Raval Walking Tour: Explore Barcelona's Dark History
4.9
47 Ratings
Barcelona
Embark on a captivating Raval Walking Tour in Barcelona, exploring the dark history of this vibrant neighborhood. Discover abandoned children, the Vampire of Raval, macabre shows, and more.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fundació Privada Casa de Misericòrdia de Barcelona - Where Barcelona’s foundling wheel for unwanted infants is hidden in plain sight
What's Included
  • Experienced, local guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Step off to start your Raval Exploration Walk in front of Sant Pere Nolasc Mercedaris church located right next to Plaça de Castella. Your journey begins from there, down the lively lanes of the Raval district. The first stop point is Casa de la Misericordia, a place where abandoned children found refuge, and some, as the tales suggest, still haunt the hallways. Later on, we’ll casually walk through Raval’s energetic streets to unexpectedly find ourselves at the dwelling place of the alleged Vampire of Raval. You get to question if vampires ever truly perish and observe how reality merges with mythology in the context of Barcelona’s infamous slabber, the Vampire. Visit the former la Santa Creu Hospital, ramble around the garden where once spectacles and enchantments of an uncanny nature were a common sight. Our path continues to the Church of Sant Pau del Camp, the eldest church in Barcelona with a notable history. Afterwards, get ready to explore the southern section of Raval. Absorb astounding stories about the long-gone days when clubs and cabarets were the main attractions in this area, and where one can still notice excellent street art.

Location
Parròquia de Sant Pere Nolasc Mercedaris
Plaça de Castella
Outside the Church of Sant Pere Nolasc, in the Plaça de Castella, 08001, Barcelona
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(47 Ratings)
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Debby
Apr 17, 2024
Definitely worth doing. - Excellent guide. Really interesting and we saw a whole new side to the city we didn’t expect. We saw areas and sights we wouldn’t have seen and very much enjoyed it.
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Nemotrev
Mar 2, 2024
FUN and enjoyable - We love this walking tour with Carlos. He was fun, easy going, and the tour enjoyable, Thank You, Carlos! I totally recommend this!
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Goplaces13466470249
Feb 26, 2024
El Raval - Perfect Tour, interesting,so much fun and much funny and exciting information. We had a great time with with our guide Andrés. Great guide!
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Michaelww8371fd
Jan 29, 2024
El raval walking tour - The tour was fantastic Eoghan our guide was exceptional in his knowledge of the area and Spainish history. He made the tour a highlight of our visit to Barcelona. He gave us ideas afterwards of where to eat and how to spend the rest of our afternoon. He was a lovely guy and we would recommend his tours to everyone.
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950kasiar
Nov 13, 2023
A - Fantastic experience, great guide than kwot the trip interesting and funny all the time! 100% recommended
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Z4mp1
Oct 28, 2023
Tour for people who don’t want to do the mainstream tours - Great tour, interesting history details besides the mainstream tours! Recommendation 100% Carl is a great tour guide!
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Geordana
Oct 9, 2023
A very interestig tour - totaly worth it - I strongly recommend this tour with Andres. A lot of interesting information about a neighborhood with a turbulent history. We didn't realise when the two hours passed.
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598caleighc
Oct 4, 2023
Highly recommend - Andres was amazing, very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. He even showed us a couple of extra things. I would highly recommend this tour and especially with Andres!
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Brendamq5562pa
Sep 30, 2023
Take this Raval Tour!! - Eoghan was an exceptional tour guide!! Talk about an amazing story teller, truly a gift that not everyone has! Eoghan spoke with noticeable enthusiasm & a great sense of humour thrown in from time to time! A comfortable walking pace, clear vocal speaking to explain each interesting spot throughout, was also greatly appreciated!! Thanks for this memorable experience in Barcelona Eoghan!
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Libbyw516
Nov 3, 2023
Disappointing but so much potential - This walk has so much potential but only delivered at a base level. The information provided was good but we moved so slowly from place to place that it felt like the walk could have been in half the time. Either that, or there needs to be much more content. The participants were fascinated by the street art that we passed - surely there are stories to tell about this? The content also did not ring true with the title - some stories could be considered dark, but others were just general history. Definitely needs fine tuning to make it a memorable experience for the right reasons.
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