Guide to the Best Tours in Barcelona

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In this article we’ll explore the top tours in Barcelona – ranging from history, art and architecture to food and gastronomy.

Barcelona Street Style Tour

The Barcelona Street Style Tour is led by veteran street art connoisseurs. On foot there are two available tours covering different neighborhoods: El Raval is the focus of one tour and there is another covering El Born and the Gothic Quarter. There is also a bike tour focused on the Poble Nou neighborhood.

Website: barcelonastreetstyletour.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @bcnstreetstyletour

Spanish Civil War Tour

This tour was launched by Nick Lloyd, an author and expert on the Spanish Civil War. The tour visits some of the key sites in the Gothic Quarter and the Rambla between 1936 and 1939, covering themes such as Anarchism, the International Brigades, George Orwell, the realities of daily life and bombing.

Website: thespanishcivilwar.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @Civil_War_Spain

Steel Donkey Bike Tours

Steel Donkey Bike Tours take you on a whirlwind journey through Barcelona. It covers all the major sights of the old town, four historic neighbourhoods, the heights of Montjuïc, beautiful parks and glorious beachfront – all in just 4 hours.

Website: steeldonkeybiketours.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @steeldonkeybiketours

Vegan Food Tours

This three hour tour begins just off the heart of La Rambla and guides you through three of Barcelona’s most iconic and historically rich neighborhoods – El Raval, the Gothic Quarter and El Born. Stopping points include four plant based restaurants, where you can taste a variety of Mediterranean tapas and drinks.

Website: veganfoodtours.com/tour/barcelona/

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: facebook.com/VFTOURS/

Secret Food Tours Barcelona

This tour guides visitors through streets of the Born and Barceloneta neighborhoods where they sample tapas, paëlla, Sangria, wines and jamón.

Website: secretfoodtours.com/barcelona/food-tours-barcelona/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @secretfoodtours

Runner Bean Tours

Gorka & Ann-Marie here, a Spanish-Irish couple started this walking tour project in 2010. Runner Bean currently offers a free Gothic Quarter walking tour and a free Gaudí walking tour.

Website: runnerbeantours.com

Phone: ( 34) 636 108 776

Instagram: @runnerbeantours

Forever Barcelona Tours

Marta Laurent is the founder of ForeverBarcelona. She got her tour guide license in 2000 and soon specialized in private tours for couples, families and groups of friends. Forever Barcelona now organizes city tours, food tours and day trips outside Barcelona.

Website: foreverbarcelona.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @foreverbarcelona

Culinary Backstreets

Culinary Backstreets is a leader in creating authentic experiences for curious travelers, with a twist, they are also the publisher of an active website, books and other materials in hopes of promoting the local culinary traditions of Barcelona and the other cities around the world.

Website: culinarybackstreets.com

Instagram: @culinarybackstreets

Devour Tours

Award-winning tours that connect curious travelers with local food and people in a way that helps culture thrive. The Barcelona tapas, taverns and history tour is for small groups and lasts three and a half hours.

Website: devourtours.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @devour_tours