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- Language All our guides are native English speakers and speak the local language fluently.
- Knowledge Our local and subject knowledge is profound and up-to-date.
- Interactivity See someone interesting? We'll interpret. Tired/full of energy? We can adapt the programme.
- Individuality We don't do herd tourism. No silly flags. No headsets.
- Responsibility Unlike most "green" tour businesses, we only use public transport--cheaper and generally more interesting.
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Barcelona city walks
Barcelona in 4 uur zonder je een domme toerist te voelen Barcelona in 4 hours without feeling like a stupid tourist
| Total duration | 4.00 hours |
| Walking distance | 6 km / 3.73 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, |
| Fiestas | March, September |
| Themes | archaeology, architecture, art, gastronomy, history, |
Catalan Manchester
| Total duration | 2.30 hours |
| Walking distance | 4.78 km / 2.97 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Catalonia, Clot, Glòries Catalanes, Poblenou, Sant Martí, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, industrial, |
Death of an anarchist
| Total duration | 2.00 hours |
| Walking distance | 2.90 km / 1.8 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barrio Chino, Catalonia, Catalunya, Cataluña, Raval, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, art, gastronomy, history, literature, |
FC Barça special
| Total duration | 3.74 hours |
| Walking distance | 6.25 km / 3.88 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Camp Nou, Catalonia, Hostafrancs, Las Corts, Les Corts, Nou Camp, Plaza de España, Plaça d'Espanya, Sans, Sants, |
| Fiestas | September |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, |
Gracia, Spain's second city
| Total duration | 2.30 hours |
| Walking distance | 3.85 km / 2.39 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Casa Vicens, Catalonia, Gracia, |
| Fiestas | August, September |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, literature, |
How the US 6th fleet saved Barcelona's fleshpots
| Total duration | 1.73 hours |
| Walking distance | 3 km / 1.86 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Barrio Chino, Catalonia, Gothic quarter, Raval, port of Barcelona, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, military, |
Juan Marsé's Barcelona
| Total duration | 3.95 hours |
| Walking distance | 6 km / 3.73 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Carmel, Catalonia, Gracia, Grí cia, Guinardó, Monte Carmelo, Turó de la Rovira, |
| Fiestas | July, September |
| Themes | archaeology, gastronomy, gastronomy, history, literature, nature, |
Mad Lord Peterborough takes Barcelona
| Total duration | 3.90 hours |
| Walking distance | 6 km / 3.73 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Catalonia, Montjuïc, Zona Franca, |
| Fiestas | November |
| Themes | archaeology, architecture, art, history, literature, military, nature, |
Mr Baldie's favourite bodegas
| Total duration | 3.45 hours |
| Walking distance | 3 km / 1.86 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Carmelo, Catalonia, Gracia, |
| Fiestas | March, July, August, September |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, literature, |
New Jerusalem
| Total duration | 2.23 hours |
| Walking distance | 2.25 km / 1.4 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Barcelonès, Catalonia, Poblenou, Pueblo Nuevo, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, industrial, literature, |
Quixote on the beach
| Total duration | 2.30 hours |
| Walking distance | 5.05 km / 3.14 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Atarazanas, Barcelona, Barcelona city walls, Barcelona harbour, Barceloneta, Catalonia, Drassanes, Maians, el Paralelo, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, literature, |
Roman and medieval Barcelona
| Total duration | 3.45 hours |
| Walking distance | 6 km / 3.73 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Born, Catalonia, Catalunya, Cataluña, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | archaeology, architecture, gastronomy, history, |
The Barcelona avant-garde: Picasso, Miró, Dalí
| Total duration | 2.01 hours |
| Walking distance | 3.50 km / 2.17 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Barrio Gótico, Born, Catalonia, Gothic Quarter, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, art, gastronomy, history, literature, |
The last farmer of Horta
| Total duration | 3.63 hours |
| Walking distance | 4.2 km / 2.61 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Barcelonès, Catalonia, Horta, |
| Fiestas | July, September |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, nature, |
The Sundown Street ogress
| Total duration | 1.44 hours |
| Walking distance | 3.3 km / 2.05 miles |
| Walking grade | easy |
| Place tags | Barcelona, Boqueria Market, Catalonia, Raval, |
| Fiestas | |
| Themes | architecture, gastronomy, history, industrial, literature, |
Note for travel agents
The B2B part of our business has passed into fresh hands, which will probably have been in touch with you by now. Any enquiries here will be forwarded.
