Tours in Barcelona

List of our tours in Barcelona

Barcelona offers almost endless possibilities for the visitor: from historical tours in the medieval center of the city, to excursions to the wine districts west of Barcelona and tours to the Park Güell, Montjuïc and the Olympic Port that combines all the best the city can offer.

In every case Tour Guide Barcelona recommends you to visit the city together with a qualified and experienced tour guide who can show you both the hidden treasures of the city and the more famous monuments. Doing the tour together with a Qualified tour guide gives you the possibility of getting below the surface and have a unique experience in Barcelona.

Below you will be able to see some of the tours that Tour Guide Barcelona can offer you. if you have a special wish for a tour that is not included in the list, we can arrange a tailored custom made tour for you and your group.

Description
The Barcelona highlights tour is perfect for cruise guests coming to Barcelona for a short time period. It is a great tour if what you want to get an overview over Barcelona.
On the Barcelona highlights tour you will be able to see the "highlights" of Barcelona on a private tour for 4 to 5 hours. The guided tour is done in a private coach and takes you to the famous Montjüic Hill, the most important buildings of Antoni Gaudí (Sagrada Familia and Casa Mila, the Güell Park), the Olympic port and much more.

• The Catalunya Square, the central square point of the city)
• Casa Batlló, the first important work of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
• Casa Lleó Morera, located in the prestigious Passeig de Gracia is this monument of Domènech i Montaner's famous corner building)
• Casa Amatller, a wonderful house of Puig i Cadafalchs next to Casa Batlló
• Casa Millà, one of the main works of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí
• La Sagrada Familia, is the most famous and impressive church in the world designed by Gaudí
• Park Güell, is a fantastic park that can’t be missed. A great work of art by Gaudí
• The Triumph Arch, made for Barcelona's first World's Fair in 1888.
• The National Museum of Catalan Art – MACBA located on the Montjuïc-hill where you can see beautiful views from the city.
• The Olympic Ring and Stadium, on Montjuïc with monumental square
• The viewpoint Miramar on the Montjuïc-hill 
• The Olympic Harbor, built for the Olympics in 1992
• Optional: Santa María del Mar the famous "Cathedral of the Sea" or the Cathedral of Barcelona (La Catedral la Seu).

Practical information
Duration: (half day tour) 4 hours
We arrange this tour for private groups of minimum 8 persons

Barcelona is not just one of the cities in Spain with most museums, but one of the best cities in the world to experience art in. In Barcelona you can visit more than 60 museums, including art galleries, and museums focusing on diverse themes such as history, religion, war, sports, science, music, architecture and entertainment. Barcelona even has a chocolate museum showing you the history of chocolate!  

The tour

During this tour we will show you the three best art museums in Barcelona, that will let you get insight into not only art but also the history of Barcelona and Catalonia:

• The Picasso Museum

• The National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC)

• The Miró Museum

The Picasso Museum

When you visit the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, one should not expect to see one masterpiece after another. The museum contains mainly works from the early period of Picasso's production - and this period is the key to understand Picasso's later development.

Picasso's earlier developments in the years before in 1904 moving to Paris, is characterized by large experiments. Picasso devours one style after another in a fierce experimentation process that really never ends. But with the beginning of the so-called Blue Period, some form of order and uniformity can be seen in the works of Picasso.

It is the early experiments and the blue period, which is the focus of the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, making the museum into an exciting study of Picasso's development against the talent that makes him the 20th century, perhaps best-known artist.

The Miro Museum

Fundació Joan Miró, located at the Montjuic Hill, embraces an extraordinarily comprehensive collection of works by Joan Miró. His art can also be seen in other places in Barcelona city:

Woman and Bird (1982): is a spectacular ceramic sculpture located in the Parc Joan Miró
Woman (1983): a bronze sculpture woman in the courtyard of Casa de la Ciutat
In la Rambla you can also see the circular pavement at the Pla de l’Os.

MNAC

Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) holds all the art (sculpture, painting, engraving, drawing, photography, posters, etc.) with the main purpose to explain the general history of Catalan art. The museum embraces a unique and exceptional collection of the Romanesque period, the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. The Modernisme (Catalan Art Nouveau), Noucentisme and Avant-garde are part of the art collection are made up of the work of Catalan artists, until the mid-twentieth century. Some of the artist includes Gaudí, Picasso, Gargallo, Maria Fortuny, Ramon Casas, Isidre Nonell, Rusiñol, Josep Llimona, Joaquim Sunyer and paintings from the collection of Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza.

Practical information

Duration: (half day tour) 5 hours
We arrange this tour for private groups of minimum 8 persons

BARCELONA GOTHIC QUARTER TOUR

This walking tour in the historic center of Barcelona is the perfect way to experience some of the most interesting monuments in the city and at the same time get insight into the thrilling history of Barcelona and Catalonia.
On the way you will see the Cathedral of Barcelona, local markets, cozy squares, remains from the civil war, the kings Palace from the 14th century, the Jewish quarter and much more.

The route

• The Ramblas: the most famous street in Spain
• The Liceu Opera: one of the biggest in Europe, placed on the Ramblas.
• The National Library of Catalonia: here Antoni Gaudí was buried when it was a hospital, now they have one of the most important book collections in Europe.
• Plaça Sant Felip Neri: see the scars from the civil war
• Plaça Sant Jaume: here you will find the town hall and the so-called Generalitat
• The Jewish quarter: one of the best conserved medieval areas in Spain
• Roman walls: the Roman fortification
• Montcada: this street was inhabited by the most wealthy families in Barcelona in the 14th century.
• The Cathedral of Barcelona: the local saint of Barcelona, Santa Eulalia, is buried here.
• Santa María del Mar: The Cathedral of the Sea, as written about in Ildefonso Falcones’ novel.
• The Temple of Augustus: some of the most important Roman ruins in Barcelona built around 15 BC
• Santa María del Pí: a beautiful gothic church in Barcelona

FULL DAY TOUR WITH GUIDE (Private tour)
This combines a visit to the most important monuments in Barcelona with an excursion to the outskirts of Barcelona. On the tour in Barcelona you will have the chance to see both Montjuïc, Park Güell and the historical centre of Barcelona and go on an excursion to the Penedès wine district to taste some of the best wine or cava in the area.
Practical information
Duration: Full day tour (6-8 hours)
We arrange this tour for private groups of minimum 8 persons