Barcelona Must-See Private Tour with a Friendly Local Guide

Being the second largest city in Spain, the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia, Barcelona amazes with its beauty, grandeur, abundance of cultural and historical values and monuments, as well as its intrinsic elusive atmosphere, which is difficult to find anywhere else in Spain, and perhaps in the world. Here, traditional values and customs are preserved in a fairly conservative Spanish society are harmoniously intertwined with the local heritage, treasured by the inhabitants of Catalonia. Barcelona is a real tourist paradise: it is one of the ten most visited destinations in the world and is ranked first among the Spanish cities, which is undoubtedly an outstanding indicator. Numerous recreational facilities, some of the world's best urban beaches, eight sites officially recognized by UNESCO as world cultural and historical monuments, as well as a first-class tourist infrastructure - this will not leave you indifferent

Here you will meet your guide and start your tour over nice Barcelona. It is a Barcelona metro station located under Portal de la Santa Madrona, just off Rambla in Barcelona Ciutat Vella district. It is named after the nearby Royal Palace of Barcelona, the old shipyards that are now home to the Maritim de Barcelona Museum.

Starting from metro station Drassanes you will go to Las Ramblas - the center of the boulevard is pedestrian, on its pavement there are sellers of flowers, souvenirs and sweets and mimes, and on both sides of the roadway there are buildings of the 16-18 centuries: museums, theaters, commercial and residential buildings. The most famous street in Spain, the Ramblas stretches from Plaza Catalunya to the Old Port. There is always a lively atmosphere of fun, festivities and delightful secrets.

Then you will visit Palau Guell, the building, erected for the Spanish industrialist Eusebi Güell, became a kind of "ticket to success" of the young architect. In his work on Palau Güell, Gaudi was the first to combine decorative and structural elements, a technique that became the basis for his unique author's style. At the end of the twentieth century, the Palace of Guell, like many other masterpieces of the architect, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. One of the most notable residential buildings in Barcelona, Palau Güell is one of the most famous works of the outstanding architect Antoni Gaudi.

Next your stop will be Placa Reial. Once there was a monastery of the Capuchin Order. It was destroyed in the middle of the nineteenth century. The year 1837 can be considered a turning point in the formation of the urban landscape of Barcelona. Then the Spanish government confiscated land belonging to churches and monasteries, and sold them at auction to private hands. Thus, eighty percent of the church lands located within the city limits changed their owners. So residential areas, squares and markets replaced the churches and monasteries. The square is one of the busiest places in the city. There are many bars, restaurants and nightclubs here. This quarter was the first major urban renewal project in Barcelona.

The next place is Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic), located between Plaza Catalunya and Calle Laetana, the Gothic Quarter, along with La Ribera and El Raval, is part of the Old Town. Its intricate narrow streets and ancient architecture attract millions of tourists to Spain every year. The Gothic Quarter in Barcelona gets its name from the surviving medieval buildings dating to the 14th to 15th centuries.

See the City Hall (Casa de la Ciutat / Ayuntamiento), its neoclassical façade has the Gothic roots of a historic municipality built in the 14th century. The tourism department is located on the ground floor of the building. Casa de la Ciutat is nothing more than the City Hall of Barcelona. It is located in the heart of the Gothic Quarter on Piazza San Jaume, opposite the Palace of the Government of Catalonia.

Check out Barcelona Cathedral. Despite its massiveness, provoking the viewer's thoughts about the unhappy Middle Ages, the cathedral boasts a lot of graceful details - a pompous Gothic "rosette" over the central entrance, slender columns and soaring spires. Barcelona Cathedral is a strikingly beautiful example of the Gothic style with distinct life-affirming Catalan motives.

Next you will visit Roman city wall in Barcelona with Picasso art on it. Explore The remains of the ancient Roman walls and two large Roman towers that defended the gates of the city wall have survived to this day. On the same square there is a more modern building of the College of Architects, with three facades and friezes on them: "Children's frieze", "Frieze of giants" and "Flag frieze". The friezes are made according to sketches by Picasso.

Explore La Barceloneta, which is almost triangular in shape. It is a coastal area stretching along the coastline, bordering the Port Vell, the historic quarter of La Ribera, also part of Barcelona's Old Town. Barceloneta or Little Barcelona (La Barceloneta) is a popular maritime area that is part of the Old Town of Barcelona.

The Port Olímpic. Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar is our next stop. The Church of Santa Maria del Mar was built in the XIV century - it was then that the real heyday of Catalonia took place - the progress of the region was noticeable not only in trade and navigation, but also in architecture. The Church of Santa Maria del Mar (Santa Maria del Mar) is located in the historic quarter of Barcelona and is a fairly famous monument of Gothic architecture.

And the least but not the last place is Palace of Catalan Music This is the main concert hall in Catalonia, capable of impressing not only a true connoisseur of classical music, but also every tourist interested in visiting unique cultural sites. The Palace of Catalan Music is located in the El Born area, which belongs to the historic center of Barcelona and borders the Gothic Quarter.

You will finish our unforgettable tour at Plaça Urquinaona (SABA). The proposed walking tour program will show you Barcelona in all its beauty, diversity, splendor and luxury. You will see something that is difficult to find in any other European city - a whimsical and mesmerizing combination of modernity and innovation of architectural creations of Antoni Gaudí with the monumentality and severity of medieval Gothic.