Shared Tour: Barcelona Highlights Half Day Tour

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Shared Tour: Barcelona Highlights Half Day Tour Enjoy the most emblematic sights the city has to offer. We will start with a sightseeing tour from the bus that will take you up Passeig de Gracia, where you will see the most famous Gaudi houses, casa Battlo and La casa Mila (La Pedrera) as well as other majestic buildings of the Modernism era.
We will take you to the sea where you will be able to admire the intense changes the city underwent with the organization of the Olympic Games in 1992. You will drive by the Olympic Village, the Olympic Port, the beach and the fisherman’s quarter, the Port Vell, Plaza de Colon with its famous Columbus monument. This point is also the beginning of the famous Ramblas of Barcelona. We will continue the visit driving up Mountjuic where you will enjoy a cable card ride with beautiful views of the city. The bus will pick you up at the last station, and we will continue our Mountjuic visit passing by the sports facilities built for the 1992 Olympic games: the Lluis Company's stadium, the Palau Sant Jordi and the Olympic swimming pool Picornell.
During the drive back you will be able to admire the Venetian Towers, the Mountjuic fountains, the MNAC and the CC, Las Arenas rebuilt over the ancient Plaza de Toros.
We will arrive at the Plaza de Catalunya, the starting point of the guided walking tour of the old city center. Our guide will take you through the narrow street of the Gothic quarter and plaza Sant Jaume where the city hall is located and the headquarters of the Catalonian government. Our tour finishes in the city center at a 10-minute walk from the Julia Travel office.

This tour is provided on a reserved basis prior to departure. Passengers must contact the local sightseeing company upon arrival to reconfirm their tour.

Duration:
Approximately 4 hours 30 minutes

Meeting point:
Estació del Nord, Ground floor, Platform 19, Carrer d’Alí Bei 80

Ending point:
Passeig de Gracia

Departures:
9:15 AM- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from April to October; Only operating on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from November to March.

Group Size:
Buses can accomodate up to 50 people

Not Included:
Transportation to/from hotel, lunch, gratuities. entrances, entrance to Cathedral of Barcelona.

Additional Information:
Please note that for about 3 weeks between late January to early March the cable car does not operate due to revision tasks; during this time the cable car ride will be replaced with an aperitif in Montjuic Castle.
Please note that the tour includes long walks, so it is not advisable for people with reduced mobility and we recommend comfortable shoes.




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