The best of Gaudí walking tour in the heart of Barcelona with a local guide

Overview

Enjoy a private guided tour through the heart of Barcelona, you will discover the fantastic architecture of Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona’s most important architect. This experience is part of Iconic Insiders, a selection of tours designed for first-time visitors to uncover what matters and get oriented in a new city. Your destination insider is a licensed guide who will offer recommendations and highlight the most visually attractive places of the itinerary.You’ll first take a look at the history of Barcelona and the growth of the city, you'll learn about the urban planner Ildefonso Cerdá whose 'enlargement' (exaimple in Catalan) in 1859 laid out the modern city. With this architectural context as a backdrop, you'll walk through the heart of the city to see two of Gaudi's masterpieces: the Casa Batlló on the Manzana de la Discordia and Casa Milá (popularly known as La Pedrera).During the walking tour, you’ll also look at the works of some of Gaudí’s followers and rivals, including buildings by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Although few of these artists are well-known outside of Barcelona, their work had a significant influence on Gaudí and it represents the artistic context he was working within.The final stop is Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece and Barcelona’s main landmark: the Sagrada Familia. To get there you'll ride the metro together with the rest of the group, trying out Barcelona's dependable, comfortable underground transportation system.

What's included

Headset (for groups of more than 5 people)

What's Not included

Food and drinks

Where

Barcelona, Spain

Meeting point:

Meet your destination insider next to the Corte Inglés department store 10 minutes before the departure of the tour.

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What To Expect

Explore the heart of Barcelona on a private walking tour with the help of your fully dedicated expert guide
Shoot the most instagrammable pictures of Antoni Gaudí's incredible architecture
Admire some of the city's masterpieces such as Casa Batlló, La Pedrera and Sagrada Familia on a flexible itinerary

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