5. HALF DAY JEWISH BARCELONA (4 HOURS) In this reduced and prosperous enclave during the century XIII used to
live up to four thousand inhabitants (a 15 percent of the total city population) we found the history of the Jewish community in Barcelona. Nowadays the district is a mystery of narrow and shady side streets located in the gothic district, around the cathedral. In order to be situated one of the two gates of Jewish borough it is located between the Sant Jaume square and the Sant Doménech street. After visiting the Synagogue, we will cross the Sant Jaume square, Catalonia political centre, where are the Generalitat Palace, in one side, and the City council building, to the other. Before arriving at the the King square is the Lloctinent Palace of the century XV, in spite of not being a key place at that time, its interest is that many of the stones form their facade were extracted from the old Jewish Montjuïch cemetery . We will follow until the monumental set of the King square, set formed by the Condal Palace of century XI, were the, kings of Catalonia and Aragón used to live. Keep going with the tour we will cross the Layetana Street and we will go until the District of the borough Rivera , where we find the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
7. FULL DAY BEST OF BARCELONA (8 HOURS)
This visit allows having a global vision of Barcelona. We be transferred from the Port ,seeing the city marine and arriving at the Plaza de España square with its impressive perspective of the Queen Maria Cristina Avenue, surrounded by the National Palau, that will lead to us to the Olympic Ring, at the hill of Montjuic, where we will make a brief stop to enjoy the magnificent panoramic views over the condal City and its port. We will follow until the Sagrada Family - unfinished masterpiece of Antonio Gaudí . We will finish in the el Ensanche and its most representative streets and arteries like the Paseo de Gracia; where there are two buildings designed by Antonio Gaudí, among other numerous examples of the exuberant architecture . We will have free time to do shopping. We will arrive at the Gothic district where we will have a walking tour to the religious centre with the Cathedral, the Bishop Street will led us to San Jaime square, political centre of Catalonia,. We will arrive to the famous Ramblas where there will be a free time for lunch. After lunch, we will follow until The Paseo de Gracia, avenue that crosses the modernist district of the Ensanche in the called Manzana de la discordia. Continue until the Expiatorio Temple of the Sagrada Family, the most well-known work of Gaudi. We will finish the visit in the Güell Park.
4. HALF DAY F.C BARCELONA STADIUM & MODERNISM TOUR
(4 HOURS) If you love football then this tour is a must. The tour starts with a walk
through the stadium at Camp Nou and includes a look at the visitors dressing rooms, chapel, TV and radio press rooms, through the players tunnel and onto the pitch to see where the players and managers sit and then up to the top terraces for a bird eye view of the pitch below. The tour ends with the stadium museum which traces the clubs 100 years history with its vast collection of the trophies, photographic archives, audio visual shows and a huge collection of the clubs memorabilia.. After that, we will go to enjoy a Modernism Tour, that takes you through the Quadrat d'Or (Golden Square) in the Eixample district, to admire the Catalan art-nouveau buildings by architects such as Gaudí, Domènech & Montaner and Puig & Cadafalch.
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