Barcelona Comprehensive Day Tour with Access to Sagrada Familia

Barcelona, Spain

Experience a comprehensive offering of Barcelona's charms during this full-day, small-group tour of the Catalan capital. With no more than 8 fellow travelers, explore the high-end boutiques and modern buildings along the upscale Passeig de Gracia. Continue to the UNESCO-listed La Sagrada Famila, 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. Round-trip transport is included.

Between 8:30am-9:30am, enjoy convenient pickup at your centrally located Barcelona accommodations. Greet your driver/guide and the rest of your small group of no more than 8 fellow travelers as you head to Passeig de Gracia, one of the city's main boulevards.

Walk on the street's intricately paved stonework, designed by the legendary Antoni Gaudi. Shop at one of the many boutiques that line the boulevard, and admire the striking facades of the modernist buildings while listening to your guide's commentary. Snap photos of architectural masterpieces like La Pedrera, Casa Batllo, and Casa Lleo.

You'll also see the Eixample, designed by Ildefons Cerda. Pass the Hospital de Sant Pau as you make your way to La Sagrada Familia. Learn about the different parts of the building, their symbolism and the designer that created them.

Continue to the Ciutat Vella neighborhood. Stop at Arc de Triomf and the Parc de la Ciutadella, an old fortress that is now a city park. Admire the Castle of the Three Dragons or the Grief, a sculpture by the lake before walking down La Rambla to the new World Trade Center.

Next, climb Montjuic for spectacular panoramic views. See the facilities from the 1992 Olympics, Palau Sant Jordi, and the "urban-ism" designed for the International Exhibition of 1929.

Before getting dropped back off at your lodgings, explore the Gothic Quarter with your group and guide. The tour concludes after eight hours.

USD $102.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by:   Barbara L,    October 2017
Paying extra for entry to Sagrada Familia a ripoff, or I would have rated this 5 stars. Guide Miguel terrific--patient, flexible, knowlegable. Would have been truly comprehensive if Park Guell were included.

Review by:   Chan H,    May 2017
We went walking through old castles and courtyards and churches, and saw the Roman impact on the city. There are some amazing rabbit warren streets around, with great little shops and food vendors tucked away. There is some significant modern history, too, which was interesting. We had time to find our own lunch prior to visiting La Sagrada Familia. Take the time to find your tour guide, or you'll miss a lot of detail as the church is busy and beautiful. The stained glass is out of this world - afternoon is the best time to see it. I only wish this included the park with all the mosaic animals.

Review by:   Eillene R,    October 2016
Amazing. Not to be excluded from your trip to Barcelona.

Review by:   Miguel P,    October 2016
Fantastic...our guide Mr Mariano went out of his way to show us the whole itinerary plus more

Review by:   Robert S,    October 2016
Before leaving home, my wife got injured so I didnt book the original tour that we were thinking of. Instead I booked this private tour through Viator. They contracted with a local tour agency I believe was explore catalunya who in turn hires a private contractor. Her name was Gloria and she was FANTASTIC! She has a business, Tasguides - Its travel time. She adjusted the tour perfectly to handle our needs. She is very knowledgeable about the area and the history, speaks English very well. When we broke for lunch we invited her to join us and that was great experience. She recommended a local place and recommend local tapas that we all enjoyed. Had a wonderful conversation and learned so much more about the Catalan and Spanish cultures. A wonderful experience. We saw all the sites that we wanted Sagrada Familia, La Rambla, the market, Gothic Quarter, Montjuic, Plaça de Catalunya, Columbus Monument, the port, the beaches and many other things and she let us spend as much time as we wished. Wonderful, excellent tour. Highly recommend it.

Review by:   Giuseppe R,    September 2016
Overall this was a great tour, however, the title is misleading._br/_ Barcelona Comprehensive Day Tour with Access to Sagrada Familia...... to view it from across the street? _br/_ The tour doesn't include the ticket to visit Sagrada Familia. For the money we spent, this should have been included in the price. Very disappointed!

Review by:   Thaddeus J,    July 2016
The tour and our guide Rubin were both excellent with Rubin not only showing us the highlights of Barcelona but also taking us wherever we wished to go. He would drop us off if we wanted to wander around at any specific spot, and was always where he said he would pick us up at the appointed time. The highlight of the tour of course was the Sagrada Familia where we could have spent hours taking in the breathtaking beauty of the cathedral. Gaudi was an artist/designer/architect at least a hundred years ahead of his time. Having advanced tickets allowed us to enter immediately at our reserved time and ahead of the lineup. The only reason we gave it a 4 out of 5 stars was because the car my wife and I were transported in had seen its better days, being slightly beaten up and could have been cleaner.

Review by:   JOE,    July 2016
was an enjoyable day especially visiting la padrera and the sagrada familia. a diffrent tour guide would have been nice and a different restaurant, food was appauling

Review by:   Felicity,    July 2016
We had Tatiana (and her husband as the driver) who was lovely, very accommodating and great sense of humour. It was just us and another couple so was very intimate.

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