Self-guided free tour
Gothic Quarter & El Born: The heart of Barcelona
Free · no booking Loop route
- Duration
- 2 h 5 min approx.
- Distance
- 4.0 km on foot
- Stops
- 11 stops
A loop through the oldest Barcelona: from La Rambla and the Boqueria to the Roman city, the cathedral, Santa Maria del Mar and the Palau de la Música. Eleven stops, one map and a voice telling you what the façades keep quiet. About two hours, not counting time inside the buildings.
Start and end Plaça de Catalunya
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
Plaça de Catalunya Start
240 m · 3 min on foot
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2
Canaletes Fountain & La Rambla
440 m · 6 min on foot
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3
La Boqueria Market
370 m · 5 min on foot
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4
Plaça Reial
410 m · 6 min on foot
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5
Plaça de Sant Jaume
110 m · 2 min on foot
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6
The Bishop's Bridge
170 m · 2 min on foot
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7
Plaça de Sant Felip Neri
200 m · 3 min on foot
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8
Barcelona Cathedral
190 m · 3 min on foot
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9
Plaça del Rei
430 m · 6 min on foot
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10
Santa Maria del Mar
870 m · 12 min on foot
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11
Palau de la Música Catalana
610 m · 9 min back to the start
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Back at Plaça de Catalunya
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. Plaça de Catalunya: Ralf Roletschek · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons
- 2. Canaletes Fountain & La Rambla: Darz Mol · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 3. La Boqueria Market: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 4. Plaça Reial: Paux127 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 5. Plaça de Sant Jaume: Herodotptlomeu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 6. The Bishop's Bridge: Enfo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 7. Plaça de Sant Felip Neri: Manel Zaera · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 8. Barcelona Cathedral: Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 9. Plaça del Rei: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 10. Santa Maria del Mar: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- 11. Palau de la Música Catalana: Ralf Roletschek · GFDL 1.2 · Wikimedia Commons