Free tour

Complete Highlights: Ramblas, Old Town, Gothic and Gaudi Free Walking Tour

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Barcelona

Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Nostos Tours

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Registered on 18 May 2021

See Barcelona through a completely different lens! We have 4 top-rated tours on Guruwalk (see profile). A team of young, professional guides with a passion for beautiful places, meaningful history and storytelling. We've all been giving tours in the city for many years and will help you see and understand what makes it such a unique place!

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

All-in-One Highlights Walking Tour! Gothic quarter and Gaudi buildings

Discover the Old Town's historic streets and squares as well as the main Modernist Gaudi buildings in the upscale newer part of town!

Why spend an entire day doing two separate tours if you can do it all at once?

See all the highlights and hear the stories behind them!

The Gothic Quarter Highlights:

Oldest part of Barcelona, this is where the city was founded.
You’ll see:

Roman walls, the earliest history of Barcelona
Gothic style buildings from the 14th century
The Barcelona Cathedral
City Hall and Catalan Government Building on Plaça Sant Jaume
Plaça del Rei, the medieval Palace's stunning main square.
Plaça Sant Felip Neri, a hidden, fairytale-like square in the middle of the gothic.
Plaça Reial, an arcade lined square for the upper classes in the 19th century.
La Rambla, the most famous street in Barcelona

Learn the secrets and stories of Barcelona’s old town:

Why is it called the Gothic quarter?
Beautiful squares and courtyards hidden in the heart of the labyrinthic little streets and alleys.
History, Local Culture and Legends.

Then we’ll take the metro for two stops to discover the newer, upscale, art nouveau part of town.

Modernism and Gaudi houses:

Casa Batlló: Gaudi's fantastical "House of Dragon Bones")
Casa Milà / La Pedrera: Gaudí's Monumental mountain of a house which may have inspired Star Wars design.
Passeig de Gracia, the widest, most beautiful, luxury street in Barcelona.
Casa Amatller
"Manzana de Discordia": Block of discord

You’ll also understand Barcelona better!

Why does Barcelona have such straight streets?
What inspired Gaudi’s Fantastical Designs
The history of Barcelona’s “Eixample Neighborhood” revolutionary grid system urban planning
Why are the corners of buildings in Barcelona flat and “cut off”?
Gaudi’s iconic Barcelona sidewalk tiles
Modernist Lampposts

All in one single tour that covers the history, culture and hidden gems you might have never know or found by yourself.

Perfect activity if you only have a few days time in Barcelona.
Complete introduction tour for first time visit to Barcelona.
Great tour for couples, groups or company activities in Barcelona.

All the highlights and all the most interesting stories and insights, without it being a long winded history lesson.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Pl. de Catalunya, 21, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

The tour starts in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Plaça de Catalunya. If not exactly next to the entrance, somewhere nearby on the sidewalk in front of it. The guide will have a White Umbrella. Your guide will send you a text message in the morning! Make sure you have WhatsApp installed with notifications on and that the phone number on your Guru account is correct.

Outside visit

Plaça de Catalunya

Big central square in Barcelona where we start the tour

Outside visit

Barcelona's cathedral

We'll talk about the particularities and surprises of the Medieval Cathedral of Barcelona

Outside visit

Plaça del Rei

Courtyard of the former royal palace

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).