Barcelona Highlights Guided Tour with Monjuic Cable Car
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Barcelona, Spain
- 2 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get the perfect introduction to Barcelona's top sites during this half-day guided tour. Enjoy a walking visit of the Born neighborhood and the Gothic Quarter and later hop aboard your coach for a panoramic tour through the city. See the Olympic Port, the beach and the fisherman’s quarter from the bus. Then head to the Olympic Village of Barcelona (Vila Olimpica) and Montjuic mountain. Take a cable car ride for amazing views over the city. On your way back, stop at MNAC viewpoint and drive through Passeig de Gràcia where you will see some of the most emblematic Gaudi buildings such as Casa Batlló and La Pedrera from the bus.
- Learn things about Barcelona you’d easily miss alone
- See lots at once—great for travelers short on time
- Beat the Spanish heat inside a comfortable coach
- Enjoy a chance to tour on foot for deeper exploration
What's Included
- One-way ticket for the Montjuïc Cable Car
- Transportation by air-conditioned coach
- Walking tour of the Born and Gothic Quarter (if option selected)
- Entrance to Barcelona Cathedral (if option selected)
- Local guide
- Radio guide system
- Entrance to the Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi, Montjuïc Castle, or Palau de la Música
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off service
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Julià TravelCarrer d'Alí-Bei, 80 Local nº 180 - Planta baja Delante del andén 19 / In front of the Platform 19, Eixample, 08013 Barcelona, Spain
Julia Travel Office in Barcelona Nord Station, Ground floor, platform 19, at Carrer d'Alí Bei, 80. It is mandatory to check-in at the counter.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
Pack heaps of exploring into one simple booking with this guided tour of Barcelona. Explore the Born neighborhood and the Gothic Quarter, then board a comfortable, air-conditioned coach for a panoramic city tour. Take a one-way ride on the Montjuïc Cable Car to see the city from a whole new perspective in the air. Make the experience your own with an optional visit inside Barcelona Cathedral.
Barcelona (Pass By)
Montjuic (Pass By)
Passeig de Gracia (Pass By)
Catedral de Barcelona (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Please note this activity includes walking long distances, so it is not recommended for people with reduced mobility
- From the end of January to the beginning of March the cable car is under maintenance (days to concrete)
- Julià Travel reserves the right to change the itinerary or cancel the tour due to events being celebrated in the city or force majeure reasons
- On windy days the cable car may not operate for safety reasons.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
based on 469 reviews
Yvonne_M, Sep 2024
Really great tour! Our tour guide was ver knowledgeable and we learned so many things about the beautiful city of Barcelona. Our guide also took time to tend to those who couldn’t walk as fast as others on the tour. Would definitely recommend!
Michelle_C, Aug 2024
I really enjoyed the walking tour and then the bus tour. Our guide, Miriana, was awesome! She knew a lot about Barcelona, very informative. I highly recommend her and this tour.
Mahesh_K, Jun 2024
Wrongly titled tour.
Mostly walking
Skipped part of the itinary
Gaudi house 10 mnts each was skipped
Cristina_C, Jun 2024
We were lucky to have a wonderful guide, Jessika, who really gave us a good history lesson throughout the neighborhoods we visited. We didn't go inside any of the places on the itinerary which is perfect for me because I don't always enjoy visiting historical sites. This way I made a list of what to go back for and how to get there. I think thay it was well worth the $60 I paid not to mention I got 7,000 steps out of it.
Tom_S, May 2024
Sara was an amazing guide! We arrived a few minutes late, but the staff kindly caught us right up with the group just steps away. The tour office is inside the bus terminal itself, so find any entrance and head to platform 19 area inside the building. Tour was awesome! Sara keep everyone together and made sure those who needed a little extra time were accounted for and had a headstart on the group when necessary. Highly recommend this tour to see highlights.
Jennifer_C, Nov 2023
You are meeting at a tour office in bus station. Arrived early, checked in and were told to wait 5 min. More people were entering and checking in. We noticed they were receiving vouchers and audio sets. So did they mean you’re all set or we’re not giving out anything yet so get back in line?! We did get back in long line and we eventually received items. We did not end up in English only but Spanish and English. Hopefully info wasn’t abbreviated and removing a star for the frustration of check in. Our guide was great and warm!
