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Barcelona walking tours

Guided tours in Barcelona with a unique emphasis on the social, cultural and political history of the city with a splash nature thrown in. Guided by 22–year Barcelona resident Nick Lloyd, journalist and owner of iberianature.com.

Civil war tour Together with the Centre d’Estudis de Montjuic two guided routes in English of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona, covering themes such as Anarchism, George Orwell, the realities of daily life, bombing. This is a different way at looking at the city.

Raval tour For my money the most interesting district in Barcelona today. A vibrant cacophony overlaying a long and turbulent history.

Barcelona food tour A culinary journey through Spanish, Catalan and Barcelonan food history and culture. Social history at its tastiest.

Carmel and Guinardó Hidden parks and the recent history of Barcelona

Interesting traditional shops A quirky tour of the city’s history through its lovely and quaint old shops

Folk tales and legends of Barcelona. The old city is home to an incredibly rich folklore

Collserola remarkably rich natural history on the edge of a great city

Montjuic: the history of the city through a walk in the park. Fantastic views, ending in working class neighbourhood of Poble Sec.

We are also working on several other tours: Please enquire.

• Jewish history of Barcelona
• Icons of Spain and Catalonia
• Tales of the Barrio Chino. From Jean Genet to the US Marines
• Modernism, industrialisation and revolutionary Barcelona. The city between 1888 and 1914. Based on the central chapters of Robert Hughes’ brilliant Barcelona

Note: I am registered for tax purposes with the IAE as a tour guide.

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