You will be picked up in a private vehicle at your hotel or apartment in Barcelona and start your private tour in the heart of the city. You will start the tour through the oldest part of the city - the charming Gothic Quarter - discover a maze of quaint, narrow streets full of Roman and medieval architecture. You will then visit the Cathedral, Jewish Quarter, and St. James Square. You'll be able to see part of the Roman wall and the medieval area of Barcelona. You end this portion of the tour with a visit to Santa Maria del Mar church in the Born district and then take a rest and you will be treated to breakfast at a local cafe. 

Detailed explanation of exterior and facade and go inside. (Admission inside is restricted on Sunday due to the weekly mass)

After crossing the Jewish Quarter, we stop at Saint James Square where the City Hall of Barcelona and the Palau de la Generalitat are located. 

The last portion of the walking tour, we visit the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar - exterior explanation and go inside.

Stop for breakfast with coffee and pastry overlooking the facade of the Basilica Santa Maria del Mar. (Bathroom break, etc)

Afterwards, you head over, in a comfortable private vehicle, to Montjuic - the site of the 1929 International Exposition and the 1992 Olympic Games and you visit one of the best viewpoints to see the city.

From there, we'll continue down to Spain Square and the Eixample district, in a private vehicle, and pass by the impressive modernist buildings as we continue on to the Sagrada Familia. Here, you'll learn all about the history and the intriguing mystical symbolism of the Basilica, tour the outside facades that are still under construction and see the incredible interior that will leave you speechless. In addition to a detailed explanation of the facades from your private guide, you will also have skip-the-line tickets to go inside.

Best of all, after the visit, only steps away from the Sagrada Familia, you will enjoy a glass of regional wine and you'll have the opportunity to sample one of the cherished local delicacies  Acorn-fed Ibericus Ham. Top it off with a glass of Cava (Catalan Champagne).

After lunch, you'll continue to Parc Guell on Tibidabo mountain where the city is beneath your feet and you can admire the marvelous city gardens - another astounding Antoni Gaudi designed UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walking tour through the public areas and skip-the-line tickets to the monumental area of the park.

Last,you will visit the zenith of Gaudi’s work, a true masterpiece - La Pedrera. Here, again, you will skip the line and go straight in. You will get to see the interior of this unique building, a private acquisition for the Mila family, and afterwards you will get to go up to the roof and enjoy a unique perspective of Passieg de Gracia below. Explanation of the exterior and facade and skip-the-line tickets to go inside, and we take you to the rooftop. Then we take you back to your hotel or apartment in Barcelona city. 

Due to the scheduled maintenance of La Pedrera, this tour will instead visit Casa Batllo on all tours booked from January 13th - 19th.