Shore Excursion: Barcelona City Tour Hop-On Hop-Off

Itinerary

Day 1: East/ Gren Route

Pass By: Plaza de Cataluna, 08206 Barcelona Spain
Plaça de Catalunya is one of Barcelona's most important spots, acting as the meeting point between the old part of the city and the Ensanche.

Pass By: Barcelona Cathedral, Pla de la Seu, S/N, 08002 Barcelona Spain
The "Gothic Quarter", occupying what was once the Roman colony of Barcino, is the origin of today's Barcelona. Barcelona Cathedral, whose construction in the Gothic style began in 1298, is without doubt the jewel in the Gothic Quarter's crown.

Pass By: Port Vell, Moll de la Fusta, 08039 Barcelona Spain
The Port first artificial was remodeled for the 1992 Olympic Games, when it became a Marina for recreational vessels. At the end of the old port you can see the Rambla de Mar, which is a continuation of the popular Ramblas of Barcelona.

Pass By: Museu d'Historia de Catalunya, Placa Pau Vila, 3, 08039 Barcelona Spain
This museum invites visitors on an interactive journey to the history of Catalunya, from thepre historic times to the present day.

Pass By: La Barceloneta, Barcelona Spain
The Barceloneta is the old fishermen's quarter, built in an area that was previously almost uninhabited: it was due to its proximity the sea that the fisherfolk were the first to settle here, starting in 1754.

Pass By: Port Olimpic, Edifici Capitania, S/N, Barcelona Spain
The hosting of the 25th Olympic Games in 1992 meant a great urban transformation for Barcelona.The construction of the Olympic Village or Villa Olímpica wasthe most radical transformation

Pass By: Bogatell Beach, Avinguda del Litoral, 08005 Barcelona Spain
Bogatell beach lies Pueblonuevo cemetery; the first to be built outsidethe city walls, in 1775. It is open to the public and is of great interest to visitors, who can admire large funerary monuments and sculptures from thelate 18th and the 19th century.

Pass By: Nova Mar Bella Beach, Passeig de Garcia Faria, 08019 Barcelona Spain
A beach of fine sand, with disabled access. It is home to watersports lovers such as surfers and kitesurfers, who come in search of wind and waves.

Pass By: Torre Agbar, Pl. de les Glories, 08018 Barcelona Spain
The AGBAR tower is the headquarters of the Barcelona water company, abuilding of ever-changing colors that has become the third tallest building in Barcelona and the new symbol of the city.

Pass By: Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, Carrer de Mallorca, 401, 08013 Barcelona Spain
The Temple of the Sagrada Familia is the most popular of Gaudi’s works. He devoted himself exclusively to this project until his death; unfortunately he was only able to construct a small part of it: the apse and the Façade of the Nativity.

Pass By: Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167, 08025 Barcelona Spain
The Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau is one of the most representative works of Lluís Domènech i Muntaner and is regarded as the largest surviving civil Art Nouveau building in Europe, with a style characterised by abundant floral decoration.

Pass By: Park Güell, 08024 Barcelona, Spain
This park was constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to a commission by textiles entrepreneur and patron to Gaudi: Count Güell. In 1969, it was officially declared a National Monument, and since 1984 it has been a World Heritagesite protected by UNESCO.

Pass By: Tibidabo, Barcelona Spain
Tibidabo is the highest part of the mountain ranged of Collserola, a greenarea that forms a natural boundary to Barcelona’s growth and worksas a lung allowing air to regenerate in the city.

Pass By: Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona Spain
Go through La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, two of the most visited Gaudí houses in Barcelona

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: West/ Orange Route

Pass By: Plaza de Cataluna, 08206 Barcelona Spain
Plaça de Catalunya is one of Barcelona's most important spots, acting as the meeting point between the old part of the city and the Ensanche.

Pass By: Arc de Triomf, Passeig Lluis Companys, 08003 Barcelona Spain
The Arc de Triomf was built in 1888 for the Universal Exhibition, to a design by Josep Vilaseca i Casanoves. It is located on the Passeig Sant Joan, very close to the Parc de la Ciutadella, an area bursting with gardens and long avenues.

