Self-guided walking tour
Barcelona Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 2 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Barcelona, from Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar to Casa Milà: 4.9 km on foot, about 58 min of walking, 1 h 55 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Barcelona Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 1 h 55 min
- Distance
- 4.9 km
- Walking
- 58 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
A Catalan Gothic church designed by Berenguer de Montagut.
7 min walk · 570 m
Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia
Barcelona Cathedral is a Gothic church dedicated to the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, built over earlier Christian and Romanesque churches.
7 min walk · 570 m
Plaça Reial
An arcaded square designed by Francesc Daniel Molina i Casamajó on the site of a former Capuchin convent.
4 min walk · 330 m
La Rambla
A tree-lined pedestrian promenade linking Plaça de Catalunya with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell.
4 min walk · 280 m
Mercat de Sant Josep - La Boqueria
La Boqueria is a public food market beside La Rambla, known for its broad range of familiar and exotic produce.
15 min walk · 1.2 km
Palau de la Música Catalana
A concert hall designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner for Orfeó Català.
16 min walk · 1.3 km
Casa Batlló
A building designed by Antoni Gaudí for the textile industrialist Josep Batlló i Casanovas.
7 min walk · 540 m
Casa Milà
Antoni Gaudí’s undulating stone residence, popularly known as La Pedrera.
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