the following streets may not be moved:

• Carrer de Llull (mountain side), from Carrer de la Selva de Mar to Avinguda Diagonal (public car park entrance/exit).
• Passeig de Garcia Fària, from Carrer de Josep Ferrater i Mora to Carrer de la Jonquera.
• Carrer de Salvador Espriu (mountain side), from Carrer de la Llacuna to Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas.
• Avinguda del Marquès de l’Argentera (sea side), from Carrer de la Duana to Passeig de la Circumval·lació.
• Avinguda d’Icària (mountain side), from Carrer de Rosa Sensat to Carrer de la Marina.
• Carrer de la Marina (Llobregat side), from Carrer de Llull to Carrer del Doctor Trueta.
• Carrer de la Marina (Besòs side), from Carrer del Doctor Trueta to Carrer de Llull.
• Carrer de Llull (both sides), from Carrer de la Marina to Carrer de la Llacuna.
• Carrer de la Llacuna (Besòs side), from Carrer de Llull to Carrer de Tànger.
• Carrer de la Llacuna (Llobregat side), from Carrer de Llull to Avinguda Diagonal.

Vehicles parked in these streets despite the measures taken will be cordoned off.

Public transport

Several bus lines will be affected, with routes diverted or restricted between approximately 10 am and 8.30 pm: D20, H14, H16, V13, V15, V17, V19, V21, V23, V25, V27, V29, V31, 6, 7, 47, 59, 120, 136, 192 and Barcelona Bus Turístic (red route)

The best way to get to the starting point is to take the metro and get off at Selva de Mar station.