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The City of Gaudi - Private Barcelona Walking Tour with Local Expert Guide

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The City of Gaudi - Private Barcelona Walking Tour with Local Expert Guide

About this activity

Enjoy the best street-level exploration of Barcelona on this private 3-hours walking journey. Walk the streets of one of the world’s best cities for strolling and discovering its astonishing art (from outside)

Admire the beautiful buildings of Barcelona like Gaudi Casa Batllo and walk down the iconic La Rambla. Explore the Boqueria Market with your private local guide.

  • Enjoy a private walking tour in Barcelona's city center
  • Take a walk through the streets of one the world's best cities for strolling
  • Explore historic landmarks like Roman Tombs
  • Enjoy modernist architecture like Gaudi's Casa Battló along the famous Paseo de Gracia
  • Visit Barcelona's iconic public spaces like La Rambla
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At a glance

Duration
3 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–9
Guide
English, Spanish
Operated by
Friendly Local Guides

Ages: Children (0–15 years) · Adults (16–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Iconic places for photoshoot
  • Included: Must see and off the beaten path
  • Included: Meeting in the hotel lobby
  • Included: Private walking tour
  • Included: All Fees and Taxes
  • Included: Expert advice where to go and what to do after the tour
  • Included: Private local guide

Not included

  • Not included: Gratuities
  • Not included: Food and drinks
  • Not included: Entrance fees

Itinerary

  1. Stop 1

    5 min

    Your tour will first start at the outdoor museum of Paseo de Gracia Boulevard which has some of the finest modern buildings in the city. Plaza Cataluña is considered the city center with many fountains and sculptures and is in close proximity to many other popular landmarks of the city. Along the way, discover many splendid buildings including la Casa Batlló, la Casa Amatller, the Coliseum Theater.

    Explore this famous building Casa Amatller from outside and its courtyard. See the Palau Robert with its beautiful garden.

    Then head towards the Casa Mila – La Pedrera the famous building by Gaudi (admission ticket not included).

    Check out the Casa Batllo and Casa Llio I Morera and Plaza de Cataluna, which is the most important and centered square in Barcelona.

    Next on the list is Teatro Coliseum.

  2. Barcelona

    5 min

    Las Ramblas is one of the most famous and beautiful streets in Barcelona, where you will love to walk. During this tour we will see the jaw-dropping beauty of Font de Canaletes, the famous Canaletes fountain. We will walk on street named Carrer Petrixol, where many artists like Picasso lived years ago.

    We will grasp the beauty of the very famous and stunning Gothic church. Your guide will also take you the Boqueria Market, the most famous city in Barcelona.

    You will also see the Barcelona Opera House, known as the famous Liceu theatre.

    We will pass this beautiful square in the heart of Old Town called as Placa Reial. Throughout the tour you will see the famous building by Gaudi known as Palau Guell.

    The tour will end near the port and sea, where you will take a picture with a well known Columbus monument.

  3. Passeig de Gracia

    10 min

    It is one of the major avenues in Barcelona and one of its most important shopping and business areas, containing several of the city's most celebrated pieces of architecture. It is located in the central part of Eixample, stretching from Plaça Catalunya to Carrer Gran de Gràcia. Passeig de Gràcia is regarded as the most expensive street in Barcelona and in Spain.

  4. Casa Amatller

    10 min Admission not included

    It is a building in the Modernisme style in Barcelona, designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Along with Casa Batlló and Casa Lleó-Morera, it makes up the three most important buildings in Barcelona's famous Illa de la Discòrdia ("Block of Discord"), noted for its unique modernist buildings.

    The building was originally designed as a residence for chocolatier Antoni Amatller and was constructed between 1898 and 1900.

  5. Palau Robert

    10 min

    It is a building on Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia 107, the former private residence of Robert Robert i Surís, an influential aristocrat, politician and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. It's now a government-run institution that hosts an exhibition centre with three halls, a concert hall, and gardens as well as the Information Centre for Catalonia, including the city's tourism bureau. After the Spanish Civil War, Robert's family regained the Palau, until its second purchase by the Catalan government in 1981, when it became a public building.

  6. La Pedrera - Casa Mila

    10 min Admission not included

    Popularly known as La Pedrera or "The stone quarry", a reference to its unconventional rough-hewn appearance, is a modernist building in Barcelona. It was the last private residence designed by architect Antoni Gaudí and was built between 1906 and 1912.

  7. Casa Batllo

    10 min Admission not included

    This building is in the center of Barcelona. It was designed by Antoni Gaudí, and is considered one of his masterpieces. A remodel of a previously built house, it was redesigned in 1904 by Gaudí and has been refurbished several times after that. Gaudí's assistants Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, Josep Canaleta and Joan Rubió also contributed to the renovation project.

    The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), as it has a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It is located on the Passeig de Gràcia.

  8. La Mansana de la Discordia

    10 min Admission not included

    The Casa Lleó Morera is a building designed by noted modernisme architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, located at Passeig de Gràcia 35 in the Eixample district of Barcelona. In 1902 Francesca Morera assigned Lluís Domènech i Montaner to remodel ancient "casa Rocamora", built in 1864. She died in 1904, and the building was named after her son, Albert Lleó i Morera. The building is located on the corner of Carrer del Consell de Cent.

