Barcelona City Tours

STANDARD CITY TOURS IN BARCELONA

Panoramic Tour Gaudí and the Modernism Medieval Barcelona

City + Museum Museums only Neighborhoods

Barcelona City Tours with Private Guide

Capital of the region of Catalonia and second city in Spain, Barcelona is a 2,000 years old city located in a privileged site: between the Mediterranean sea and the Collserola hills, and limited by the rivers Llobregat and Besós. From the foundation of the roman colony Barcino, the city has hosted different cultures and here have developed different architecture stiles. Our first important period was the Middle Age centuries, when we became the capital of the Crown of Catalonia and Aragon. The city’s second golden age was the Industrial Revolution, when the city expanded and was embellished with Art Nouveau buildings. Lately, the Olympic Games of 1992 boost the modernization of urban facilities and the city opened again to the sea. The most recent appointment for Barcelonans has been the Forum of Cultures’2004, which gave us the chance to improve one of the most run down areas in town.

2010 FEES
4h walking tour	210 euro
8 h walking tour	420 euro
4h tour in minivan with driver and guide	375 euro
8h tour in minivan with driver and guide	750 euro
4h walking + 4h minivan with driver and guide	585 euro
NOTE: For terms and conditions, check here.

Panoramic tour

See the best Barcelona in four hours. Includes the three most important sightseeing areas: the Old Town (old Cathedral quarter), the Eixample (Passeig de Gràcia and Sagrada Família church) and Montjuïc (Olympic Ring and 1929 World Fair area).

RELATED DAY TRIPS: Montserrat + Penedès Wine Country, Girona + Dalí Museum .

Panoramic Tour (click for + pics)

Gaudí and the Modernism

à Most of my knowledge about Gaudí comes from what I learnt during the time I worked in the Sagrada Família church: I listened to the architects explaining how they worked, what they had done, the problems they had encountered and how they solved them, and also their plans and wishes for the future; I talked to workers that had seen the church grow year after year, people who had been working there since they were young; I had access to their private library specialized in Gaudí’s life and works… That was definitely one of the best experiences in my life.

Park Güell (click for + pics)

Casa Batlló (click for + pics)

Pedrera / Casa Milà (click for + pics)

Sagrada Família (click for + pics)

I want to thank the Sagrada Família for having let me use here some pictures of their archives and for having given me permision to take my own pics and publish them here as well.

For Gaudí lovers. Includes the most emblematic works of the architect who changed Barcelona. House Batlló and House Milà (so called Pedrera), Park Güell and Sagrada Família Church.

OTHER RELATED CITY TOURS: Minor Gaudí Works. Old Stores around the Eixample.

RELATED DAY TRIPS: Güell Colony, Sitges, Reus, Artigas Gardens.

Medieval Barcelona

Walking tour around the Old Town. Includes gothic cathedral and surroundings, Jewish Quarter, Rambla, Boqueria Market and Born area.

Barcelona Old Town

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Santa Maria del Mar

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La Rambla

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à One of my best friends is a Doctor on Medieval Architecture. When I started training as a guide we spent many evenings walking around the Old Town, enjoying the beauty and secrets of every single corner. Still now I sometimes spend my days off in the Gothic Quarter discovering new backstreets I have never been to before, checking out the latest guidebook I bought to locate gargoyles or other small details in medieval buildings, and visiting the new fashion shops, trendy bars and restaurants or art workshops that open in this bustling area of the city. And of course, I include my new discoveries in my tours!

Standard city tour combined with a Museum

Three hours of any of the above mentioned tours plus one hour in a museum of your choice. These are some suggestions:

Picasso Museum. The only in the world specialized in the training period of the artist. Remarkable blue period collection. And also discover the Meninas series created by Picasso in the fifties.

Miró Foundation. The best collection worldwide on the works of this surrealist artist famous for his use of primary colors and simplified shapes.

MNAC. The largest Catalan Art Museum, for those interested in understanding the local art. Features one of the most impressive collections of Romanesque and Gothic paintings in the world. Interesting exhibit of local and international Renaissance and Baroque art. Extensive show of XVIII, XIX and beginning of the XX centuries paintings, sculptures, furniture and crafts.

Museum of History of the City. A stroll through the underground remains of the Roman, Paleochristian and Visigoth city, excavated under the Royal Palace of the Crown of Catalonia and Aragon.

OTHER RELATED CITY TOURS: The Barcelona that knew Picasso.

Museums Only

Visit in detail two museums of your choice*, or spend a half day discovering the secrets of the MNAC**.

* Some museums such as the MACBA and the Tàpies Found change periodically their exhibits. Please, specify the museums you are interested in visiting when making your reservation. Temporary exhibitions can also be visited under request.

** The MNAC collection is divided in different historical periods, and touring each section might take around one hour; it is also possible to see a selection of the best pieces in about an hour and a half.

OTHER RELATED CITY TOURS: The Barcelona that knew Picasso.

Museums (click for + pics)

Neighborhoods tours

Paris, New York, London, San Francisco… so many cities are famous for the personality of their exciting neighborhoods. What about Barcelona, then? While every tourist visits the Eixample and the Old Town, most people would never think of going beyond the beaten path and discover our traditional districts. And Barcelona has plenty of them who used to be little villages and finally lost their independence when they became part of the city. Most of them keep charming areas with the flavor a forgotten life. Come discover them with me!

CHOOSE YOUR THREE FAVORITE FOR A HALF DAY CITY TOUR, OR ALL OF THEM FOR THE WHOLE DAY!

Sarrià (click for + pics)

Gràcia (click for + pics)

Barceloneta (click for + pics)

Horta (click for + pics)

Sants

Sant Andreu

The hills of the uptown have traditionally been the domain of the wealthy society. Stroll around its peaceful streets, only 10 minutes by subway from the busy city center.

Lively squares have always been the most remarkable characteristic of this neighborhood, where still many of its inhabitants don’t really feel part of Barcelona.

A fisherman and industrial past has forged strong links between the neighbors of this quarter, where the apartments being so tiny, most of their activities must be done outdoors.

The name of the district means “Orchard”, and some old farmhouses are still a memory of the area’s past. We can also see the washers where local ladies used to do the laundry for the wealthy families.

Born as a suburb for the immigrants arriving to work in the factories of the Industrial Revolution, some of them have been now restored to hold local infrastructures. It still keeps a flavor of the working class.

One more neighborhood where locals still know each other by name, like a little town inside the city. Their social life is sensed in squares and cafes, and walking along its main street.

OR CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE DISTRICT PLUS ITS LOCAL ATTRACTION FOR A HALF DAY TOUR OUT OF THE BEATTEN TRACK!

Sarrià + Pedralbes Monastery