Top Barcelona City Tours - page 3

We enjoyed our tour to Andorra. Our driver was very good along the windy or long roads to get there. Our Tour Guide Stephen said that he normally serves as a driver, but he was an adequate guide for the various stops we made to get to the little enclave that is Andorra. My son had always dreamed of going to Andorra after reading about it and seeing pictures of the Great Pyrenees Mountains. We visited Andorra during the summer, but it would be very cool to experience it in the Winter or early Spring when there would still be skiing and snow in the mountains. Late Spring would also be fun to see the various waterfalls that were more like a trickle during the summer. Our Tour consisted of about 30 people and we rode in a larger bus. My family of 4 included my wife and I, our 14-year old son, and our 11-year old daughter. Of course, getting to Andorra entails a lot of driving, but they do a nice job of breaking up the drive along the way. Our first stop was in Baga, which was a nicely preserved medieval village. We walked the cobblestone streets and stopped for coffee and a pastry. This was important because we had a 6:45am meeting time for the tour, and my family was not able to eat breakfast at our hotel since everything was still closed until 7am. Our next stop after Baga was at a unique Carrefour in the town of Ur, France. This offered another chance to grab more food and a drink for the ride. Our last official stop in a town before getting to Andorra was at La Tour de Querol, where you could use the restroom, visit a nice chapel located near our stop and see the beautiful countryside of Catalunya Nord. Lastly, we stopped at a couple nice lookouts on Pas de la Casa before we descended down to Andorra la Vella. We had a little over two full hours to explore Andorra la Vella. We opted to visit the old city center so we could experience the town's history. We also ate lunch in that area. For whatever reason, our guide seemed to want to point us to visiting the downtown shopping district. We were surprised to learn that Andorra was such a commercial city, with major international retailers having taken over the city by storm. We expected to find more mom and pop type of shops, but there was no such thing. Commerce and commercialism is rampant even in Andorra. Coming from Los Angeles, we tried to focus on the history and quaintness of the old city center. Anyways, we left Andorra and got our unique Andorran passport stamp at the border with Spain on our way back to Barcelona. The drive home is otherwise essentially direct. The tour details mentioned stopping at the Arco di Triomf, but that was not offered for our tour. We decided to go after we got off the bus anyways, and it was located nearby our tour stopping point and good to see. In summary, if you are willing to dedicate a full day to be able to experience 3 different countries from Barcelona, including the charming country of Andorra, this is a worthwhile trip. However, if I were ever to visit Andorra again, I would want snow in the mountains and the ability to ski the slopes as a part of my visit.

We had a fabulous time with Paulina and MK as our guides. Both very knowledgeable and super friendly. Paulina shared so much history in an interesting way. The tour was long, but even my young kids could manage all the walking thanks to plenty of rest stops.

Anna was a great guide and we absolutely loved Casa Batlo first thing in the morning (but only when the "influencers" weren't having full-on photo shoots for 5 minutes in one place - but that was happening everywhere), and of course Sagrada Familia where she told us more and different info than our Golden Hour tour the day before with someone else. Park Gruell was somewhat interesting, but the heat tempered our enthusiasm. I actually had never heard of Gaudi until about a month before our trip and now I'm a huge fan of his work. Highly recommend this tour.

It’s long so wear comfortable shoes. It can be a bit sunny so wear sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat. Although much of it is shaded so you don’t have to be in the sun the whole time. Montse was our tour guide. She is a local and gave a lot of background and history on the Catalan culture. She gave us her opinions both good and bad on the Catalans and the Spanish government. She was very knowledgeable about the history and time periods of the buildings we saw. We saw Picassos hang out, the Roman columns, Jewish neighborhood and all sides of catedral. She ducked us into courtyards, into open doors of apartment buildings and into tiny streets so she could explain the “why” of their existence. She was very thorough and very funny. She kept us laughing. I had been to the Gothic Quarter several times, but just always felt lost. This time I was never lost and I found out so many interesting things about the history and culture of that part of Barcelona.. Thank you Montse.

Fantastic experience. Amazed to be nature and wonderful mountains. The Basilica is a unique experience. Once in a lifetime. Highly recommended. We had a fantastic guide. A young woman called Nuria - great energy, very knowledgeable, and a lovely sense of humour.

The trip was awesome. The views from Montserrat were incredible. We went to Mass at the church and it was spiritual. The boys and girls choir were amazing. Our guide Gasper was so nice and informative. He gave us a lot of information about La Sagrada Família before we entered the church.

I had an absolutely wonderful private city tour with Patricia. I spent four hours with her as she showed me Barcelona from one end of the city to the other, and the time went by so fast. One of the highlights was seeing the incredible growth and evolution of Gaudí’s architecture, from the first home he designed for the Güell family to his later masterpieces, including Casa Batlló and Casa Milà. Patricia brought so much knowledge and context to everything I saw, which made the city feel even more alive. I also enjoyed a delightful morning coffee and tapas lunch, which made the day feel relaxed, personal, and memorable. Patricia was knowledgeable, kind, and wonderfully patient with my desire to speak Spanish, even though her English was much better than my Spanish! It was a day I’ll always remember, and I highly recommend her.

Don’t book on a Sunday since there’s mass you don’t have much time to visit the inside of the church. Check the hours of Sunday Mass and reserve your time accordingly.. Views are amazing our tour guides did an amazing job. Jurdi, Carlos, and Judith and another young man as well forgot his name.