BARCELONA HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1 - Barcelona
Arrival at Barcelona airport, rail station or port and transfer to your superior first class, centrally located boutique hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure to discover cosmopolitan Barcelona on your own.
OPTIONAL: Perhaps you would enjoy a Gourmet Foodie Tapas in the Gothic Quarter and the El Born District. (Consult Petrabax for details and price).
Day 2 - Picasso Musuem, Boqueria Market and Gothic Quarter - Private Walking Tour
Light leisurely morning walking tour, except for Sundays (Food Market is closed) and Mondays (Picasso Museum is closed).
Meet your Guide in your Hotel or designated meeting point for your walking tour of the 3 must see Barcelona's Sites with your private local expert Licensed Guide that guarantees you “fast track, no waiting in line” admission.
You will discover Pablo Picasso's gift for painting arriving with his family in Barcelona at the age of 14 and his artist's life evolution. "Picasso before Picasso" with jewel works that New York, Paris or Saint Petersburg could never have.
Along La Rambla in The Gothic Quarter we will visit the Boquería Food Market, praised as the "best food market in the world".
Understand Mediterranean diet and culture. The itinerary includes great Food stores along the way to the sites. You could sample as well different food of your liking and take great photos too!
We will visit one of the most beautiful Cathedrals in the world never having been destroyed in its 700 years existence. See its wonderful richly decorated choir; the luxurious chapels of the medieval guilds and the guardian geese of the cloisters. Get to know the martyrdom of Santa Eulalia’s first patroness of the City 1.600 years ago, as well as where the first Caribbean Indians brought to Europe by Cristopher Columbus were baptized.
Tour will end at the last site visited where the guide will be able to point out other possibilities for you to keep easily visiting on your own, including shopping and dining options if you wish.
Day 03 – Private Half Day Fantasy World of Antonio Gaudi tour
Breakfast at your hotel. Your private guide will pick you up by taxi at your hotel this morning to start the Gaudi's Barcelona Tour.
This private half day tour explores Modernism in Barcelona with Gaudí’s Masterpieces. Sites covered: SAGRADA FAMILIA & PARK GUELL with fast track, no waiting in line tickets, for interior visits; Passeig de Gràcia, the heart of the Eixample District, where Modernism (Art Nouveau) was developed. You'll see from outside, with explanations of: CASA BATLLO with its colorful façade as part of the block of disagreement with other architects: Puig Cadafalch (CASA AMETLLER) and Domènech Muntaner (CASA LLEO MORERA). We'll enjoy a leisurely stroll to: CASA MILA / LA PEDRERA: a whimsical rental apartment building. The last one that Antonio Gaudí built before he dedicated last years of his life entirely to Sagrada Familia. UNESCO's World heritage and first building with elevators & parking garage in Barcelona. Also included is PARK GÜELL: A former luxury gated community for affluent families. Today, a World Heritage Unesco Site very praised by Walt Disney himself. Short Taxi ride to get to the inside Visit of Basilica SAGRADA FAMILIA, by far the highlight of any Tour of the City. Understand structure, engineering, decorations, symbols; stain glass windows etc. as well as how the more than 130 years of under construction Sagrada will be completed.
Afternoon and evening are at leisure.
Day 04 – Barcelona
This morning we say goodbye to Barcelona. Breakfast at your hotel and end of services (additional nights available - consult Petrabax for prices).
Hotel or Similiar
- Private arrival transfer from airport, rail station or port
- 3 Nights in selected boutique style, first class hotels
- Buffet breakfast daily
- Private taxi vehicle for sightseeing where indicated.
- Private English speaking guide for all sightseeing tours
- Entrance fees to: Gothic Cathedral, Picasso museum, Sagrada Familia, Park Guell
- Hotel taxes (Barcelona city tax of approximately 2 Euros per person per night is payable directly to the hotel)
- 24 hour emergency service at destination.
Call 800-634-1188 for price quote
Petrabax
Petrabax is also a leader in Spanish language escorted tours of Europe, Middle East and the Orient.

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