Pass By: Parc de la Ciutadella, Passeig de Picasso, 21, 08003 Barcelona Spain
Parc de la Ciutadella, a green lung a few meters from the sea. Some years ago Parc de la Ciutadella was the only public park in Barcelona while today is a meeting point of locals and tourists.

Pass By: Passeig del Colom, 08002 Barcelona Spain
You will see Port Vell while in the bus and the Columbus statue at the end of this avenue.

Pass By: World Trade Center Barcelona, 1ª planta, Edif. Este, Moll de Barcelona, s/n, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
With spectacular views of the sea port, the centre is one of four impressive eight-storey buildings built on a jetty into the harbour.

Pass By: Jardin Botanico de Barcelona, Carrer del Doctor Font i Quer 2, 08038 Barcelona Spain
The Miramar Gardens area an integral part of the Botanical Gardensof Montjuïc. You will be able to see a beautiful panoramic view ofthe coastline.

Pass By: Fundacio Joan Miro, Parc de Montjuic, s/n, 08038 Barcelona Spain
Joan Miró Foundation, open since 1975, contains the most important public collection of the works of Joan Miró, one of the most influential and universal figures of 20th-century art.

Pass By: Anella Olimpica, Carrer l'Estadi, 48, 08038 Barcelona Spain
The stadium played host to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Olympic games, and to the Games' athletics events. If you look carefully, you can see the support on which the Olympic Flame was lit to mark the Games' opening.

Pass By: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC, Palau Nacional. Parc de Montjuic Palau Nacional, 08038 Barcelona Spain
The National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) is one of the city's most important museums, due to both the quality and diversity of its works, and because it is home to the world's finest collection of mural painting. Here, you can contemplate the works of universally-renowned Spanish and European artists, such as El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Canaletto, Rubens, Sisley and Rodin.

Pass By: Poble Espanyol, Av Francesc Ferrer i Guardia, 13, 08038 Barcelona Spain
The Poble Espanyol ("Spanish village"), a work of architecture created for the International Exposition of 1929, was designed to be temporary and demolished after the Exhibition. Nevertheless, its popularity meant that it was conserved. It is a huge "collage" of Spanish architecture, spread across the 117 buildings it is home to: crafts workshops, shops and restaurants.

Pass By: El Pabellón de Barcelona, Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
The Mies van der Rohe Pavilion is an emblematic work by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and a benchmark in 20th-centuryarchitecture. The so-called German Pavilion was originally designed in 1929 for the Barcelona International Exhibition.

Pass By: Plaza España Barcelona, Carrer de Tarragona, 68U, 08015 Barcelona, Spain
Plaza España, where the Venetian towers are situated, was the entrance to the enclosure of the 1929 World Fair.

Pass By: Estacion De Sants, Plaça dels Països Catalans, 08014 Barcelona, Spain
Here you will find the central station of the railway network of Barcelona and is where you can also find one of the city’s bus station and the Ave highspeed train.

Pass By: Camp Nou, Carrer d'Aristides Maillol, 12, 08028 Barcelona Spain
Within the installation of the stadium you will find a Museum that boasts to having over one million visitors a year which allows you to discover the secrets and titles of the club, also you will find the FCBotiga Megastore, where you will find all kinds of memorabilia and official merchandise.

Pass By: Palau Reial Major, Barcelona Spain
The Palau Reial de Pedralbes or Royal Palace was built as the residence of King Alfonso XIII in 1924. It is home to the Decorative Arts Museum and the Ceramics Museum, as well as the Hercules Fountain, the work of Antoni Gaudí.

Pass By: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes, Baixada del Monestir, 9, 08034 Barcelona Spain
The Royal Monastery of St Mary of Pedralbes, founded by Queen Elisenda de Montcada in 1327, stands as a unique historical and cultural testament to the Poor Clare community who lived there continuously from 1327 until just recently.

Pass By: L'illa Diagonal, Avinguda Diagonal 557, 08029 Barcelona Spain
As well as a big commercial centre with more than 170 shops and restaurants, L'illa Diagonal complex includes two four star hotels, two schools, a sports centre, dance hall and a conference centre.

Pass By: Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona Spain
This avenue is one of the most important in Barcelona, as it crosses all the city.

Pass By: Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona Spain
Go through La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, two of the most visited Gaudí houses in Barcelona

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.