Tours & Activities in Barcelona

Free walking tour Spanish Civil War Barcelona

Stroll through the streets, squares and neighborhoods where the Spanish Civil War took place in Barcelona.

On this 2-hour tour you will come to understand this incredibly important conflict that led to a 36-year fascist dictatorship and would change Spain forever.

 What will we cover

•  Why and how did the war start?
•  Who were the many different groups fighting each other?
•  The anarchist communist movement during the Spanish Civil War
•  What was it like to live under Franco's dictatorship?
•  How did the war and the dictatorship end?
•  The roles of women before, during and after the war

 What you will see

•  The little damage remaining from battles and bombardments in Barcelona
•  Neighborhoods in the old town where much of the fighting took place
•  Sites from George Orwell's book "Homage to Catalonia"

 By the end of this tour you will know why beautiful Barcelona was known as the most explosive and revolutionary city in Europe.

 Perfect Civil War Tour of Barcelona for history buffs, students, schools and school trips.

 The complicated story is made accessible through clear storytelling and with the help of historical images of the period.

*In compliance with the local guidelines for guided tours, we use wireless audio guide systems in our tours. This has a cost of 1€ per person.

The old town of Barcelona hides one of the best preserved medieval treasures in all of Europe. We will review more than 2,000 years of history, starting from Roman Barcino, going through the Middle Ages (the period of splendor of the Gothic Quarter), until arriving at present-day Barcelona.
We will know the most hidden corners , we will visit cathedrals, squares and markets , we will tell the best anecdotes and the funniest stories , and above all we will spend an unforgettable time, where the fun and passion of each one of our guides will make you fall in love with our city. will be guaranteed.

In this free tour we will visit:

• Cathedral of Santa Eulalia.
• Remains of the Roman aqueduct.
• Born Market.
• Fossar de Les Moreres.
• Santa Maria del Mar.
• Roman wall.
• King's Square.
• Temple of Augustus.
• Saint Philip Neri.
• the call
• Jewish Quarter.
• Sant Jaume square.
• Sant Miquel Square.

* ** IMPORTANT ***

• Book if you are coming. This tour has limited places!
• When booking, put a phone number with Whatsapp to be able to send you location in real time in case of late arrival.
• Look for the YELLOW umbrella
• In case of being a group of more than 6 people, even in separate reservations, to be able to carry out the tour you must pay the guide a minimum of €10 per person before the start of the tour.

 
We will take a leisurely paced walking tour through Barcelona Ciutat Vella which includes the oldest Neighbourhoods of the city:  the Gothic Quarter and the Ribera.

We will be looking at the history of the city as well as the cultural traditions of Catalonia, what they are passionate about.

Our two hours and a half route will take you through the old city's quintessential sightseeing:
 

• The Roman walls
• Saint Jaume square: Palau de la Ciutat and de la Generalitat  
• Temple of Augustus 
• Plaça del Rei
• Palau Reial Major and Palatine Chapel de Sant Agata
• Palau Lloctinent: Subirachs San Jordi's door
• The Cathedral of Santa Eulalia
• Patio Museum Mares 
• Plaça Nova
• Archdeacon House 
• La Puerta Praetoria, Portal del Bisbe
• The Bishop's bridge 
• Sant Felipe Neri Square 
• The Jewish medieval quarter and the Synagogue Major
• The Human Pyramids Monument 
• Basílica de los Santos Mártires Justo y Pastor: La Morenita 
• La Mercè
• El Born
• Fossar de Les Moreres
• Santa Maria del Mar
• El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria

As we progress through the city sights, we will be able to answer all the following questions and many others:

• Did really Hercules founded Barcelona? 
• Did you know that the first known Barcelonian was called Caius Coelius?
• What is the Diada?
• What’s the origin of the Catalan Flag?
• Why is the Catalan language so different from Spanish?
• Why are there marijuana leaves on Colon’s column?
• Are the scantily dressed ladies in Picasso Ladies d’ Avignon really french?
• Was the Eiffel tower going to be installed in Barcelona?
• Why the Eixample urban plan looks so peculiar?
• Why was the statue of Antonio Lopez, one of the De Medici of the xix century Barcelona, removed?