Barcelona Trip Overview
This experience is a unique look into the history of the only musical genre invented in Europe in the 20th century. It is a story about music, resilience, tolerance, immigration, community and more.
The Catalan Rumba is a lively style of music and it is impossible that one can sit still when listening to it, and today we will prove it. How it came to be invented, what are its roots and the history of those who create it is truly a marvellous and often untold piece of Barcelona’s own history.
During this unique walking experience we discover amazing stories about Paseo de Gracia, the Vila de Gracia neighbourhood, its residents and the revolutionary spirit that fuels this little corner of Barcelona for centuries.
Finally, we meet today’s custodians of the Catalan Rumba and you get to see if you can stay still when the rumba plays. We finish in traditional style with an aperitif of vermouth and a tapa at a local bar.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Barcelona, Spain
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
This experience is a unique look into the history of the only musical genre invented in Europe in the 20th century. It is a story about music, resilience, tolerance, immigration, community and more.
The Catalan Rumba is a lively style of music and it is impossible that one can sit still when listening to it, and today we will prove it. How it came to be invented, what are its roots and the history of those who create it is truly a marvellous and often untold piece of Barcelona’s own history.
During this unique walking experience we discover amazing stories about Paseo de Gracia, the Vila de Gracia neighbourhood, its residents and the revolutionary spirit that fuels this little corner of Barcelona for centuries.
Finally, we meet today’s custodians of the Catalan Rumba and you get to see if you can stay still when the rumba plays. We finish in traditional style with an aperitif of vermouth and a tapa at a local bar.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Barri de Gracia Gracia, Barcelona Spain
We will walk from Paseo de Gracia through the charming streets of Vila de Gracia Neighbourhood. I will share stories about the streets, plazas and buildings we see on the way
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
We will make our first stop in Plaza de la Vila de Gracia to soak in the ambient and discover the secretes of the unique tower presiding the square.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Plaça del Poble Romaní, Plaça de les Dones del, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
We will carry on to another square where we will get introduced to the gipsy community and the beginnings of Catalan Rumba
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaça del Raspall, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
In the quaint Plaza Raspall we start feeling the rhythm of the music and the stories of the fathers of Catalan Rumba come to life. And if we are lucky we will be treated with a live performance from today’s custodians of this sale of music.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Plaça de Gato Pérez, 08012 Barcelona, Spain
In the diminutive Plaça de Gato Pérez you will find out about the man that first documented the Catalan Rumba. By doing so he made it possible for it to be recognise as a new musical genre, the only one invented in Europe in the 19th century.
Duration: 10 minutes
