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Spanish Civil War Tour Guide Barcelona showing a historic image of the war on the Rambla
Bombs, Anarchists and the Rise of Fascism - The Spanish Civil War in Barcelona
Traces of the past
Bombs, Anarchists and the Rise of Fascism - The Spanish Civil War in Barcelona
Tour Guide Explaining History Behind the damage from the war

The Spanish Civil War & Franco Barcelona Walking Tour

By Nostos Tours
9.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is $45 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
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.

Activity location

  • Placa Catalunya
    • Barcelona, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Foot Locker
    • 20 Plaça de Catalunya
    • 08002, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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Group Tour English guide
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Public Group Tour: Public tour with up to 20 people.
Start from Plaça de Catalunya

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30am
Price details
$44.55 x 1 Adult$44.55
Total
Price is $44.55
Private Tour English Guide
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

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.

Language options: English
Price details
$319.82 x 1 Adult$319.82
Total
Price is $319.82

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLearn about the region's unique working class history and anarcho-syndicalist period
  • What's includedWhat's includedTour Guide who's an expert on this complicated and sensitive subject
  • What's includedWhat's includedMake sense of the many political groups and factions of the Civil War
  • What's includedWhat's includedStories from Franco's Dictatorship
  • What's includedWhat's includedSee the scars and traces from the Spanish Civil War throughout the Old Town
  • What's includedWhat's includedSee historic images from the war to bring the history alive
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded1€pp guide radio headset, to be paid at the meeting point to an external provider.

Know before you book

  • 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

Activity itinerary

Placa Catalunya
  • 10m
Important place during the Civil war
La Rambla
  • 10m
Various Civil War related sites
Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu
  • 5m
15th Century Hospital
Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi
  • 5m
  • Admission ticket not included
Old church with a hidden connection to the Civil War
Placa Sant Felip Neri
  • 5m
Mystically Beautiful, while at the same time one of the most visceral reminders of the destruction of the civil war

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPlaca Catalunya
    • Barcelona, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEFoot Locker
    • 20 Plaça de Catalunya
    • 08002, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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