Discovery Family Tour in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Discover the story of Christopher Columbus and the New World with your family from the perspective of a child. Travel through time and learn what it was like 500 years ago to sail aboard a caravel to bring chocolate and spices back to Europe.You will begin your tour at the beautiful courtyard of the Maritime, have a look at Columbus statue, walk along the old harbor until Casa Xifré and cross the Born district. You will finish the tour in Casa Gispert , one of the oldest former grocery stores in the city , where you can breathe the fragrance and the mystique of the past until today .

Together with the kids you will find the answers of all these questions and the guide will explain to the children -of course appropriate for their age - what effect the discovery of America had on the Indians, what slavery means and how important it is to learn mutual respect and appreciation among people of different cultures.

You will touch and smell food use daily that came from America and Asia, such as spices and cocoa. Children will play the leading role on this adventure and take part in it at all times. They can use their imagination, mainly by stimulating their five senses, so they have the chance to wonder and fulfill their need to explore, perceive and understand the world.

You will visit Casa Xifré and discover elements related to the sea, the exotic tropics, and the indian heritage in Barcelona. If possible you will finish the tour in Casa Gispert, one of the oldest colonial shops in the city, where you can still feel the smell and the mysticism of the past