Barcelona Tours

Art and Architecture Highlight Barcelona Tours

Architecture and art are the primary attractions during Barcelona tours.

Barcelona is located in northeastern Spain and is an important port on the Mediterranean Sea. Barcelona tours will show visitors ruins dating to the Roman Empire.

The architecture of Antonio Gaudi is a highlight of Barcelona tours, including the unfinished masterpiece La Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera and Gaudi houses throughout the city. His distinctive style incorporating natural curves will soon be apparent even to the untrained eye. The unique Sagrada Familia is the most visited attraction in the city.

Barcelona tours

Two other popular sights during Barcelona tours are the gothic cathedral of St. Eulalia, also called La Seu, and L'Aquarium de Barcelona.

Other must-sees during Barcelona tours are the Picasso Museum, the Miró Museum and the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, situated on Montjuic Mountain with an outstanding view of Barcelona. The Picasso Museum organizes his early work chronologically, so tourists can see the artist’s creative progression through his lifetime. The Royal Palace houses the largest collection of art in the city and features fine gardens. The Museum of Modern Art includes works by Tapies, Dali, Miro, Fortuny.

Barcelona tours can be taken by local bus. Barcelona Cards provide tourists discounts. Cruise ships often makes stops at the port so tourists can shop, eat, and sight see. Known for restaurants featuring local Catalonian cuisine including tapas (small snacks) and breads with olive oil, tomato and garlic, a Barcelona lunch or dinner is usually accompanied by a fine Spanish wine. The biggest meal of the day is lunch, typically eaten from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dinner is late, 9 p.m., and can precede an evening of flamenco dancing, which is a worthwhile attraction so tourists get a taste of Catalonian culture.