BARCELONA
Barcelona multifaceted city provides endless opportunities to enjoy. Culture, gastronomy, folklore and much more. Barcelona is the sixth city with the best reputation in the world. Here below I suggest some private tours, however a customized private tour in line with your interest would be a great choice.
BARCELONA HIGHLIGHTS. PRIVATE CHAUFFERED TOUR – 4 hours
Barcelona Highlights Tour is appropriate when visiting the city for first time to get an overview of its possibilities. We’ll do it by car or Van through different areas. At the sea the side we’ll see the Olympic Village, Montjuik hill, etc. In the city centre the chic Paseo de Gracia with Gaudí’s works: house Milá “La Pedrera” and house Batllo. In other parts of the city the Arch of Triumph, the National Palace etc. We’ll make some stops to enjoy a view, a detail or just the atmosphere. Your private guide will provide practical information to contribute to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
!We can easily adapt to suit your personal preferences ¡ Do you feel more for walking through the historical quarter or maybe for seeing the exterior of Gaudi’s Basilica?
Amount of walking: Moderate.
GOTHIC + JEWISH QUARTER PRIVATE WALKING TOUR – 3 hours
The Gothic and Jewish quarters of Barcelona preserve quite a medieval appearance with its squares, churches, medieval palaces and fountains. We will walk through an irregular net of narrow streets while seeing significant buildings. The medieval Synagogue in the ancient Jewish quarter, the Gothic Cathedral or the Generalitat Palace housing the seat of autonomic government with its imposing façade for example. This private walking tour is very flexible; it can be done emphasizing in Jewish history or in medieval history. If you prefer can be done in a more relaxing way, getting out of the beaten track and immerse into the side street’s atmosphere.
Amount of walking: Moderate to intense.
PICASSO MUSEUM & GOTHIC QUARTER. PRIVATE WALKING TOUR – 4 hours
Picasso and Barcelona’s Gothic quarter have a connection since the artist knew perfectly well to find the charming spots in the Old Town. Picasso depicted them often on the small panels he used to carry with him. The painter spent his youth in Barcelona and kept close ties with the city all his life.
The young artist took an active part in the talks organized by the vanguard’s artist in their favorite café “Els Quatre Gats“. The influence left by those talks was crucial in his decision to move to Paris.
Exploring the Gothic quarter and enjoying a private guided visit of Picasso Museum will reveal his attachment to Barcelona.
Amount of walking: Moderate to Intense
OLD TOWN AND TAPAS TASTING. PRIVATE WALKING TOUR – 4 hours
Old town and tapas tasting it’s a cultural visit combined with a Gastronomic Experience. This is an ease way of learning about Barcelona’s history: Roman walls, August temple remains, Santa Maria Mar church etc.
Meanwhile we will get into the atmosphere of “going for tapas”. We will learn about the city’s rhythm and the inhabitant’s lifestyle, we’ll discover real tapas’ bars and we will taste its specialties. ! Let’s feel in this dynamic city as local people do ¡
This itinerary it’s flexible, we can customize it for you according to what you expect.
Amount of walking: Moderate to intense.
GASTRONOMIC TOUR: TAPAS TASTING. PRIVATE WALKING TOUR – 4 hours
Gastronomic tour: Tapas tasting is a tour created to experience what it is the “Tapas culture”: the local customs, the people rhythms, the different atmospheres etc. We will go to some informal tapas restaurants, run by locals, to know the regional specialties. Exactly as the citizens do we’ll visit various bars in different streets and feel their particular ambience.
Of course, we will visit a colorful Food Market. The big amount of products exposed: fruits, fish, vegetables, spices etc. display what to find in a Spanish shopping basket. No hurries, no hassle, we’ll behave and feel like a local.
