Small-Group Tour in Barcelona: Catalan Food and Human Tower Display

Barcelona, Spain

Combine Catalan gastronomy with time-honored traditions on this 5-hour evening tour in central Barcelona, full of food and popular culture.. Explore a variety of flavors that will shape a delicious meal as well as a tasty experience. Uncover the unique bars and restaurants around Raval and Poble Sec and try in the fare in favorite local spots. Later on, check out a human tower display. You can even get involved and have a go yourself! This small-group tour is limited to seven people, ensuring personalized attention from your guide.

Soak up the Spanish vibe and uncover the secrets of the famous tapas and pica-pica (also for vegetarians) in an informal dinner. A variety of flavors that will shape a delicious meal as well as a tasty experience. The meaning of buñuelos, sangria, porró, pincho, montadito and tortilla will be very clear after the tour. This personalized evening dinner is guided by local guide who gives insightful commentary about Catalan food and traditions while walking around the center of Barcelona.

Later on, continue your local experience surrounded by hundreds of “castellers” (or human tower builders). Watch a human tower display or get involved in it! Human Towers is a deep rooted tradition in Catalonia that is in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

After their rehearsal, you can have a go yourself! Entirely optional, your ‘practice session’ includes use of a traditional castell outfit and the help of an instructor to form part of la pinya – the solid human base of the tower.