Private Barcelona Markets Tour
Uncover culinary and cultural traditions amid historic and modern markets
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From $40
From €34
From £29
From C$54
From A$55
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Local experts
Personal stories and insider travel tips -
Top-rated
Thousands of reviews averaging 4.9 stars -
Worry-free booking
Flexible scheduling and refunds
Highlights
- Visit Barcelona’s best covered markets to learn their traditions and secrets.
- Experience the sights and smells of La Boquería, where you’ll also sample local olives and nougat.
- Explore the Born neighborhood to uncover a former market and medieval city.
- Discover the caganer, an odd Catalonian tradition that’s famous worldwide.
- Sample olive oil in a specialty shop as you learn how it’s produced.
- Glimpse the remains of a medieval convent under a thriving modern market.
What you'll do
Begin your tour at the Boqueria Market, rated one of the top food markets in the world. You’ll be amazed at the sheer variety and quantity of fresh and prepared food available here.
As your guide leads you through the patterned walkways, ...
Begin your tour at the Boqueria Market, rated one of the top food markets in the world. You’ll be amazed at the sheer variety and quantity of fresh and prepared food available here.
As your guide leads you through the patterned walkways, you’ll learn about Catalan food traditions and even taste traditional Catalan olives and nougat.
Exiting the Boqueria Market, you will find yourself at the scenic Ramblas promenade. Itself a former market, famous for its flower sellers, Ramblas today is a wonderful place to soak up the ambiance and snap a few photos as you stroll past its open-air cafes, fragrant flower stands and the colorful Miró mosaic.
Next, we’ll travel back in time to ancient Barcelona with a walk in the streets of the Gothic Quarter, full of antique stores and even an occasional antique market.
Continue to the bustling Santa Caterina Market, the first covered market in Barcelona, with its undulating, brightly colored roof. Here you’ll admire the ruins of an old medieval monastery.
On your way to the last stop, we’ll also visit a local caganer shop to discover the story of one of Catalonia’s strangest traditions. Marvel at the monumental church of Santa Maria del Mar, where you’ll hear the intriguing stories of La Ribera neighborhood sailors.
Your Barcelona markets tour ends at the sprawling Market of Born. Built as a market, this striking steel and glass structure now houses the remains of the Born neighborhood dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
Itinerary
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Mercat de la Boqueria
The oldest market in Barcelona, small food samples included to enhance your visit
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Flower markets of Las Ramblas
Famous tree-lined promenade filled with cafes, shops, and fragrant flower stands
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Mercat de Santa Caterina
The city’s first covered market
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Caganer
The world’s largest purveyor of an unusual Catalonian tradition
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Santa Maria del Mar
A Gothic church with intriguing tales as seen in the Netflix series, “Cathedral of the Sea”
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Former market of El Born
Once the largest covered market in Europe, today a cultural center
Meeting point
Where we meet
DUNKIN´ESPAÑA, Rambla de Sant Josep, Barcelona, Spain
Meet outside Dunkin’ at Rambla de Sant Josep, 89, 08002, Barcelona.