Robin_H, Jul 2023
We had to walk by one of the attractions to get to the meeting point. Maybe the meeting point can be changed and use the bus more during the tour.
GEORGE_C, Jul 2023
Jonathon was excellent tour guide with lots information about the sites we visited. He also offered bonus perspective with helpful local recommendations for cafes and stores.
gabrielle, Feb 2020
Very enjoyable. Jamie was an excellent tour guide. Would recommend this activity. Castle and dungeons particularly good.
833robertoi, Aug 2019
While the tour was pretty good and we were able to see a good deal of the city and hear about it's history; It was highly unacceptable that the tour guide left us, and at a separate time another group behind; we had to call the main office (placed on hold for 20 min.), take a cab to a meeting spot, and eventually reconnect with the tour guide. When we met up with her she was unapologetic and made excuses as to how she went looking for us, but could not find us. Maybe with a good tour guide the experience would have been great but not with the one we had; if you sign up for it, don't wear sandles and bring your walking shows, there is a lot of walking.
Andrea_L, May 2019
We purchased a tour in Spanish, which is our mother tongue, as the tour gave the option. Although we understand English perfectly we rather the tour was is the local language, which happened to be our mother tongue. When we get to the meeting point we are first asked as per of the group of we all understand English, to which we complained. What the guide did was simply repeat stuff in Spanish after he had said it isn’t English, making the whole group loose time and only giving half of the information he had given in English. For ease, we decided it was best to have the tour fully in English. Then the tour guide either knew very little about the places we looked that or was simply not interested. I kept googling information. He would not even mention the year or time during which things were built and given it was a tour through the historic gothic quarter, I believe this to be essential information.
Thirdly, our tour included entrance fee to the cathedral. Given it was Holy Week we were not able to go in as there was a service. We returned on a later time that same day to gain entry. This is poor organization by the agency as they should have remove the cathedral from the tour information, or schedule it at a time when we can enter (it’s not like Holy Week and mass services happened unexpectedly).
Afterwards, we went to Montjuic, which supposedly included the cable car, which we could not take for safety reasons due to heavy winds. There had been heavy winds all week and there was no disclaimer that this could happen. It wasn’t until various other people in the group complained that they offered a complementary brunch in Montjuic, which was terrible. We ended up buying our own coffee (as it was not peovided) and pastry from the same cafeteria where the brunch was serve.
Lastly, our package included entry to the Spanish Town and return to the meeting point. Because we were the only people in our group going to the Spanish Town, we were left there, whilst the rest of the group continued and we had to make our way back at our own cost.
This experience was less than enjoyable and I would appreciate a full refund.
Tracy_B, May 2019
This tour was in 3 parts. First an hour or so walking tour of the Gotic quarter which was fascinating and our guide pointed out many things that you would not otherwise notice. Next we got on a waiting comfortable bus and had a leisurely guided drive around the iexiample area leading down to the waterfront and still seeing so many points of interest. Thirdly up Montjuic for the cool cable car ride and tour of the fortress. We had a small break here as well. The views from up there are superb! At this point, you can go back to the starting point or get off at the bottom of Montjuic leaving the tour at the Spanish village. I really loved walking around inside seeing the different building styles and cultures from all around Spain. Carolyn was a friendly, knowledgeable and interesting guide - perfect for this tour! Would definitely recommend if you are short on time in Barcelona or have just arrived and want to get acquainted with the area.
StephyN16, Mar 2019
The tour was very informative and in 4 hrs you get to see and know about alot of things, i recommend it
Maria_A, Sep 2018
The guide was amazing full of energie, she talked dynamicly about the city, it’s history, the view was amazing!! We highly recommend this type of tours!!
Margaret_S, Jun 2018
This is a good way to see and learn about the history of Barcelona. It’s a great way to get your bearings around the city
Pam_V, Mar 2018
This was our second trip to Barcelona, but we learned so much more. A great overview of the city and our guide was full of interesting information.
