Guinardo and Carmel: parks and history



- Explore one of the most fascinating and least known corners of Barcelona
- 1960s immigration and expansion, the bombing of Barcelona, psychedelic pigeon fanciers, gypsy neighbourhood under threat, mansions, Barcelona rich and poor, goats, wild flowers, great views
Shorter walk
- 3 hours
- Difficulty: easy
- Cost 70 euros
- Book
Longer walk
- 5 hours
- Difficulty: easy-medium
- Cost 100 euros
- Book
History of Barcelona
- Barcelona’s air defences during the Civil War
- Camp de la Bota - Barcelona’s death camp
- First bombing during the Civil War
- Fossar de la Pedrera - Montjuïc’s common grave
- La Modelo Prison
- Plaça de la Milicià Desconegut
- PSUC headquarters in Plaça Catalunya
- Somorrostro shanty town
- The La Canadiense Strike
- The Lenin Barracks - George Orwell in Barcelona
- The Liceu bomb
- The People’s Olympics in Barcelona