Exclusive Barcelona walking tour for distinguished visitors

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A car-free city tour to the transportless realms of Barcelona on a pre traffick jam session into Jewish history and roman remains following the narrowest European medieval gothic cobblestone trail. A city historian walks back to the human character of the Catalonian capital to uncover the living breathing and starkly visible timeline of never-ceasing megalopolis on a bracing stroll ideally suited to the short-term weekend wanderer. A well-read classical walk pioneered by Eric Arthur Blair covers the well-known las Rambla and fresh fruit from the iron-framed Boqueria market for a welcoming basket of inclusive central city viewing.

2 hours
Barcelona
Historical

Points of Interest

Barri Gotic
Barri Born
El Call

Includes

Certified guide in your chosen Language

Route

La Rambla El Call
Plaça Sant Jaume Cathedral of Barcelona
Plaça del Rei Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
El Born

How it works

Times

Available all year.
Flexible starting time.

Languages: English, Chinese, Russian, French, German, Italian, Japanese,

Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Catalan and, Spanish.

If the desired language is not mentioned, please contact us directly under info@safejourneybarcelona.com.

Length: 2 hours
Departure points:

Meet & greet by a personal guide at the location of choice.

Accessible for visitors with reduced mobility please contact us directly under

info@safejourneybarcelona.com in advance.

Book and pay online.
Access e-mailed voucher including detailed itinerary
Print voucher.
Exchange Point: At the chosen location, simply hand the voucher to the guide.
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The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
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El Born Barcelona
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La Rambla, Barcelona
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Mercat del Born Barcelona
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Placa del Rei Barcelona
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Placa Sant Jaume  Barcelona
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Santa Maria del Mar
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Jewish Quarter Barcelona

The Cathedral de la Santa Creu I Santa Eulàlia. Dedicated to Barcelona's patron saint Santa Eulàlia who remains at rest in the crypt. Presently seat of the archbishop of Barcelona Lluis Martinez Sistach. A magnificent cathedral continually constructed over a period of six centuries. Location: Cuitat Vella. Construction: No records before 343. Architect: Josep O. Mestres (15th century drawing plans). Manuel Girona Agrafel (19th century). Manuel Girona Agrafel's Children (Finished project).
El Born (la Ribera) Barcelona's expanded in the 13th century beyond its city walls leading to a separate borough. Now La Ribera. Referred to el Born. A fashionable neighbourhood containing medieval charm. Sites of Interest: Mercat del Born. Picasso Museum. Museu Barbier-Mueller d'Art Precolombí. Textile Museum.Fossar de les Moreres. Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar.
La Rambla. Originally a sewage stream until 1440. Inclusion into the new city wall transformed it into a functional promenade. Present the centre of city life in Barcelona. Covering a stretch 1.2 km connecting Placa de Catalunya with the sea front. Watch the street artists. Includes. Port Vell. Location: Ciutat Vella. Sites of interest: Mosaic artwork by Joan Miró. Font de Canaletes. Liceu Theatre. The impressive choice on offer at international La Boqueria market.
Mercat del Born. Born Market Hall. A former public Market. Presently serving as a glass topped archeological site. Discovered beneath the market in 2002. Plus a museum dedicated to the War of Succession.Construction: (1874-1878). Restoration: (1977-1981). Location: Ciutat Vella. Architect: Antoni Rovira i Trias (1873-1878). Joseph Fontserè. engineer Joseph Cornet i Mas (1977-1981).
Palau Reial Major. Former palace of the Catalan counts during 13th to 15th centuries. Predominantly designed in the Gothic style. Contains Visigothic and Romanesque elements within the structure. Location: Ciutat Vella.
Plaça Sant Jaume. Barcelona’s political center practically since inception. Resides in the middle of the Gothic Quarter. The square itself contains two of the most iconic buildings in modern Catalan life. Namely the City Hall and Palau de la Generalitat. Location: Ciutat Vella. Constructed: (1823).
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. Or the Cathedral of La Ribera. The only surviving church containing architecture created in the pure Catalan Gothic style. Construction: (1329-1384). Location: Ciutat Vella. Architect: Berenguer de Montagut.
The Jewish Quarter of Barcelona. Home to possibly the oldest synagogue in Europe. Includes the Centre d'Interpretació del Call museum. Dedicated to the long history of Jewish culture in Catalonia. Location: Cuitat Vella.

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