This tour will give you an in depth knowledge of Barcelona’s musical history and places, from the early 18th century to our days. We will visit the main musical venues that took place in Barcelona during the 1700’s hundreds, especially in El Born district and other at which opera concerts of great composers were held.
Also the cafes and meeting places where later, in the early XX’s century, the young musicians began their musical career.
If you want to visit the interior of one of these places in particular, I can accordingly adjust the tour for you.

Itinerary
Teatre Principal, Gran Teatre del Liceu (The Opera House), El café de l’Òpera, Hospital de la Santa Creu, El Paralel, Els Quatre Gats, Palau de la Música, Born district. Musical Auditorium and the Museum of Music (optional).

Duration
4h

Transport
By foot and public transportation or taxi.

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If you prefer calm and quiet, I recommend this tour. Visit three monasteries of three different orders, located in the upper part of the city. The abbess of two of them will accompany us and explain the spaces and new uses that have been given to parts of their monastery. A very interesting and healthy place for a retreat.

Itinerary
Kennedy Plaza, Tamarita park, Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldonzella, Monastery of Saint Pere de Puel.les and Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Pedralbes.

Duration
4h

Transport
By foot and public transport (or minivan).

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What is a “colla castellera”? the Castellers de Sants will open their premises so that we can see how they rehearse in the evenings. We will be able to talk with them and get to know how they live this experience, what it means to be part of the “colla”. Taking advantage of the proximity to Montjuïc mountain, we will walk up to National Palace to watch and enjoy a panoramic view of Barcelona and its surroundings.

Itinerary
Plaza España, Fira, Hall Mies van der Rohe, CaixaFòrum, National Palace, magical fountains, Castellers de Sants.

Duration
4h

Transport
Public transport or taxi

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Raval is the most multicultural neighborhood in Barcelona. Besides the most emblematic streets and buildings, I’ll talk about the work carried on by some social organizations, working for the integration of the homeless, or helping children and young people at risk of social exclusion.

Itinerary
La Rambla, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Palau Güell, Royal Shipyards, Sant Pau del Camp, Rambla del Raval, MACBA square, old Hospital of Santa Creu.

Duration
4h

Transport
By foot

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Gràcia is without doubt my favorite neighborhood. I will explain the history of the neighborhood, where I lived for many years, the profile of its people, the ‘Festes de Gràcia’ (the major district festivity) and visit an authentic local market, out of the beaten path of bigger ones. We will also meet local artisans, from marquetry to stained glass or ceramists and see how they work and what they think of their professions. To finish off the tour, what better than an ‘aperitiu’ (snack), in one of the neighborhood’s wine cellar’s, with a unique local atmosphere.

Itinerary
Casa Vicens (outside), Plaça del Diamant , Verdi Street , Revolution Square , Central Market Abaceria , Town Square , City Hall, Casa Fuster. Bodega neighborhood .

Duration
4h

Transport
By foot

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Want to know the process of creating a jewel of modernist art ? are you familiar with the difficult and complex technique of “plique-à-jour” in enamel? and the “cloisonné”?

Visit the only workshop in Spain, and one of the few in Europe, specialized in this technique: Bagués Masriera Jewellers, with over 200 years of history.

The tour includes a visit to the workshop and their main store in Passeig de Gràcia, in the modernist building of Casa Amatller, which we will also visit.

Itinerary
Bagués Masriera Jewellers workshop and store. Visit of Casa Amatller and the block of discord.

Duration
3h

Transport
By foot

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Come and take a walk along the narrow streets of the old Barcelona, ​​surrounded by historic buildings such as the Cathedral, medieval palaces, Roman walls and small squares that hide the city’s 2000 years of history.When your strength is failing I propose going “do an aperitive”, a very Catalan habit, which consists in having a light meal before lunch, in a typical winery or a bar specializing in vermouth and tasty tapas.

Itinerary
Sant Jaume square, Roman Temple of Augustus, the Jewish Quarter, Sant Felip Neri square, Church of Santa Maria del Pi, Archdeacon’s House, the Cathedral, Plaça del Rei (King’s square) and a winery bar.

Duration
4h.

Transport
By foot.

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