Barcelona: Barça and Football-Themed Guided Tour

Barcelona: Barça and Football-Themed Guided Tour

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Learn all about the most emblematic and significant sites of FC Barcelona, passing through the Gothic Quarter, the Boqueria Market and the old Solé Gymnasium where the club was founded.

Highlights

Walk around the most emblematic places of Barcelona
Learn about the most surprising stories linked to the main clubs in Barcelona.
Discover fascinating anecdotes and stories related to football & sports

Description

Enjoy a themed tour of Barcelona for lovers of FC Barcelona and football in general. Walk around the most emblematic places and learn about the most surprising stories linked to the main clubs in Barcelona. Led by a specialized guide who will tell you fascinating anecdotes and stories related to football and sport, you'll get to know Barcelona in a totally original way. The tour starts in Plaça Catalunya, a strategic point of the city and border area between the Old Town and its expansion. After explaining the history that permeates the square, enter the Ciutat Vella district along the Rambla where you'll find the Canaletas Fountain, a place of celebration for Barcelona fans. Enter the incredible Gothic Quarter, more specifically the Roman Necropolis. Here, learn about the Roman origins of the city and then arrive at the old Solé Gymnasium, where Joan Gamper and 11 other people founded Futbol Club Barcelona. Continuing through the Raval, enter the most visited market in the Catalan capital, the Boqueria Market, another fascinating example of Modernism with more than 300 stalls offering all kinds of typical products of Barcelona's gastronomy. Leaving from the main entrance on La Rambla, see the lottery office founded by a former FC Barcelona player. Go along La Rambla and the Gothic Quarter to admire buildings of great importance in the city such as the Liceu Theatre, the basilica of Santa Maria del Pi and even the restaurant Can Culleretes, which has a great football history. To finish this amazing tour, visit the Plaza Sant Jaume, a political and popular square where the Town Hall and the Generalitat are located on both sides, from whose balcony the players and managers used to offer the cup to their fans.