2 - Barcelona Bike Tour | Small Group Tour

Highlights

• Explore Barcelona’s highlights on two wheels and the breeze in your hair with no more than 6 people

• Glide through time and neighborhoods to the shores of the Mediterranean with your expert guide

• Savor a glass of Spain’s delicious sparkling wine - cava - while admiring the Mediterranean

• Enjoy your local guide’s lively explanations and hear the stories behind the city’s famous sites

Summary

Liv Tours Barcelona Bike Tour takes you on a memorable bike ride through the Born neighborhood, fair grounds from the 1888 Universal Exhibition, the Inner Harbor, Olympic Village and along the city’s Mediterranean boardwalk. Enjoy the evening breeze while your expert guide leads you and your small group of no more than six people on a journey from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century on two wheels. You will appreciate the city like a local by joining the nearly 200,000 daily cyclists of Barcelona as you explore the wonders of Barcelona at your own pace on this unique, memory-filled experience. On this luxury small group tour, you will stop for a glass of cava with your local guide while soaking in the views out over the Mediterranean while the sun sets over the city.

Description

Liv Tours Barcelona Bike Tour begins the minute you meet your guide in front of the palace-like 1920s main post office of Barcelona (arrive early and pop inside to see the magnificent stained glass ceiling!). Your friendly expert guide will lead you to a nearby neighborhood bike shop, allowing you to choose your bike.

Once you are in the saddle, your guide will lead you to the Inner Harbor before diving into the old fisherman’s neighborhood and then the beach where you will stop to enjoy a glass of ice cold cava, Spain’s sparkling wine, before continuing on your scenic tour.

Next you will meander up the boardwalk to the Olympic Village where you will admire the massive urban changes the city underwent before hosting the 1992 Summer Olympic Games. What was one of the city’s main industrial areas was transformed into a district full of parks, modern housing, restaurants, clean beaches and pristine waters and is a great tribute to the clever urban planners of Barcelona.

After admiring the Olympic Port and Village your guide will take you along one of the most picturesque tree-lined streets in the city to explore the Parc de la Ciutadella. Discover the past uses of this area that nowadays is a much treasured green space in the heart of the city. From there, it is just a stone’s throw to the majestic Arc de Triomf built as the main entranceway to the 1888 Universal Exposition where you are bound to see rollerbladers on obstacle courses, street performers and a sundry of locals enjoying the outdoors.

Next, it is off to see the elegant Mercat del Born. This market, built in 1867, which was the city’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market until the 1970s, is one of Europe’s largest iron architecture structures. It is now home to the recently discovered ruins from the houses that were destroyed in the War of Succession in the 1700s.

During your luxury small group bike tour, your guide will make sure that you have plenty of time to take pictures and enjoy your ride at a comfortable pace - this is a ride, not a race!