Gyms and Spas

DiR. The DiR network has more than a dozen branches all over Barcelona. The minimum one-week membership costs €45 and includes fitness classes and the use of the sauna, steam room, swimming pool, and (at some branches) paddle tennis courts. Day passes cost €20 at the flagship facility just above Diagonal near Turo Park, where the palm-shaded lawns bracketing the Olympic-length indoor-outdoor pool are coveted summer chill-out spaces.Use prices as a guide. They are subject to change. DiR Diagonal, Carrer Ganduxer 25–27, Sant Gervasi, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08021. 932/022202; www.dir.cat.

Seven DiR. Off Passeig de Gràcia near the hotel Condes de Barcelona, this center-city fitness club has a gym, sauna, indoor and outdoor pools (outdoors in summer only), and squash and paddle tennis courts. Nonmembers pay €15 from 7:15 am to 1 pm, €20 for a full-day pass. Use prices as a guide. They are subject to change. Passatge Domingo 7, Eixample, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08002. 932/152755; www.dir.cat.