Barcelona City Bike Tour: Exploring Architecture, History, and Street Culture

Discover Barcelona’s architecture, history, and street culture on a fun and engaging bike tour. Suitable for all ages, this 3-hour tour is the best way to explore the city’s hidden gems.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Placa Reial - Gather with your group in one of Barcelona’s most enchanting squares.
  • Placa de Sant Jaume - The site of the Town Hall and the starting point of the tour.
  • Placa del Rei - Where Christopher Columbus met Queen Isabella upon his return from the Americas.
  • Barcelona Cathedral - A distinctive cathedral that merges Gothic and neo-Gothic architectural styles.
  • Palace of Catalan Music - A prime example of Modernisme architecture, and it’s not by Gaudi!
  • Arc de Triomf - The gateway to the first world exposition in 1888.
  • Parc de la Ciutadella - Unwind in the gardens, snap some photos, and enjoy a refreshing drink.
  • Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar - The sole example of Catalan Gothic architecture in the city, built by fishermen for fishermen.
  • Basilica de la Sagrada Familia - Explore the masterpiece of the great Antoni Gaudi!
  • Playa de La Barceloneta - Cruise along the Mediterranean coast.
  • Port Olimpic - Discover the impact of the Olympics on Barcelona’s landscape and seascape.
  • Gothic Quarter (Barri Gotic) - Cycle through Barcelona’s ancient Roman neighborhood.
What's Included
  • Bike rental with bicycle use included
  • Professional tour guide
  • Optional helmet for safety
  • Child seat available upon request
Additional Information

A fun, laid-back bike tour that gives you a great overview of Barcelona’s amazing architecture, history and street culture. Through your local guide, you will experience Barcelona from its beaches to its back streets, monumental buildings to its bodegas, and from its Roman ruins to its romantic hideaways. The Barcelona Bike tour is the best way to see this fabulous city.

The tour takes approximately 3 hours, the bikes are comfortable and easy to ride, even for inexperienced cyclists who don’t know a handlebar from a tapas bar. Helmets are optional, but recommended. Groups are small (max 9 per group) so it’s friendly and intimate, there’s time to talk, take photos and enjoy all the amazing sights. This is a great activity for families, as the tour is suitable for all ages. Child seats are available.

Location
Plaça Reial
Your tour meets at the fountain in the centre of Plaça Reial. Look for your guide holding an umbrella. The closest metro stations are Jaume I (L4) and Liceu (L3). Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour departure.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Michelleje2875qx
Aug 29, 2024
Thank you Angie! - Angie is amazing! Super cool and very knowledgeable of the city of Barcelona, its history, sites and cool places to drink and dine.
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Snowfall-68
Aug 28, 2024
Velo City Tour Barcelona - Angie from Scotland, the name of our tour guide, did a great job. Received a lot of information about the City. Another way to discover Barcelona. I liked it!
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Maimi2019
Aug 28, 2024
Fantastic! - Fantastic tour! Reasonable sized group and covers great attractions. Angie is brilliant and there was no question she couldn't answer!! 100% would recommend!
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Kim_c
Aug 24, 2024
Highlight of our weekend! - Big thanks to Michael, we had the best time on this a tour, perfect in every way, very informative, fun, plenty of time for photo opportunities, great way to see highlights of Barcelona! Fab morning, with a lovely group of people, thank you so much! Better than the bus tour !! Great job 👍
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Alexandra_v
Aug 24, 2024
Biking is fun in Barcelona! - We loved our bike tour. There were not too many hills so an easy bike ride to see so many wonderful sites of Barcelona. Our tour guide Alex was the best and kept us safe!
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雄一橋
Aug 22, 2024
Complete list of Barcelona's highlights by bike - The wind is pleasant and refreshing when riding a bike even during hot days It's hard to get around Barcelona on foot, but you can get around in half a day by bike.
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Q4145qomichaelw
Aug 20, 2024
We had a blast. Angie was the best. - Angie did a fantastic job. We had a group of five guests and all of us had a blast. Felt very safe you got to see a bunch of Barcelona sites in a short period of time. Would recommend this to her to anyone visiting.
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Margaret_a
Aug 20, 2024
Monserrat must see - Taking the Tram to the stop of the mountain, and hiking down to stop at the cross. Our guide Pablo, texted me the night before with the exact pick up time. He was right on! Great private Tour!
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Jay_m
Aug 19, 2024
Brilliant tour, Barbara was a great guide. - What a great way to see the main sites of Barcelona. Riding a bike is great cos it’s fast paced and also Barcelona has a lot of bike lanes. Our guide, Barbara, was amazing. Very knowledgeable and kept things moving but also gave us time at the major attractions for pictures and some breaks. It was a nice way to see Barcelona, without spending to many days or hours by myself.
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Noreen_p
Aug 29, 2024
Bike tour - Nice way to see Barcelona and get a brief history of the area. Guide was very friendly. The area is full of bike paths.
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