Tours & Activities in Barcelona
All-in-One Highlights Walking Tour! Gothic quarter and Gaudi buildings
Discover the Old Town's historic streets and squares as well as the main Modernist Gaudi buildings in the upscale newer part of town!
Why spend an entire day doing two separate tours if you can do it all at once?
See all the highlights and hear the stories behind them!
The Gothic Quarter Highlights:
Oldest part of Barcelona, this is where the city was founded.
You’ll see:
- Roman walls, the earliest history of Barcelona
- Gothic style buildings from the 14th century
- The Barcelona Cathedral
- City Hall and Catalan Government Building on Plaça Sant Jaume
- Plaça del Rei, the medieval Palace's stunning main square.
- Plaça Sant Felip Neri, a hidden, fairytale-like square in the middle of the gothic.
- Plaça Reial, an arcade lined square for the upper classes in the 19th century.
- La Rambla, the most famous street in Barcelona
Learn the secrets and stories of Barcelona’s old town:
- Why is it called the Gothic quarter?
- Beautiful squares and courtyards hidden in the heart of the labyrinthic little streets and alleys.
- History, Local Culture and Legends.
Then we’ll take the metro for two stops to discover the newer, upscale, art nouveau part of town.
Modernism and Gaudi houses:
- Casa Batlló: Gaudi's fantastical "House of Dragon Bones")
- Casa Milà / La Pedrera: Gaudí's Monumental mountain of a house which may have inspired Star Wars design.
- Passeig de Gracia, the widest, most beautiful, luxury street in Barcelona.
- Casa Amatller
- "Manzana de Discordia": Block of discord
You’ll also understand Barcelona better!
- Why does Barcelona have such straight streets?
- What inspired Gaudi’s Fantastical Designs
- The history of Barcelona’s “Eixample Neighborhood” revolutionary grid system urban planning
- Why are the corners of buildings in Barcelona flat and “cut off”?
- Gaudi’s iconic Barcelona sidewalk tiles
- Modernist Lampposts
All in one single tour that covers the history, culture and hidden gems you might have never know or found by yourself.
Perfect activity if you only have a few days time in Barcelona.
Complete introduction tour for first time visit to Barcelona.
Great tour for couples, groups or company activities in Barcelona.
All the highlights and all the most interesting stories and insights, without it being a long winded history lesson.
The old town of Barcelona hides one of the best preserved medieval treasures in all of Europe. We will review more than 2000 years of history, starting from Roman Barcino, passing through the Middle Ages (the heyday of the Gothic quarter), until arriving at present-day Barcelona.
We will discover the most hidden corners , visit cathedrals, squares and markets , tell the best anecdotes and the funniest stories , and above all, we will have an unforgettable time, where the fun and passion of each of our guides will be guaranteed to make you fall in love with our city.
On this free tour we will visit:
- Cathedral of Saint Eulalia.
- Remains of the Roman aqueduct.
- Borne Market.
- Les Moreres Pit.
- Saint Mary of the Sea.
- Roman Wall.
- King's Square.
- Temple of Augustus.
- Saint Philip Neri.
- The Call
- Jewish Quarter.
- Sant Jaume Square.
- Sant Miquel Square.
* ** IMPORTANT ***
- Please make a reservation if you are coming. This tour has limited places!
- When booking, please include a phone number with WhatsApp so we can send you a real-time location in case you arrive late.
- Look for the YELLOW umbrella
- In case of a group of more than 6 people, even in separate reservations, in order to take part in the tour you must pay the guide a minimum of €10 per person before the start of the tour.
This Gaudí tour is the top tour in Barcelona. 😃
People like you have chosen us as the best Gaudí Tour in town!
One of the things that make Barcelona so special is Gaudí's architecture.
Experience the best of Barcelona's architectural treasures on our immersive tour, where we'll explore the masterpieces of Gaudí alongside other iconic buildings.
Marvel at the awe-inspiring Casa Lleó Morera and Casa Amatller, exquisite examples of modernist architecture that will transport you to a bygone era.
Delve into Gaudí's visionary world as we visit the legendary Casa Batlló, a whimsical symphony of colors and shapes. Then, be captivated by the artistic allure of La Pedrera, with its surreal rooftop sculptures and stunning façade.
Finally, we'll culminate our journey at the world-renowned Sagrada Familia, Gaudí's magnum opus, where spirituality and architectural ingenuity converge.
Don't miss this opportunity to discover the architectural wonders that have shaped Barcelona's identity. Reserve your spot now and let the magic of Gaudí and other modernist marvels inspire your senses.
On this tour, we'll visit:
- La Pedrera
- Casa Batlló
- Casa Amatller
- Plaza Cataluña
- Sagrada Familia
- Casa Lleó Morera
- Passeig de Gràcia
- Barcelona's Eixample
- The Block of Discord
- And more!
**IMPORTANT**
°Reserve your spot as soon as you can as we have limited places! 😍😱
° Make sure you're with the right guide, look for the PINK umbrella.
°A metro ticket is needed to go from la Pedrera to Sagrada Familia.
°We use earpieces during the tour. It's a rental of 1€ per person.
°If you're a group of more than 6 persons even in different bookings you will need to pay a minimum of 15€ per person before the tour starts.
Free Walking Tour Spanish Civil War Barcelona
Walk through the streets, squares and neighborhoods where the Spanish Civil War took place in Barcelona.
On this 2-hour tour you will come to understand this incredibly important conflict that led to a 36-year fascist dictatorship and would change Spain forever.
What will we cover
- Why and how did the war start?
- Who were the many different groups fighting each other?
- The anarchist communist movement in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War
- What was it like to live under Franco's dictatorship?
- How did the war and the dictatorship end?
- The roles of women before, during and after the war
What you will see
- The little damage remaining from battles and bombardments in Barcelona
- Neighborhoods in the old town where much of the fighting took place
- Sites from George Orwell's book "Homage to Catalonia"
By the end of this tour you will know why beautiful Barcelona was known as the most explosive and revolutionary city in Europe.
Perfect Civil War Tour of Barcelona for history buffs, students, schools and school trips.
The complicated story is made accessible through clear storytelling and with the help of historical images of the period.
*In compliance with the local guidelines for guided tours, we use wireless audio guide systems in our tours. This has a cost of 1€ per person.
