Self-guided free tour
El Raval: The Barcelona left off the postcards
Free · no booking Loop route
- Duration
- 2 h approx.
- Distance
- 3.4 km on foot
- Stops
- 11 stops
A loop through the neighbourhood that grew on the far side of the city wall, where for centuries Barcelona sent whatever it did not want to see: hospitals, poorhouses, factories and cabarets. From the Liceu to the old Hospital de la Santa Creu, the MACBA, Sant Pau del Camp, Botero's cat and the Palau Güell. Eleven stops, a little over three kilometres and about two hours, not counting time inside the buildings.
Start and end La Rambla, opposite the Liceu
Get thereThe route
The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.
The 11 stops
At each one, a story of about two minutes.
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1
La Rambla, opposite the Liceu Start
440 m · 6 min on foot
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2
Old Hospital de la Santa Creu
460 m · 7 min on foot
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3
Casa de la Caritat & Pati de les Dones
150 m · 2 min on foot
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4
Plaça dels Àngels & the MACBA
120 m · 2 min on foot
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5
Carrer de Joaquín Costa
450 m · 6 min on foot
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6
Plaça del Pedró
150 m · 2 min on foot
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7
Carrer de la Cera
500 m · 7 min on foot
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8
Sant Pau del Camp
350 m · 5 min on foot
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9
Rambla del Raval & Botero's Cat
230 m · 3 min on foot
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10
Bar Marsella & the Barrio Chino
360 m · 5 min on foot
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11
Palau Güell
200 m · 3 min back to the start
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Back at La Rambla, opposite the Liceu
The tour ends where it started.
How it works
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1. Get to the start
Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.
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2. Listen
At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.
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3. Follow the map
Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.
Before you set off
Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.
- It is a loop: you finish where you started.
- Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
- The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
- The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
- Available in Spanish and English.
Use it offline
Save the audio, photos and route on this phone to do the tour with no data. Do it on wifi before you set off.
The download stopped halfway. What was already saved is still on this phone.
You can start the tour or leave this page: the download carries on.
Available offline
There is a new version. The one you have saved still works.
Photo credits
- 1. La Rambla, opposite the Liceu: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2. Old Hospital de la Santa Creu: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3. Casa de la Caritat & Pati de les Dones: Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4. Plaça dels Àngels & the MACBA: Kim FOR sure · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5. Carrer de Joaquín Costa: Xavier Badia Castellà · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 6. Plaça del Pedró: Canaan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 7. Carrer de la Cera: User:Capdevila7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 8. Sant Pau del Camp: PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 es · Wikimedia Commons
- 9. Rambla del Raval & Botero's Cat: Enric · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 10. Bar Marsella & the Barrio Chino: Enric · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 11. Palau Güell: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons