Barcelona Walking Tour

The opening anchor of the route — Gaudí's basilica has been under construction since 1882 and remains one of the most recognisable buildings on Earth.

Barcelona's most elegant boulevard and the spine of the Modernista movement — a walkable corridor of 19th-century ambition lined with extraordinary architecture.

One of Gaudí's most expressive façades — coloured mosaic tiles, curved balconies and a rooftop that resembles the back of a dragon. Hard to walk past without stopping.

Built between 1906 and 1912, La Pedrera is Gaudí at his most sculptural — a stone façade that flows like water and a rooftop terrace unlike anything else in the city.

The central square that connects the modern Eixample grid to the old city. All of Barcelona's key arteries begin or end here — the natural midpoint of the route.

Barcelona's most famous promenade — a kilometre-long tree-lined walkway connecting the city centre to the seafront. Walk it for the atmosphere, not the souvenirs.

The route ends in Barcelona's medieval quarter — a maze of narrow stone lanes, Roman foundations and Gothic architecture. A strong contrast to the modernist boulevard you started on.