Barcelona Trip Overview
On this private sightseeing full day tour, you will explore the best that this city has to offer – discover the rich history of the city, get acquainted with the most iconic buildings and sites of the city and soak in the breathtaking views from atop Montjuic. Your private tour gives you skip-the-line access at La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and La Pedrera and includes guided visits to the Gothic Quarter and Montjuic. This private tour is a great introduction for first-time visitors.
Head straight through the entrance at La Sagrada Familia where your guide will explain all there is to know about one of the city’s most fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Sites and its modernist creator – Antoni Gaudi. Continue on to Parc Güell, the famous city gardens, and visit La Pedrera, the zenith of Gaudi’s work. Enjoy personalized attention, from a professional and friendly guide who will explain the history of the city and how Antoni Gaudi left his mark on it.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Barcelona, Spain
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
On this private sightseeing full day tour, you will explore the best that this city has to offer – discover the rich history of the city, get acquainted with the most iconic buildings and sites of the city and soak in the breathtaking views from atop Montjuic. Your private tour gives you skip-the-line access at La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and La Pedrera and includes guided visits to the Gothic Quarter and Montjuic. This private tour is a great introduction for first-time visitors.
Head straight through the entrance at La Sagrada Familia where your guide will explain all there is to know about one of the city’s most fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Sites and its modernist creator – Antoni Gaudi. Continue on to Parc Güell, the famous city gardens, and visit La Pedrera, the zenith of Gaudi’s work. Enjoy personalized attention, from a professional and friendly guide who will explain the history of the city and how Antoni Gaudi left his mark on it.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic), Mediterranean Seafront to Ronda de Sant Pere, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona Spain
We will come pick you up in a private vehicle at your hotel or apartment in Barcelona and we will start your private tour in the heart of the city. We will start the tour through the oldest part of the city – the charming Gothic Quarter – a maze of quaint, narrow streets full of Roman and medieval architecture.
We’ll visit the Cathedral, Jewish Quarter, and St. James Square. You’ll be able to see part of the Roman wall and the medieval area of Barcelona. – We’ll end this portion of the tour with a visit to Santa Maria del Mar church in the Born district and then we’ll take a rest and treat you to breakfast at a local café.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Barcelona Cathedral, Pla de la Seu, S/N, 08002 Barcelona Spain
Detailed explanation of exterior and facade.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Placa de Sant Jaume, Placa Sant Jaume, 08002 Barcelona Spain
After crossing the Jewish Quarter, we stop at Saint James Square where the City Hall of Barcelona and the Palau de la Generalitat are located.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, Placa Santa Maria 1, 08003 Barcelona Spain
The last portion of the walking tour, we visit the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar – exterior explanation.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, Placa Santa Maria 1, 08003 Barcelona Spain
Stop for breakfast with coffee and pastry overlooking the facade of the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar. (Bathroom break, etc)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parc de Montjuic, Avinguda del Castell, Barcelona Spain
After we’ll head over, in a comfortable private vehicle, to Montjuic – site of the 1929 International Exposition and the 1992 Olympic Games and we’ll show you one of the best viewpoints to see the city.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona Spain
From Montjuic, we’ll continue down to Spain Square and the Eixample district , in a private vehicle, and pass by the impressive modernist buildings as we continue on to Sagrada Familia. Here, you’ll learn all about the history and the intriguing mystical symbolism of the Basilica, tour the outside facades that are still under construction and see the incredible interior that will leave you speechless. In addition to a detailed explanation of the facades from your private guide, you will also have priority skip-the-line tickets to go inside. Here is where the tour ends, in the center of the city. We will take to your hotel or apartment in Barcelona.
Your guide will be available to answer all of your questions – being at the disposal of the group the whole day with personal attention.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona Spain
Best of all, after the visit, only steps away from the Sagrada Familia, you will enjoy a glass of regional wine and you’ll have the opportunity to sample one of the cherished local delicacies Acorn-fed Ibericus Ham. Top it off with a glass of Cava (Catalan Champagne).
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Park Güell, 08024 Barcelona, Spain
After lunch, you’ll continue to Parc Guell on Tibidabo mountain where the city is beneath your feet and you can admire the marvelous city gardens – another astounding Antoni Gaudi designed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walking tour through the public areas and skip-the-line tickets to the monumental area of the park.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Casa Mila – La Pedrera, Passeig de Gracia, 92, 08008 Barcelona Spain
Last,you will visit the zenith of Gaudi’s work, a true masterpiece – La Pedrera. Here, again, you will skip the line and go straight in. You will get to see the interior of this unique building, a private acquisition for the Mila family, and afterwards you will get to go up to the roof and enjoy a unique perspective of Passieg de Gracia below. Explanation of the exterior and facade and skip-the-line tickets to go inside, and we take you to the rooftop.
Then we take you back to your hotel or apartment in Barcelona city.
Due to the scheduled maintenance of La Pedrera, this tour will instead visit Casa Batllo on all tours booked from January 13th – 19th.
Duration: 1 hour
