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Hi, my name is Hayley! I am from London in the UK and have been living in the beautiful, historical town of Tarragona for several years in addition to Sabadell (another Catalan city) for 3 years prior to that.
I have a degree in Hispanic Studies (this includes Spanish and Portuguese languages, culture, history and linguistics) from Queen Mary University of London. In addition to tour guiding, I am also a Languages Teacher by profession. It is my passion for other cultures and languages which is what brings me to Spain, and the rich history and Mediterranean sea that brings me to Tarragona :)
I am an avid traveller myself so I am aware of what is interesting to tourists when visiting a new place and aim to create the experience I would want for myself when tourguiding others.
In addition to having travelled to many places across the world, I have also lived in the Middle East (Bahrain), studied in Portugal, attended work experience in Italy and have lived in 3 other Spanish cities: Salamanca, Almería and Melilla (a Spanish enclave in North Africa).
As someone who is passionate about languages, I also studied Italian and Arabic outside of my degree and now I am working on Catalan :) But I also have many other hobbies asides from learning languages and travelling e.g. art (painting and drawing), history, music, dance, singing and composing music, playing the guitar, sport and martial arts (I am a black belt in Taekwondo).
One of the things I love most about tour guiding, is being able meet new people from all around the world so we can share and learn new things from one another! :)
She allowed for questions and took her time for each of us and answered our questions but she also made it personal.
Hayley’s tour of Tarragona is a great way to get acquainted with the history and culture of the city! She is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about sharing this information, and she will provide any recommendation you’d like afterward :) highly recommend!
Hayley was so informative and took us to all the major sights in Tarragona, especially the Roman Ruins. The tour helped us understand the history and culture behind Tarragona. She was also so sweet and let us know after the tour where to find calcots which was so sweet of her to go out of her way to research the best places! I would recommend this tour with Hayley to anyone, especially if they will not spend a lot of time in Tarragona and just want to get the highlights in one go!
Our tour guide was Hayley & she was lovely as was our group. We were given a good overview of Tarragona & were impressed with what we saw. We just wish we had more time to come back an explore the old town a little more. We ended our tour where it started & enjoyed tapas & drinks at the market. Thanks Hayley 😊