  9. Plaza de Catalunya

    10 min

    It is a large square in central Barcelona that is generally considered to be both its city center and the place where the old city and the 19th century-built Eixample meet.

    Some of the city's most important streets and avenues meet at Plaça Catalunya: Passeig de Gràcia, Rambla de Catalunya, La Rambla, and Portal de l'Àngel, in addition to Ronda de Sant Pere, Carrer de Vergara, and Carrer de Pelai. The plaza occupies an area of about 50,000 square meters. It is especially known for its fountains and statues, its proximity to some of Barcelona's most popular attractions, and the flocks of pigeons that gather in the center.

  10. Rambla de Catalunya

    10 min

    It is a major street in the Eixample district of central Barcelona. It is one of the city's trendiest streets, with many international fashion shops, and is lined with lime trees.

    The street stretches from Plaça de Catalunya to Avinguda Diagonal, a distance of some 1.3 kilometres. It runs parallel to, and between, the Passeig de Gràcia and Carrer de Balmes. It can be seen as an extension of the famous La Rambla.

  11. Las Ramblas

    10 min

    It is most beautiful street in Barcelona. La Rambla is the blood vessel of Barcelona and possibly one of the most important boulevards in the city. It runs from north to south, starting from Placa De Catalunya, through the heart of the old Barcelona (Barri Gotic and El Raval) and finishing at Monument of Columbus by the seafront. The total length is 0.75mile and the street is located between Catalunya, Liceu and Drassanes metro stations. a Rambla is also a hub for entertainment, souvenirs and food and it's almost a "Must-Visit" place for tourists due to its prime location.

    Explore the beautiful streets of Barcelona.

  12. Font de Canaletes

    10 min

    It is an ornate fountain, crowned by a lamp post, in Barcelona.

    It is a fixture of football fans after Barça football matches since the 1930s.

    Tradition has that the one who drinks from the Font de Canaletes will come back to Barcelona, as the inscription on the floor suggests. The fountain is named after the northern wall of the city (dating from the 14th century), called Canaletes because of the water pipes that went through it supplying Barcelona's old city.

  13. Carrer Petritxol

    10 min

    It is one of the most historical narrow streets in the city. For many reasons Barcelona’s locals consider it to be one the most charming streets. It is just a short walk away from La Rambla. It is famous because of the “granjas”- the café the over past few decades have served the best hot chocolate in Barcelona.

  14. Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi

    10 min

    St. Mary of the Pine is a 15th-century Gothic church in Barcelona. It is located on the Plaça del Pi, in the Barri Gòtic district of the city.

  15. Casa Bruno Quadros

    5 min

    Casa Bruno Cuadros was once an umbrella shop located on La Rambla. It was marked by an ornate dragon with an umbrella, mounted on the front of the building. The dragon still remains today and is a famously known icon in Barcelona.

  16. Mercat de la Boqueria

    10 min

    It is a large public market in the Ciudad Vieja district of Barcelona, and one of the city's foremost tourist landmarks, with an entrance from La Rambla, not far from the Liceo, Barcelona's opera house. The market has a very diverse selection of goods.

  17. Gran Teatre del Liceu

    10 min Admission not included

    This is an opera house on La Rambla in Barcelona. The Liceu opened on 4 April 1847. The adjacent Liceu metro station is named after the theater. It was founded in Barcelona to promote musical education and organize scenic representations of opera performed by Liceo students.

  18. Placa Reial

    10 min

    Royal Plaza is a square in the Barri Gòtic of Barcelona. It is close to La Rambla, and is a popular tourist attraction, especially at night. The plaza hosts many restaurants and some of the city's most famous nightclubs.

  19. Palau Guell

    10 min Admission not included

    The Palau Güell is a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí for the industrial tycoon Eusebi Güell and built between 1886 and 1888. It is situated on the Carrer Nou de la Rambla, in the El Raval neighbourhood of the city of Barcelona. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Works of Antoni Gaudí". Get your fill of history and culture at UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

  20. Monument a Colom

    5 min Admission not included

    Mirador de Colón is a 60 meters tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona. It was constructed for the Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888) in honor of Columbus' first voyage to the Americas. The monument serves as a reminder that Christopher Columbus reported to Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand V in Barcelona after his first trip to the new continent.

    It will be a jaw-dropping experience for you to the see the monument of Columbus.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Hotel Limonaia
  • Hotel Sant Pau
  • Sixties Ramblas
  • Casa Lirio
  • Hotel Barcelona Center
  • Diamante
  • Sercotel Amister Art Hotel
  • Senator Barcelona Apartments
  • Aparthotel Bertran
  • Zt Hotel & Spa Villa Olimpica Suites
  • Roulette ZT Hotels 4
  • Hotel Chi

and 461 more pickup points

Lobby of your hotel. Please provide the exact name and address of your hotel.

Your guide will meet you at your centrally-located hotel, hostel or vacation rental

You don't need to call to confirm the tour. The local supplier will contact you via email

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
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Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

  • See all sights from outside only. Entrance fees are not included

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