Barcelona Gourmet Food and La Boqueria Market Walking Tour

(57 reviews)

Barcelona, Spain 2 hours Electronic Voucher

Walk through the Old Town as you discover Barcelona's most emblematic gastronomic establishments. Learn about Catalan gastronomic culture, an essential ingredient of its cultural heritage.

Activity Description Additional Info User Reviews

Highlights

- Soak up the atmosphere on a walking tour
- Informative, friendly and professional guide

What will you find?

Visit La Boqueria Market, the best known market in Spain, opened in 1836. La Boqueria Market sells a wide variety of local produce, such as vegetables, fish, meat, fruit, as well as foods from all over the world.

Also on the itinerary is "Mercat de Sta. Caterina" recently renovated by Enric Miralles & Benedetta Tagliabue studio, its most outstanding feature is the ceramic roof with 67 different colours.

During your walking tour you will also visit shops specializing in wine, chocolate and pastries. You will have the chance to try samples of traditional Catalan products, such as fruits in La Boqueria Market, and a catalan tapa plus drink at the end of the tour.

Itinerary

Some of the places you may visit during this Barcelona Walking Tour:

Granja Viader
Boqueria Market
Pastisseria Escribà
Petritxol street
Xocolateria Fargas
La Pineda
Oro Liquido
Caelum
La Colmena
Viniteques de la Ribera
Pastisseria Brunells
Santa Caterina Market

Additional Info

- Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Voucher Info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

What's included

- Local guide
- Walking tour
- 2 tastings

What's excluded

- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off

Departure Time

English-speaking guide: 10:00am
Spanish-speaking guide: 10:30am

Departure Point

Placa de Catalunya, Barcelona

Duration

2 hours

Return Details

Concludes at Santa Caterina Market at approximately 12 or 12:30pm

Operates

Friday and Saturday

Reviews & Ratings

Sara K [03-01-2014]

This was an excellent tour that took us to special food related places in Barcelona that we would not have found easily ourselves. The guide was knowledgable and interesting and we wished we had been able to do the tour at the start of our holiday as it was a great way to get to know the different areas of the city.
Kate [12-10-2013]

Claudio was a delight and handled a fairly large group with firm charm. The market is unlike any in any other city we have visited. Unlike the rambling food stalls in Paris or London, this market is in many ways ART. Not only is the food spectacular but the reverence for the food shown by the presentation is so beautiful. The shops we visited on the way to and from the market were a wonderful history of the foods unique to Barcelona (and Catalonia). Great tour!
Ronald W [29-06-2013]

Great tour! Informative, friendly guide who extended the time for us. The last stop at the tapa bar included beer, wine and snacks. Great.
Silverfox [02-01-2014]

Loved this tour. It sowed the best of the Gothic section of Barcelona and the guide was great. Eventhough it was raining we still had a great time.
sharon [30-12-2013]

The tour guide was lovely and did his job very well in the time he had. We did not actually "visit" shops, we simply stood outside and were given a talk about some of the history of the business and its premises. I expected we would have more of an explanation about Spanish ingredients so I found that a bit lacking. I did not expect to be "tasting" a normal everyday fruit salad. I thought this tour would introduce us to things that were more specifically Spanish. The map we received to help us find the places again was not helpful at all. It showed the names of the main streets but not the little laneways and small streets where the places were actually located. That was really frustrating. I thought the tour would be more specific than it turned out to be. I would not say it is for foodies, it is more for everyday tourists to be shown around and to listen to some Catalan food history.