Barcelona small group tours
¡Hola! Discover a city where art and culture cling to every spot.
Barcelona: a city that entices you to discover more
Gothic towers reaching towards fluffy, white clouds scattered across the bluest of skies. Guitar strings strummed by local street artists entwining in the soft breeze through alleys and squares. Sizzling scents of botifarra (Catalan sausage) and paella streaming through restaurant doors. Our Barcelona group tours are part of a journey that delves deeply into the region. And armed with local learnings, secrets and flavours you’ve discovered during your adventure, this city is one that will stay with you long after your tour ends.
Back-Roads small-group Barcelona tours
Highlights of Northern Spain
From £3,119
What to do in Barcelona
Visit Parc Güell
A wonderland of colourful mosaics, stone creatures and green gardens, Parc Güell stands atop a hill like a proud, merry monarch overlooking their land. Weave in and out of tall columns with your head tilted back to take in the swirling images above. Bask under the morning sun whilst peering at the city’s silhouette unfolding before you. And peek inside Gaudi’s home, sure to be filled with modernist artworks that spin a tale of their own.
Discover the Sagrada Familia
A piece of art that’s been in the making for 140 years, the Sagrada Familia is the glinting red jewel of Barcelona’s golden crown. Before you enter, gaze at the spindles that graze the sky and wonder how exactly architects and constructors across decades have worked to complete this church’s story. Once inside, look toward the skies through stained-glass windows and their changing colours as sunlight shifts between the shadows of the basilica’s columns. Do you feel a calmness settling in your bones?
Stroll through Las Ramblas
As poet Federico García Lorca once said, “the one street in the world I didn’t want to end”: Las Ramblas is a boulevard of fame, charm and rendezvous. Its size alone invites you to roam at a leisurely pace – the characters you see along the way in the diverse faces of locals, performers and other travellers alike are sure to tuck themselves into your heart. Notable attractions to keep your eyes peeled for are The Canaletes Fountain, La Boqueria food market and the Columbus monument.
Taste the story of Santa Catarina Market
Freshly caught fish with shimmering scales. Warm bread that tears with ease. A treat for every sweet tooth and ice-cream stands with queues like coiled snakes. Every corner reveals a local secret, tale or flavour passed through generations under a roof that’s stood the test of time since 1848. Santa Catarina Market is where you truly taste the city of Barcelona.
Barcelona’s just the beginning...
Barcelona tours with Back-Roads are a dip of your travelling toe. We roam through many cobbled paths that zigzag their way across Spain – a country gilded in tradition and tapas – seeking local stories and beauty spots at every turn.