Amount of walking: Moderate to intense
GAUDÍ, OTHER WORKS. DOMENECH i MUNTANER . PRIVATE TOUR – 4 hours
Gaudí, other works, and Domenech i Muntaner it’s the ideal tour to take when, let’s say, you have already visited Sagrada Familia and Parc Güell. Why not going now a little bit deeper in modernism style? To know Gaudi’s ingenuity when managing the space in Güell’s Palace or visiting a captivating youth work as Casa Vicens.
And what about, being acquaintance with Domenech i Muntaner? Saint Paul’s Hospital is one of his stunning works built in early nineteen hundreds. The Hospital complex it’s today a Museum and a Cultural Centre, it deserves a visit for its beauty and innovation.
In Modernism Private Tour we will visit Domenech i Muntaner’s Hospital and one of the Gaudi´s youth work. The one you choose.
GAUDÍ, ONE OF A KIND. PRIVATE TOUR – 4 hours
Gaudí, one of a kind, it’s a tour which focuses on the most prominent architect of Catalan Art Nouveau or Modernism style. Gaudí stands out for his creativity, religiosity and resourcefulness.
The economical development from middle 19c brought with it Barcelona’s extension. In those days the industrialist showed their wealth and distinctiveness building magnificent homes . Paseo de Gracia it’s the most elegant street in the city and a good example of those exclusive homes. Gaudí works, House Batlló and House Mila “la Pedrera”, stay long this street. Watching them we can appreciate how thanks to this situation the architect could give free rein to his creativity.
We will also explore his masterpiece, the extraordinary Basilica Sagrada Familia. (The three works are UNESCO’s World Heritage)
Amount of walking: Flexible
MONTSERRAT, EMBLEMATIC MOUNTAIN – PRIVATE TOUR 5 hours
Montserrat it’s the emblematic mountain of Catalonia. The virgin, called affectionately “the dark brown one” due to her color, draws numerous believers and communities of devotes. The miracles attributed to her capture the veneration of thousands of pilgrims in Middle Ages, some getting out of their way to Santiago de Compostela
The Natural Park’s spectaculars views are fascinating and the forms of the rocks, sure, are going to wakes up your imagination. The rock’s eroded profiles originated the name “serrated mountain”.
A Benedictine Abbey cares and educates one of the oldest boy’s Choirs in Europe formed by catholic boys very talented for music.
Amount of walking: Moderate to Intense
Boy’s Choir sings everyday in the Basilica except on Saturdays, Christmas Holidays and in July . However the Choir sometimes sings abroad and is not in the Monastery.
MONTSERRAT AND GAUDÍ’S CRYPT – PRIVATE TOUR 5 hours
Montserrat and Gaudí’s Crypt (World heritage site) are two visits easy two combine because they are almost on the same way.
Gaudi´s good friend and benefactor, Eusebi Güell, built a factory’s town known as Colonia Güell. The workers found in the colony everything they might need for their living: doctor, school, supermarket, church etc… In Güell’s colony the church was commanded to Gaudí; he could not complete it and just built the Crypt. Gaudi’s Crypt displays many of his innovations as the catenaries’ arches, the integration of a building in the landscape or the resourceful use of recycled material. On the other hand, in the town we can see how Art Nouveau applied to civil architecture.
If you desire just to visit Colonia Güell please mention it in the reservation for
Amount of walking : Moderate till Intense
MONTSERRAT EXTENSION WINE CELLAR. PRIVATE TOUR – 8 hours
Montserrat and cavas match well. In the morning after the private guided visit of Montserrat you’ll have some free time. (Part of this time should be used for lunch). In the afternoon we’ll head south to visit a wine/cava cellar in Penedés region. The winemakers there obtain obtain a wine and cava of certified quality: Designation of Origin Penedés (Geographical Indications)
On the way we’ll see many vineyards and some traditional farmhouses. Once in the family run cellar, the host will show us around the winery explaining the wine /cava elaboration process. Cava it is a good quality Spanish sparkling wine similar to French Champaign. Of course there will be a wine tasting afterwards.
Amount of walking: Moderate to Intense