Old Town and Gothic Quarter: Guided Walking Tour in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 2 hours
Enjoy a walk through the historical places of Barcelona to discover the richness of its past. Travel to the origins of the city in a walking tour through the charming streets of the Old Town. Meet your guide, who will help you trace back the footsteps of the city's Roman and medieval past, the most evocative district of Barcelona. Both through its most emblematic monuments and buildings or its small hidden treasures in the form of suggestive narrow streets and squares, there will always be an exciting story that helps you understand Barcelona as it is.
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Enjoy a walk through the historical places of Barcelona to discover the richness of its past. Travel to the origins of the city in a walking tour through the charming streets of the Old Town. Meet your guide, who will help you trace back the footsteps of the city's Roman and medieval past, the most evocative district of Barcelona. Both through its most emblematic monuments and buildings or its small hidden treasures in the form of suggestive narrow streets and squares, there will always be an exciting story that helps you understand Barcelona as it is.
Discover the origins of Roman Barcelona over 2,000 years ago and let your imagination see the Roman Forum in the current Plaça de Sant Jaume, that even today, after 20 centuries it remains the political power of Catalan. Walk along one of the world's best preserved Roman walls and imagine how even at that time the thalasso-therapy baths were taken at the Roman Baths of Pati Llimona that you will visit in the eastern part of the Roman wall.
Also enjoy the architecture and monumental buildings of the Gothic Quarter and feel in the Middle Ages, you will be impressed by the monumental Plaça del Rei with its Palace of the Viceroy and the beautiful Palau Reial. On these stairs the Catholic Monarchs greeted the navigator Christopher Columbus on his return from the first voyage to the Americas.
Christian spirituality is evoked through two emblematic churches, the Barcelona's Cathedral and Santa Maria del Mar, ultimate example of pure Catalan Gothic. This church was built in one of the shorter time, in all history, in compared to its size, with the participation of thousands of inhabitants of the Born district. This neighborhood holds beautiful surprises because of its joyful energy, full of trendy bars, restaurants and small boutiques; where you’ll enjoy the essence of Barcelona.
Walking along the famous Ramblas, and discover why Barcelona is so beloved by visitors. A fizzy pedestrian street where you'll witness the street performers, small cafes, traditional Catalan cuisine shops before continuing on to the famous Boqueria market, where you can get a glimpse at the gastronomic traditions of the Catalan people through it's colorful and exuberant food, or learn where the worldwide famous Iberian cured ham comes from.
Also enjoy the architecture and monumental buildings of the Gothic Quarter and feel in the Middle Ages, you will be impressed by the monumental Plaça del Rei with its Palace of the Viceroy and the beautiful Palau Reial. On these stairs the Catholic Monarchs greeted the navigator Christopher Columbus on his return from the first voyage to the Americas.
Christian spirituality is evoked through two emblematic churches, the Barcelona's Cathedral and Santa Maria del Mar, ultimate example of pure Catalan Gothic. This church was built in one of the shorter time, in all history, in compared to its size, with the participation of thousands of inhabitants of the Born district. This neighborhood holds beautiful surprises because of its joyful energy, full of trendy bars, restaurants and small boutiques; where you’ll enjoy the essence of Barcelona.
Walking along the famous Ramblas, and discover why Barcelona is so beloved by visitors. A fizzy pedestrian street where you'll witness the street performers, small cafes, traditional Catalan cuisine shops before continuing on to the famous Boqueria market, where you can get a glimpse at the gastronomic traditions of the Catalan people through it's colorful and exuberant food, or learn where the worldwide famous Iberian cured ham comes from.
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