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Enjoy a flavour-filled walking tour through the Old Town – a perfect introduction to the city’s wonderful gastronomic culture. Discover the history of Barcelona’s cuisine, see some of her flagship restaurants and explore the colourful outlets and markets.

• Walking tour through Barcelona’s Old Town
• Visit to some of Barcelona’s most emblematic gastronomic establishments
• Learn about the famous Catalan gastronomic culture
• Chance to sample the Catalan products
• Services of a professional English-speaking guide

Gastronomy is an integral part of Barcelona’s cultural heritage and this fascinating walking tour is a must for all food lovers. Your enthusiastic guide will introduce you to the food history and the tour will take you to some of her most important restaurants and food outlets. At the historic La Boqueria Market discover a huge variety of colourful local produce market is known including vegetables, fish, meat and fruit. From here you will also be taken to the Granja Viader where the chocolate milk drink Cacaolat was invented in 1931 and discover the exquisite pastries at Pastisseria Escribà. Other highlights include Botifarreria de Santa Maria which is famous for its hams and sausages and Tostaderos Casa Gispert which specialises in roasting coffee and nuts. Opened in 1851, the shop retains its original furniture and old wood-burning oven: the only one of its kind in Europe. During your walking tour there is the chance to sample some of the wonderful gastronomic products, such as fruits in La Boqueria Market and wine at the end of the tour in the Winery ‘La Vinya del Senyor.

Among the many highlights, you will discover:  

 

• Granja Viader
• Mercat de La Boqueria
• Pastisseria Escribà
• Cafè de l’Òpera
• Granges del carrer Petrixol
• Xocolateria Fargas
• La Pineda
• Les torroneries del carrer Cucurulla
• Barcelona 600 anys de cultura gastronòmica
• Cafés el Magnífico
• Tostaderos Casa Gispert
• Botifarreria de Santa Maria
• Les viniteques de La Ribera

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• Hotel pick-up or drop off
• Optional gratuities

Casual. Dress according to the weather for that day and don’t forget your camera!

Tour does not operate on public holidays - 21 March, 15 August, 1 November, 26 December.

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