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Barcelona Highlights Walking Tour
$64.87
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Overview
The walking tour of Barcelona offers an insightful exploration of the city’s complex political landscape. This journey delves into the tensions between Catalan independence and Spanish unity, revealing the historical context behind passionate cries for Catalonia.
- 🏛️ Begin outside the El Born Centre De Cultura I Memoria, a former marketplace showcasing Catalan artifacts thanks to recent government funding.
- ⛪ Marvel at the Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar, known for its stunning architecture and its connection to the bestselling book and Netflix series "Cathedral of the Sea".
- 🕯️ Visit El Fossar de les Moreres, a monument honoring Catalonia's war dead from 1714, featuring an eternal flame that symbolizes remembrance.
- 🚉 Explore Estacio de Franca, a historic escape route for exiles during the Fascist Uprising in Barcelona.
- 🌳 Stroll through Parc de la Ciutadella, where you’ll see a statue of General Prim and discuss the political implications of the 2017 'illegal' referendum.
- 🏰 Discover the significance of the Arco di Trionfo, an alternative Arch of Triumph that marks Barcelona’s emergence as an industrial powerhouse in the 1880s.
- 🗣️ Your human tour guide will provide engaging insights into the political history and cultural identity of Catalonia throughout the tour.
- 🚶♂️ Pickup included for your convenience, ensuring a hassle-free start to your journey.
- 🐾 Service animals are allowed, making this experience accessible for all visitors.
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Long Live Catalonia -Statehood
The district of El Born
Pickup included
The district of El Born
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Guide
Meeting point
I´ll be right at the door underneath the HUGE Catalan (red and yellow) flag on a wooden pole, can't miss it!
Return details
We finish near the hub of the old and new city, where travellers using public transport are served by the L1, L3 and L4 metro lines, 5 minutes away from a registered taxi rank, while also within reach of various bars and cafes for post-tour refreshments.
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El Born Centre De Cultura I MemoriaWe begin outside the imposing former Marketplace of El Born which, in recent years, has garnered government funding for the display of Catalan artefacts.
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Basilica de Santa Maria del MarTake a breath and enjoy views of the gorgeous local basilica made famous by the bestselling book and subsequent Netflix series "Cathedral of the Sea"
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El Fossar de les MoreresBestriding the Basilica, we find the oft-derided monument to Catalonia's war dead of 1714 and the eternal flame that keeps watch over the symbolic red bricks.
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Estacio de FrancaRecognize an escape route for exiles to France during the Fascist Uprising in Barcelona.
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Parc de la CiutadellaWe see a statue of General Prim, a Catalan military legend that also served in the Spanish Imperial Army, then stop outside the Catalan parliament to discuss the 2017 'illegal' referendum and the ferocious political fallout.
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Arco di TrionfoWhy is this 'alternative' Arch of Triumph so significant to the story of Catalan identity? It relates to the emergenge of Barcelona as an industrial powerhouse in the 1880s. We climax the tour underneatha figure of the most talked about hero/turncoat/pioneer of the St. Eulalia defence of the besieged city, and speculate on whether his surrender to the Spanish had either a galvanizing or demoralising effect in the cause for Catalan resistance.
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Barcelona Highlights Walking Tour
$64.87
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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