Day 01, Barcelona -MODERNIST & GOTHIC DOMES 4-hours Tour
Arrival in Barcelona.  Private transfer to the hotel from the airport, port or rail station. Our official guide picks us up at the hotel to start a surprising tour through the religions that contributed the  most heritage in Barcelona. With private car we’ll go to:
Sagrada Familia, this unfinished church is considerated one of the Basilicas of the city. Gaudí’s work is a building rich with Christian symbolism. Its 18 towers represent , the twelve Apostles, the four Evangelists, Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ (the highest and topped with a cross).  We’ll follow this tour in the Old Town where we discover the Jewish quarter: The first documentary record of a Jewish quarter in Barcelona dates from the 11th century, mentioning a street that solebat ire ad callem judaicum. The word call means little street or alley. This name came to extend itself to the whole set of streets occupied by Jews, that is to say , the Jewish quarter, and the community of Jews was called the aljama.  From the Jewish religion we’ll go to Christianity and its stunning churches.

Barcelona’s Cathedral is based on a roman temple and it was built during the 13th century and 15th century, it has an incredible cloister. The “other” cathedral is Santa María del Mar, placed in the Born quarter its construction is dated between 1329 and 1383 and is one of the most beloved churches of local people. On this tour we’ll discover too all the little churches hidden in the city that gives us some idea about the importance of catholic religion in Barcelona Back to the hotel or free time.

Day 02, Barcelona – GIRONA, HISTORY & MODERNITY  6-hours Tour
Breakfast in your hotel.  The private driver with your guide picks you up at your hotel and start our tour from Barcelona to Girona. The Old Town is one of the most evocative historical centers in Catalonia, with some elements that are unique in Europe: The Carolingian Wall, an spectacular exceptionally well-preserved Jewish Quarter, the grandeur of its Gothic cathedral (the widest nave in the world. Girona also houses six museums with collections of great interest, apart from having the best restaurant in the world: El Celler de Can Roca

We don’t miss the chance to taste some of the products (not included) from the Celler de Can Roca Family. Rocambolesc is an innovative ice-cream shop owned by the best chef in the world.  Return to Barcelona in the mid-afternoon.

Day 03, Barcelona -  MONTSERRAT AND THE PILGRIM’S COVE
Breakfast in your hotel.  This morning our driver takes us to outskirts of Barcelona. After about  40 minutes we’ll arrive at Montserrat Mountain. There we will find our guide. Situated in these emblematic and spectacular mountains is the Basílica de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat, the patron saint of Catalonia, and residence of a Benedictine community for nearly a thousand years. The Benedictine monastery, has always been an important and active cultural center of Catalonia. It is home to the oldest children’s choir in Europe, the Escolania de Montserrat.

After we descend from Montserrat, we’ll arrive to the city of Manresa, geographical center of Catalonia, it has a spectacular medieval quarter and an impressive gothic cathedral. Next to this place we’ll find “San Ignacio de Loiola‘s cave” where it seems that he wrote “Spiritual Exercises” and founded The Jesuit Order. To recover from this intense day, we will visit a nearby winery with a farmhouse with 10th century castle where you can taste some of their wines and have a hearty lunch. After the winery tour, our driver take us back to Barcelona.

Day 04, Barcelona – OPTIONAL: ROMANESQUE TO REALISM 6-hours Tour
Breakfast in your hotel. Free day at leisure in Barcelona.

OPTIONAL: ROMANESQUE TO REALISM 6-hour tour
A new day that our guide and the driver show us how religion could influence  art and architecture of the city. The driver will leave us in the Cable Car that goes straight to Montjuic Mountain and we’ll enjoy its fantastic views over Barcelona. In Montjuic  we’ll find the MNAC (Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña) with one of the most important collections of Romanesque art of the world and an astonishing collection of religious fine art from the Baroque age to the realism period.
From the MNAC we’ll go to “Spanish Town” (Pueblo Español), this outdoor museum was built in 1929 for the International Exposition, intended to be a representation of people of Spain.  Afterwards we’ll find the Romanesque monastery of Sant Miguel which is composed of elements originating in different monasteries of Catalonia.  In this unique space we’ll eat (lunch is on your own – not included) and then back to the hotel or if we prefer stay or visiting the fantastic Spanish Town. VALUE PACKAGE INCLUDES THE ROMANESQUE TO REALISIM TOUR.

Day 05, Barcelona
Breakfast in your hotel.  Dearture transfer from hotel to the airport, port or rail station.