Trina P, Dec 2017
Fantastic tour with heaps of information and a friendly and knowledgeable guide.
velascosm, Dec 2017
Great experience! Our tour guide was awesome, I loved the Spanish village and Gothic quarter. The views were amazing, however I wish the cable car rides that provide a view of the city were longer.
Weng, Nov 2017
If you have limited time and want to get the most of it, this tour is ok. But it would have been better if we were allowed to go down from the bus and take pictures at the Olympic Village. Visit to Gothic Quarter is a must. Tour guide did not do her job well.
dibb.laura, Nov 2017
The cable car was my favorite part of this tour. It had beautiful views of the city below! The Village was fun to see, but I was wanting more shops to be open.
dennis s, Nov 2017
The ride to the beach and our guide's pointing out the various architectures was cool. The Cable car ride and the view from there was very nice and the Olympic village was worth seeing. Then went to the Spanish Village which was basically like Epcot with all imitation facades.Then went to the Gothic Village which we had already seen in our travels. Seemed like at that point they were just trying to fill up the 4 hours.
edrosenberg1, Nov 2017
The trip was wonderful and was done at a very enjoyable pace! I did not feel rushed. There is a significant amount of walking but the guide took that into account with us older particpants.
John P, Oct 2017
Took this tour at the end of a cruise as a general city tour to get oriented and discover Barcelona. It was just what we wanted. Travelling with spouse and 2 friends, we found it informative, enjoyable and just right! Our guide was Marta who was instantly engaging, informative obviously knew and loved Barcelona. The cable car ride was spectacular!
During the walking tour of the Gothic Quarter, Marta negotiated our way through crowed, busy areas. There was a fair/festival going on in front of the old cathedral, so Marta took the time to stop and explain certain things that were going on, e.g. a local band playing traditional Catalan music and spontaneous dancing by locals. Marta was very knowledgeable and answered questions very directly and succinctly. She moved things along. I commend her especially being able to lead the tour in the Gothic Quarter with the crowds, but making sure that we were/felt safe. We were in Barcelona the weekend of Oct 21-23 when there were lots of crowds demonstrating on behave of the Catalonian cause.
I highly recommend this tour!
Jay M, Oct 2017
This tour is chock full of great sights and interesting insights into how this picturesque city has evolved into what it is today. Guide Giavanna was exceptionally helpful in providing additional information for scrapbooks etc.
Lottie_W, Sep 2017
Great experience, due to the tour guide Giovanna - extremely knowledgeable. Definitely a worthwhile tour.
Trevor H, Sep 2017
Trip good but guide had poor English and we couldn't understand the narrative.
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Lena H, Sep 2017
I had such a great time on this tour. Giovanna was so informative and knowledgeable about the city. This tour is a great way to learn a lot about the history and get familiar with Barcelona. Loved it!
judy, Aug 2017
Excellent itinerary and guide - marred by rain but tour was great.
kevinj96, Jul 2017
Good trip. The stop at the Spanish Village was a waste of time. We needed a guide to tell us about the area.
Ina, Jul 2017
This tour was awesome. The guide was lovely, very knowledgeable and keep our interest with great stories about the visited sights. We did the whole city tour in a luxury coach bus that was not crowded, so almost everybody had a place near the window to admire the city while the guide described the places.
The coach bus left us on top of the Montjuic mountain where we admired the Castle the castle inside visit is not included and then we took the Montjuïc Cable Car Telefèric de Montjuic all the way down while admiring Barcelona from the gondola. Amazing view!
Took the coach bus and we stopped and visited the Olympic Stadium and surroundings.
Back in the coach bus and we stopped at the Spanish Village Poble Espanyol to discover the architecture and crafts typical of the various regions of Spain. Inside we stopped at a gift boutique store where we tasted sangria, cava wine, nougat, fresh bread with different types of olive oils. The shop is packed with gifts at very good prices, so it is a good place to buy gifts for home and friends. The Spanish Village is full with gift shops and restaurants and we got to spend more than 1 hour to enjoy the Spanish Village.
Then we returned to central Barcelona for a walk tour around the 15th-century Barcelona Cathedral and visited the Gothic Quarter and ending the tour in Las Ramblas. Had an amazing time!!!
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