「風の影」小説ウォーキングツアー

Marcal tour us as a small group (3 pax) around the gothic quarter and showed many of the settings the Shadow of the winds takes place. Patient and friendly, and giving a lot of background and history of this part of the city.

It was fascinating seeing the landmarks from the book and, via the guide, getting a better sense of how the 2 eras in Barcelona impacted the story.

Jordi was a great guide. This was a wonderful experience seeing scenes from the book and hearing additional history of Barcelona. I wasn’t sure what to expect but highly recommend!

Jordi was our incredible guide. He was full of passion for the novel and obviously lived for expressing every nuance of it to his guests on the tour. He absolutely owned it unlike any other guide we’ve had elsewhere. The walking tour was fantastic even for those who had not read the novel. He quoted passages and brought them alive at every stop. Even if you are only looking to learn about the architecture and history of this area, I would recommend the tour because we learned so much about that too. The group was small - about 10 of us. His English was excellent and we were given over the ear headphones so never missed a word. A highly recommended tour.

Disappointing tour. - Less than advertised duration (1h30 instead of 2h) - Several important stops were not made (Santa María del Mar, Calle Moncada and Ateneu Barcelonés, among others) The experience was clearly incomplete. But the worst was customer service. After claiming the company (Icono Barcelona Tours), they offered to repeat the tour, but we were no longer in Barcelona, so it was not a viable solution. From there they stopped responding and only thanks to the intervention of the platform (Civitatis) we managed to respond. After insisting for several days, the solution was a 25% refund (€7), clearly insufficient. It is not because of money, but because of the treatment and unprofessionalism in management. I wouldn't recommend it. Too bad, because the subject matter is very interesting, but execution and customer service should improve a lot.

Awesome. Would highly recommend this tour. Always wanted to do it and would do again when I’m back in Barcelona.

If you love the Shadow of the Wind, you will love this comprehensive tour. Our guide was wonderful, also a BIG fan of the book and we had fun discussing different characters and parts of the book.

He showed us hidden places of Barcelona with a lot of charm that made us love this city a little more

We were hoping for more from this tour, but the guide did not deliver. First, she did not make any effort to make sure she had everyone for the tour, so if you missed her, too bad (an issue since she did not show quite at the address listed and it's a very busy area). Then, she did not introduce herself, but just launched into it. Well and good, I guess, but it turned out this tour was in both Spanish and English, with the latter definitely the minority. Not necessarily a problem, but I understand enough Spanish to follow what she was saying, and she had much more to say to the Spanish group – she was far more interesting and engaging with them. The English group was clearly an afterthought. The tour itself consisted, in English, mostly of going to selected sites and reading a passage from the book. In between, the guide set a rather fast pace, and she was hard to spot from more than about 20 feet, so we lost people along the way (perhaps they gave up on the quality of the tour). We did come across a few locations we did not know about (generally speaking, not so much in relation to the book). It was particular nice to see Plaza Real, an early Gaudi project, and Les Quatre Gats (The 4 Cats). If you are so inclined, Carlos Ruis Zafón is buried in the Montjuic cemetery, and I highly recommend that tour. That was a much more satisfying experience. We had such good tour experiences throughout Spain, that this one really stood out as sub-par.

Fantastic guide with a fast paced walking highlight tour. Our teen children will now read the novel.