Barcelona Tour Experience

Spain | Oct 23 - Oct 28, 2025

All our connections and booked excursions went well and we enjoyed our time in Spain. Cooking school was a lot of fun.
A special note, we modified the original itinerary of our Montserrat excursion from the original 5:30 AM pickup to 7:00 AM. We are on vacation after all. The original itinerary featured arriving before dawn, hiking an uphill trail in the dark for 20-30 minutes in time to see sunrise at the cross then visiting the Basilica followed by lunch.
Our modified itinerary started with a visit to the Basilica followed by our hike to the Cross. We were early enough to the Basilica that there were no crowds and our hike to the cross was in daylight, affording us many beautiful visas. Our guide, Antoine, was congenial, knowledgeable and flexible with our preferences. The visit to the site is highly recommended. Anyone with physical handicaps or not in normal physical condition may not want to avail themselves of the hike. Even without the hike, the visit to the Holy site, the journey up the mountain by car and down by train and the excellent Catalan lunch are well worth going! The early start avoided the large crowds later in the morning adding to a great experience.
Our guides Maria (Gaudi), Alfredo (Tapas and Flamenco) and chef Johannes (cooking class) were all excellent, knowledgeable and professional!