Guided walking tour · Barcelona, Spain

The Spanish Civil War & Franco Barcelona Walking Tour

A 2.5-hour walk through the streets where the Spanish Civil War was fought in Barcelona, explaining the factions, the conflict and the Franco dictatorship that followed.

Rating on Viator
5.0 out of 5 from 638 reviews
Duration
2.5 hours
Guided in
English, el, Spanish
Price
From £29 per person
Group size
Up to 25 people
Fitness level
Easy
Run by
Nostos Tours
Cancellation
Free up to 24 hours before

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Where the tour goes

  1. Placa Catalunya10 min
  2. La Rambla10 min
  3. El antiguo Hospital de la Santa Creu5 min
  4. Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi5 min
  5. Placa Sant Felip Neri5 min

Stops as listed by the operator on Viator; the order can change on the day.

What to know before you book

Included

  • Learn about the region's unique working class history and anarcho-syndicalist period
  • Tour Guide who's an expert on this complicated and sensitive subject
  • Make sense of the many political groups and factions of the Civil War
  • Stories from Franco's Dictatorship
  • See the scars and traces from the Spanish Civil War throughout the Old Town
  • See historic images from the war to bring the history alive

Not included

  • Gratuities
  • 1€pp guide radio headset, to be paid at the meeting point to an external provider

Access

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Pushchairs welcome
  • Public transport nearby

How it compares in Barcelona

  • Price: from £29. 8 of the other 14 priced tours we list here cost more, and their middle price is £46.
  • Reviews: 9 of the other 20 reviewed tours here have more reviews than this one.
  • Group size: up to 25 people. 1 of the other 17 tours with a stated limit allows a larger group.

Prefer no guide? Our free self-guided walk covers 5.5 km in about 73 minutes of walking, not counting stops.

From listings on our partner sites. This tour was last checked on 29 October 2026; prices and review counts change.

Walking in Barcelona

Barcelona is two cities laid side by side: a Gothic old town of shadowed alleys and a nineteenth-century grid of wide, chamfered streets studded with Gaudí. Both are made for walking, and the beach is a short stroll from either.

Terrain. The old city, the Eixample and the seafront are flat. Park Güell, Montjuïc and Tibidabo are real hills; escalators help on the approach to Park Güell and public transport reaches all three.

Surfaces. Smooth paving in the Eixample and on the seafront; flagstones and some cobbles in the Ciutat Vella. Streets in the old town can be slippery when wet.

Read the full Barcelona walking guide or try the free self-guided walk.

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