Barcelona Highlights Private Tour with Sagrada Familia and Old Town

Summary

Experience a comprehensive offering of Barcelona's charms during this full-day, private tour of the Catalan capital. Explore the high-end boutiques and modern buildings along the upscale Passeig de Gracia. Continue to the UNESCO-listed La Sagrada Familia, and learn about its famous creator Antoni Gaudi from your local guide. Admire Barcelona's main attractions like Las Ramblas, Montjüic Mountain, and the Gothic Quarter.

Tour highlights

• Sample the best of Barcelona on this exciting full-day sightseeing tour.

• Avoid long lines at La Sagrada Familia, Gaudí’s crowning masterpiece.

• Enjoy a guided tour inside the Sagrada Familia.

• Wander along the ancient Roman walls and narrow, winding streets of the Gothic Quarter before visiting a 2,000-year-old Roman Temple.

• Stroll down the elegant Passeig de Gracia, marveling at Modernist masterpieces like La Pedrera and Casa Batlló.

• Get a taste of the Mediterranean lifestyle and enjoy Barcelona’s coastline through the city’s old fishing district and modern-day beach Platja La Barceloneta.

• Private tour to ensure a better experience and more personal attention

Points of interest

• PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA:
  The most luxurious avenue of Barcelona, home to the most distinctive examples of Catalan Modernist architecture. Marvel at the surprising façades of Gaudí’s famous houses (Casa Batlló and Milà, also known as la Pedrera). Discover the “apple of discord” - the word “manzana” (apple) also meaning, “block of houses” in Spanish.

• EIXAMPLE DISTRICT:
  This district was designed by Ildefons Cerdà after 1859, when authorities approved his plan to expand the city. (The word “Eixample” actually means “expansion” in Catalan!) Cerdà’s idea of urban planning was revolutionary and utopian, a fact you will observe directly while walking through the streets of this elegant neighborhood.

• SAGRADA FAMILIA:
  Perhaps the most emblematic landmark of Barcelona. There are no words to describe the feeling one gets when entering this magnificent temple of Modernism. The organic shapes found throughout its structure, the light filtering through its stained glass windows and the symbolic nature of the building’s sculpted façade will probably be the highlight of this tour (if not of your whole stay in Barcelona!)

• WATERFRONT:
  Over time, Barcelona´s coast has always adapted to the needs of the city’s people. Its latest architecture is best represented by the World Trade Center and the converted Old Port. The Old Port is now full of fantastic shops, restaurants and nightclubs, while still maintaining the charm of its past. Around the coast you will also find the Columbus Monument and the beautiful Gothic building of the Drassanes.

• MONTJUÏC MOUNTAIN:
  Originally used as a strategic place from which to defend the city against attack, this impressive mountain borders the Mediterranean Sea. From its summit you will enjoy fantastic views of the Barcelona skyline. The mountain is home to several buildings that perfectly exemplify modern art and contemporary architecture. These include the sport facilities belonging to the Olympic Ring, as well as museums like the Miró Foundation and Caixa Fòrum. You will also discover examples of urbanism and architecture specially designed for the International Exhibition of 1929.