Do you have only 4 hours to visit Barcelona?
This a tour to have a little taste of the most important sites in Barcelona in only 4 hours. Barcelona Express is the ideal way to have an introduction to the history of Barcelona, and the evolution of painting in the 20th century.
On this tour, we will dedicate 1 hour to see La Sagrada Familia, 1 hour to cross the Gothic Quarter, 1 hour to see the museum Picasso, plus 1 hour for the transfers and a little break.
You will start your private tour guide by visiting La Sagrada Familia, which is a temple of light. Get ready to immerse yourself in the majestic symphony of colours of the stained-glass windows, and stroll among tree-shaped columns. La Sagrada Familia is a natural landscape made of stone. Your private tour guide will tell you all about the history of this project, its symbolism, and its revolutionary architectural solutions. We will share with you some little-known anecdotes about its charismatic creator. With your skip-line ticket, you won’t waste time queuing and spend more time experiencing this wonder of architecture. You will be able to truly appreciate the beauty of Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece.
Then, we will transfer to The Gothic Quarter to discover the city’s historic centre where the Romans founded the colony “Iulia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino” between 15- and 13 years BC. On this Barcelona old town tour, you will discover the splendour of medieval Barcelona, and we will enter buildings that can only be accessed with a Licensed Tour Guide such as El Palau del LLoctinent (The Viceroy’s Palace) El Palau Reial Major (The Royal Palace) the Roman Cistern or the Temple of Augustus.
On this private tour, we will visit the Picasso Museum, the only museum that Picasso created during his lifetime which hosts the world’s largest collection of works created in Picasso’s formative years.
Picasso said: “Barcelona is where it all began… where I understood how far I could reach.”
But why? What happened in Barcelona?
Imagine being 13 years old and arriving in a modern, elegant city, with demographic growth and cultural effervescence… This is what Barcelona was like in 1895 when Picasso came to this city by train.
The Picasso Museum contains paintings from different periods that allow us to understand his artistic evolution. An artist’s material is his life, and we discover the life of these paintings that are full of passion. We will learn to read the different painting techniques and how Picasso revolutionized modern painting.
Barcelona Express is perfect for having an overview of the city.
– Sagrada Familia
– Barrio Gótico:
– Picasso Museum
– Visit The Viceroy’s Palace (Palau del Lloctinent), The Royal Palace (Palau Reial Major), the Roman Cistern, and the Temple of Augustus. Access to these monuments is authorized only when accompanied by a Licensed Tour Guide.
Note: The Royal Palace and the Temple of Augustus are closed on Mondays. Nevertheless, we can cover other sites, such as Las Ramblas or Santa Maria del Mar.
– Guiding services by a Licensed Local tour guide.
– Pre-booked entry tickets.
– Skip-the-line guaranteed at all sites.
– Cost of the pre-booked tickets to sites.
– Transportation to the sites. We can use taxis, or a private chauffeured Mercedes minivan can be arranged for an additional cost.
Yes! Except Mondays, Thursday afternoons and the first Sunday of the month because we can not visit the Picasso Museum.
Yes, we have access to a special platform to buy skip-the-line tickets.
Sagrada Familia Store, Street Marina, s/n, 08013 Barcelona
Yes. The tour takes place rain or shine. Your private tour guide will try to find alternatives during the tour to make it more pleasant. Be prepared to discover Barcelona in the rain or on a sunny day.
In a 4-hour tour, there is no lunch stop, so as to make the most of your excursion. You might want to book an extra hour if you wish to have a break to have lunch.
Of course! We tailor the tour to your needs. The Gothic Quarter walking tour is in flat terrain and La Sagrada Familia is accessible for wheelchairs. Please inform us in advance so we can design the itinerary.
Absolutely! We love children! Our storytellers will adapt the information to the children.
You can add an hour to visit the towers. Otherwise, in 4 hours, we don’t have time to visit all the sites.
Yes, visitors must dress appropriately, following these restrictions:
