The Spanish Civil War & Franco Barcelona Walking Tour | 2 hours 30 minutes

387 Reviews | Barcelona
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Private Tour English Guide
2 Adults x $293.07
$586.14
Approx Total
$586.14
Private Tour: A more flexible, personalized service, with different starting times. More opportunities to ask questions, or take breaks.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes: Typically about 2.5h, but much more flexible as a private tour.
Group Tour English guide
2 Adults x $40.82
$81.64
Approx Total
$81.64
Public Group Tour: Public tour with up to 20 people.
Start from Plaça de Catalunya

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Greek, English, Spanish
  • Learn about the region's unique working class history and anarcho-syndicalist period
  • Tour Guide who's an expert on this complicated and sensitive subject
  • Make sense of the many political groups and factions of the Civil War
  • Stories from Franco's Dictatorship
  • See the scars and traces from the Spanish Civil War throughout the Old Town
  • See historic images from the war to bring the history alive
  • Gratuities
  • 1€pp guide radio headset, to be paid at the meeting point to an external provider.

Overview

Join us in a walk through the streets and neighborhoods where Fascist, Anarchists and the democratic Spanish Republic fought for their lives and died for their ideals on this 2.5h Spanish Civil War walking tour in Barcelona. Discover what caused this often overlooked conflict and how it lead to a 36 year fascist dictatorship. - What caused the Spanish Civil War to start - Who were the fighting factions? - How did Franco win? As an Anarchist stronghold, Barcelona was unique in its fight against the Fascist forces of Hitler, Franco and Mussolini. Barcelona history war tour for groups, students, school trips. - What was the role of anarchists in Barcelona? - What was life under a Fascist Dictatorship like? - How could Franco remain in power for so long? By the end of this walking tour of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona you'll understand why the city was known as one of the the most explosive cities in Europe.

Meeting points

The tour starts in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Plaça de Catalunya. The guide will have a White Umbrella. If not exactly by the entrance, somewhere nearby on the sidewalk in front of it.

End point

Itinerary

  • Placa Catalunya

    Important place during the Civil war

    10 minutes

  • La Rambla

    Various Civil War related sites

    10 minutes

  • Antic Hospital De La Santa Creu

    15th Century Hospital

    5 minutes

  • Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi

    Old church with a hidden connection to the Civil War

    5 minutes

  • Placa Sant Felip Neri

    Mystically Beautiful, while at the same time one of the most visceral reminders of the destruction of the civil war

    5 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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February 05100% refund
February 06No refund

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A great slightly different walking tour

Published on Jan, 2025

Onno is a very nice and competent guide. He kept the tour light and interesting and at the same time informative. For anybody who wants to learn a bit about Spanish history in the 20th century or simply do a slightly different type of tour, I would highly recommend Onnos tour.

nice tour through Barcelona, focusing on the Spanish civil war

Published on Jan, 2025

Learned a lot about Barcelona and the Spanish civil war. Especially nice because there is no museum about it. We learned about the war and all the propoganda that came after.

Great tour and unique

Published on Jan, 2025

Tour was excellent. I learned a ton about Spain and the guide, Onno, was very engaging. My teens (15 and 17) enjoyed it as well.

Fascinating History In Beautiful Barcelona

Published on Jan, 2025

This tour was very informative and engaging, bringing to life the complex but fascinating history of 20th century Spain. Highly recommended!

Excellent and interesting tour

Published on Dec, 2024

Filipa’s explanations were amazing. I enjoyed so much this tour. I would recommend everyone to take this tour. Amazing!

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