Tour Guide Barcelona

[onthemove617]

Does anyone have the name of a good tour guide in Barcelona? I haven't been able to find one referenced in any of the message boards. Thanks

[Susan-M]

Barcelona is such an easy and safe city to tour on your own (with a good guide book) that most people do not hire guides there. If mobility isn't an issue, then it's a great 'strolling' city, esp. in the areas of La Rambla (the most famous street in Barcelona) and the Barri Gotic (Gothic) district, which is just off La Rambla.

 

There is a Tourist Bus to do the circuit to the main sites, or you can easily get to them by bus, subway or taxi. (We used the subway & for two days spent a total of 10E on tickets for the two of us.)

 

I think most people are surprised at how wonderful Barcelona is!

[KathiB]

onthemove617,

 

We are going on a cruise leaving from Barcelona also so I have been gathering info. We will be there for 3 days prior to sailing. For good info check out the thread a little further down on this page entitled "Barcelona FAQ". There is some good info there.

 

As far as tours...I found this website recently www.gobarcelona.com that has typical 1/2 day and full day tours similar to what the cruise ships offer while in a port. Some are expensive but they have a great variety.

 

If you just want a guide to walk around with you I would check with your hotel concierge. Good luck!

 

KathiB

[onthemove617]

Thanks, I'll check the website. While we love to wonder, we have found that a good guide makes a huge difference in really understanding the city. We were specifically looking for a guide to see the works of Gaudi and perhaps a walk through the Gothic section of the ciity. We loved Seville but found that during our 5 days there, having a private guide for one day added tremendously to our enjoyment, understanding and appreciation of the city.

 

Thanks again, Rochelle/onthemove

[fmax]

I came across these site online, but don't have any insight into how good they are.

 

http://www.gaudiclub.com/ingles/i_tour/tourB.asp

http://www.euroadventures.net/ViewProduct.asp?ProductID=1080

http://www.barcelona.com/barcelona_city_tours

 

 

Frances

[sue.young]

Last spring we used BCNtour-taxi

Armando Panedas

email armandopanedas@vodafone.es

 

Very nice person and dose many combinations of tours. He was recommended by our hotel the Atrium Palace and we used him twice.

You can tour very easily on your own but I was having knee problems.

[onthemove617]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I'll post review after we get back.

 

Rochelle

[AltaJoe]

I can second the recomendation of Armando Panedas. We used him in the summer of '04 and he was wonderful.