DRAKCELONA: THE HUNT OF DRAGONS AND OTHER MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS!

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1 DRAKCELONA: THE HUNT OF DRAGONS AND OTHER MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS! Prices: Adults : 11 Children 6-11: 6 Children 0-5: free English speaking Official Guide. *Family Tour In ancient times, dragons made Barcelona their city, their comfortable home. They called it Drakcelona and now, after centuries of expectant silence, they are the perfect hosts in order that their honorable visitors could learn about the wonderful corners of the city they protect. Come with us to this hunting of the mythological creatures around the Gothic District, the funniest way to discover the old Gothic District of Barcelona in family! The tour starts in front of Casa Bruno Quadros (La Rambla), continuing in Plaça Sant and the area around the Cathedral (Bisbe, Comtes, ); then will move to the Born neighborhood, around Stanta Maria church and, and will finish the hunt at Ciutadella Park. At the end of the tour, you will be at one of the biggest and most popular Parks in the city, where you can rest and organise your own family pick-nick. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 am. (June-October) Departure from Casa Bruno Quadros. La Rambla n.82 Las Ramblas Bisbe Cathedral Comtes Sta. Maria Born Avenue Ciutadella Park

2 STORIES AND LEGENDS OF THE GHOTIC QUARTER English speaking Official Guide. *Pintxos tasting included Would you like to know how people used to live in Medieval Barcelona? Travel through time and discover its stories, its characters, their relation with the quarter and the way they lived and thought. Walk around the narrow medieval streets and travel back in time to discover the enthralling history of Barcelona s Gothic Quarter thanks to this amazing walking tour. The remains of medieval times hidden in these streets, will help us to give life to the unknown corners of the city that doesn t appear in the guidebooks! This tour starts in Plaça Nova, passing the ancient city gate of Barcino, and continues through the Jewish quarter (Call) and its many squares such as: Plaza de Sant (where the city hall is located); Plaça del Rei, Plaça de l Àngel, Argenteria and Santa María. It ends in front of the Santa Caterina Market. At the end of the tour, you will enjoy a pintxos tasting in a traditional Tapas Bar of El Born, an area famous for its wineries and small designer shops. (two pintxos and one drink) Thursdays at 3.30 pm (June-October) Departure from Plaça Nova n.5 (Col.legi Oficial d Arquitectes) Romans Walls Catedral Call Santa Maria del Pi Pl. del Rei Pl. Àngel Pintxos tasting

3 THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA This literary tour will let you relive the stories of this exciting novel through its different locations; places that after almost 700 years we will revisit from a different perspective whilst admiring the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the characters and about one of the most emblematic monuments of Barcelona, Santa Maria, the apogee of Catalan Gothic art. Guide. "From the top of Collserola Mountain, on the old Roman road that connected the northern city Ampurias with the southern Tarragona, Bernat discovered for the first time the freedom and the immensity of the sea! He has never imagined something that has no end." 14th Century: the city of Barcelona was a prosperous city and had grown towards the shore. The humble new district of fishermen decided to build, with their own money and efforts, the greatest temple that had ever existed: Santa Maria. Sundays at 10 am from Santa Maria (Main entrance). (all year round) Canvis Vells Consolat de Mar Argenteria Pl.del Blat Pl. del Rei Call Bisbe Plaça Nova

4 THE SHADOW OF THE WIND You can read any book, but just with few it s possible to live and breathe them. We present this walking tour as a unique opportunity to wander around the amazing Barcelona depicted in The Shadow of the Wind, a novel that has captivated thousands of readers all around the world. From letters to words, from imagination to reality. Just as Daniel Sempere, Julian Carax, Fermín Romero de Torres, and the other characters of the novel, we will walk through a labyrinth of mysteries and surprises turned into a charming tour, with a bewitching Barcelona as the backdrop. The participants of the tour will become the characters, as you move around Barcelona to places which are still recognisable to today s inhabitants, such as: Santa Anna street, The arch of the Theatre, King s square, Las Ramblas, Sant square and street. Not often do we have the possibility to turn fiction into reality but this is one such chance. Guide Saturdays at 6 pm from Rambla Santa Mónica n.9. ( at 5 pm October-May ). (all year round) Arco del Teatro Plaza Real Call Baixada llibreteria Els 4 Gats Ateneu Barcelonés Santa Ana

5 THE GHOST WALKING TOUR What do the streets of Barcelona hide when night falls? Which stories marked our ancestor s lives forever? Let yourself become absorbed by the paranormal mysteries of Barcelona with the explanations of an experienced guide. Price: 11 /person. Guide. The Ghost Walking Tour is a night visit around Sant Pere, Santa Caterina and la Ribera quarters, based on the book Fantasmes de Barcelona written by Sylvia Lagarda-Mata. The tour tells the mysterious and hair-raising stories that have been taking place in those areas for decades. An experienced guide leads the visit. Exorcisms, witchcrafts, bewitched convents and records of phantom apparitions invade the streets of Barcelona. Participants will have the chance to discover those baffling phenomena in a funny and entertaining way. Fridays at 9.30 pm from Arc de Triomf. (all year round) Portal Nou Volta dels Jueus Carrer Sant Pere Santa Caterina Pl. Marcus Assaonadors Carrer dels Mirallers