Barcelona is one of the mosttrendy European capitals and it is not in vain: new trends in art and architecture are mixed with a city full of history. Come with us to discover the Ciudad Condal.
Remember these tours are just examples, at Forocio we organize customized tours and we can adapt to your needs or requests!
The tour includes
- 5 x nights at 4 **** hotel accommodation
- Private bus for transfers
- Meals at local restaurants
- Accompanying guide
- Local guide for city tours according to itinerary
- Entrance to the Sagrada Familia, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the Liceu Opera Barcelona, the Picasso Museum, the Joan Miró Foundation, the Park Güell, the Casa Milá, the Dalí Theater-Museum.
Programe
Day 1: Arrival
Arrival in the morning at Barcelona El Prat International Airport where our guide will pick you up.
First panoramic visit: city center, Passeig de Gràcia, Park Güell, Sagrada Familia, Puerto, Monument to Columbus, Miramar viewpoint, Joan Miró Foundation, Olympic Stadium and Poble Espanyol.
Lunch: Oleum Restaurant
Guided tour of the Thyssen Collection at the National Museum of Art of Catalonia
Check in and welcome cocktail at the hotel
A glass of Champaign will be served on the terrace to enjoy the spectacular views according to weather conditions. The cocktail will be served in the restaurant.
Dinner at the hotel’s exclusive restaurant.
Day 2: Barcelona: Liceu Opera Barcelona & Barrio Gótico, Museo Picasso
Breakfast buffet at the hotel
Visit to the Liceu Opera Barcelona
The Liceu Opera House Barcelona, locally known as the Gran Teatre del Liceu or simply the Liceu, was founded on the Rambla de Barcelona in 1847. It is the largest horseshoe-shaped opera house in Europe and the second largest in the world. With its uninterrupted activity for more than 160 years, the Liceu has been a privileged spectator of some of the most important events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, becoming a cultural and social reference in Barcelona and Catalonia.
The tour includes an extensive and comprehensive visit to the main areas of the theater open to the public, focusing especially on its history, architecture, social life and all those aspects that have made theater a world leader in opera.
It also includes the exclusive visit to the Círculo del Liceo, Barcelona’s oldest and most prestigious private club, which houses one of the most important private collections of modernist art in Catalonia (the Catalan expression of Art Nouveau) preserved in its original location
Continue the visit to the old town known as the Gothic Quarter. Crowning the promenade with the medieval Cathedral of Barcelona and the surrounding squares.
Lunch – Allium Restaurant
Guided tour of the Picasso Museum
The Picasso Museum is a key reference to understand the formative years of Pablo Picasso. The genius of the young artist is revealed through the 4,251 works that make up the permanent collection. In addition, the Picasso Museum, inaugurated in 1963, also reveals his deep relationship with Barcelona: an intimate and solid relationship that was shaped in his adolescence and youth, and continued until his death.
The Picasso museum is very rich in regards to the work of the formative years in the life of the artist; it is practically exhaustive until the Blue Period. The Museum also houses an important representation of works from 1917, and the series Las Meninas (1957), as well as a complete printed collection.
Dinner: Arcano Bar-Restaurant
Day 3: Barcelona
Breakfast buffet at the hotel
Guided tour that will take you to see the breathtaking views of the port of Barcelona from the Montjuïc park. The mountain of Montjuïc has been a witness and center of key events that have shaped its personality. The first event of this type was the International Exhibition of 1929 held in Barcelona that promoted the development of the area. More recently, the 1992 Olympic Games brought a great renewal.
Guided tour of the Fundació Joan Miró
This museum looks at the work of Joan Miró, a prolific and original artist. Designed in 1975, the Joan Miró Foundation has a magnificent collection of works by the artist
Free lunch on your own
Back to the hotel
Gala dinner at Xalet de Montjuïc
Transfer back to the hotel
Day 4: Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Casa Milá & Parque Güell
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
The local guide will accompany you to visit Parque Güell, a complex of gardens with architectural elements located on the hill of El Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona and a visit to the Temple of the Sagrada Familia both designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.
Lunch: Tenorio Restaurant
In the afternoon “Casa Milà”, commonly known as “La Pedrera”. A unique building, built between 1906 and 1912 by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), and which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. Currently, the building houses the main offices of CatalunyaCaixa
Transportation back to the hotel
Dinner on your own
Day 5: Figueras Dali Museum & Girona
Breakfast buffet at the hotel
Transfer to Figueras
Guided tour of the Dalí Theater-Museum
Lunch at a local restaurant: Sidreria de Txot
Trip back to Barcelona via Girona. a beautiful city where you really feel for its history by simply walking through its ancient streets. It is a walled city dating from Roman times, the old town is within the city walls. There is a well-known stretch of houses, built in the nineteenth century, which is part of the wall destroyed by the French in 1809 while the city was under siege.
Farewell dinner at the local restaurant: El Cangrejo Loco
Day 6: Back to destination
Breakfast buffet at the hotel
Transfer to airport