All Barcelona Highlights Tour video by Barcelona Guide Bureau

If you don’t have so much time and you are going to spend just a couple of days in Barcelona, our Highlights tour is the best way to visit the “must” places in Barcelona. Take a look to our video to get some ideas… (more…)

Barcelona Guide Bureau’s guide opinions: Mónica Sánchez

Why Barcelona Guide Bureau (what is the difference between you and other guides)?

Everyone is different… (more…)

Shopping in Barcelona: part 3 The Ribera Quarter

This neighborhood was formed by the people that settled around the church. In those days it was called Vilanova del Mar and the people that settled there were skilled and unskilled workers who benefitted from the maritime and economic growth of the Catalans in the Mediterranean which started during the reign of Jaume 1. The street names bear witness to this: Argenteria, the silversmiths; Espaseria, swordmakers; Mirallers; mirrormakers; Vidreria, glassblowers… (more…)

Shopping in Barcelona: part 2 Gothic Quarter

This is the old city of Barcelona where you find the main public buildings: the Palace of the Generalitat (Autonomous Government of Catalonia), the City Hall, and the Cathedral; narrow winding streets and pretty squares steeped in history. (more…)

Shopping in Barcelona: part 1 Catalonia Square

Innovation or tradition? Great European cities are important commercial centres at the forefront of change and, at the same time, keepers of tradition. They are showcases that attract interest from around the world. Barcelona today offers a wide range of commercial establishments: cutting edge, famous labels, fine craft, traditional firms with a hundred year’s experience…

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Barcelona Guide Bureau’s guide opinions: Wendie Joy Planting

Why Barcelona Guide Bureau (what is the difference between you and other guides)?

Simply, that BGB always responds to the needs of all kinds of visitors. Our guides are motivated, well informed and accessible to clients. (more…)