The Spanish Civil War & Franco Barcelona Walking Tour

Uncover the untold stories of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and Franco’s dictatorship on this engaging and informative walking tour. Discover the causes of the conflict, the fighting factions, and how Franco emerged victorious. Learn about the role of anarchists in Barcelona and experience life under a fascist dictatorship. Join us to explore the explosive history of this vibrant city!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Placa Catalunya - Important place during the Civil war
  • La Rambla - Various Civil War related sites
  • Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu - 15th Century Hospital
  • Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi - Old church with a hidden connection to the Civil War
  • Placa Sant Felip Neri - Mystically Beautiful, while at the same time one of the most visceral reminders of the destruction of the civil war
What's Included
  • Expert Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a 2.5h journey through the streets of Barcelona, exploring where Fascists, Anarchists, and the democratic Spanish Republic struggled and sacrificed for their beliefs on our Spanish Civil War walking tour.

Uncover the reasons behind this often-underestimated conflict and how it paved the path to a 36-year-long fascist regime.

  • What initiated the Spanish Civil War
  • Who comprised the opposing forces?
  • How did Franco triumph?

As a hotspot for Anarchists, Barcelona held its own unique resistance against the Fascist troops of Hitler, Franco and Mussolini.

Our war history tour in Barcelona caters to groups, students, and school excursions.

  • What part did anarchists play in Barcelona?
  • What was it like living under a Fascist Dictatorship?
  • How was Franco able to retain control for such a long duration?

After completing this walking tour of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona, you will comprehend why the city was regarded as one of the most volatile cities in Europe.

Location
Hard Rock Cafè
Plaça de Catalunya
The tour starts in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on Plaça de Catalunya. The guide will have a White Umbrella. If not exactly by the entrance, somewhere nearby on the sidewalk in front of it.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Lucasdy5360vo
Aug 2, 2024
Marvelous Tour - It was a marvelous tour and as a history lover, it impressed me by how much new material I learned from this. Also, Evan was an amazing tour guide, would recommend for any other history lovers.
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Zack018
Jul 25, 2024
Informative /Fun tour guide - Found this tour by chance and lucky us! Very informative on basic historic facts we hadn't even heard of!Yannis knows his stuff very well, he's fun and makes this tour interesting! Do yourself a favor by taking this tour
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Rosw941
Jul 25, 2024
Wonderful tour with in-depth history lesson - Terrific walking tour with Yannis. He is extremely knowledgeable and refreshingly candid, putting the Spanish Civil War into context with the history of Barcelona. He had visuals, read from books and answered all of our questions. Terrific experience, highly recommend this tour
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Jsterlnyc
Jul 25, 2024
The Spanish Civil War comes to life! - Yannis was amazing! He gave us the background of the conflict and then showed us how Barcelona fit into the overall conflict. Very engaging!
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Thomasko9495iq
Jul 24, 2024
Amazing tour! - It was a great experience! We learned many new things, for this unknown part of Spanish history. The tour was well-organized,covering the Spanish Civil War thematic from many different aspects. We would do this again! Thank you Giannis!
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Giuliaisabelc
Jul 23, 2024
Excellent, informative Barcelona tour - An excellent tour taking us through key dates and events of the Civil War, with fun facts and local curiosities sprinkled in. Yannis was a very informative guide, his research is clearly extensive, and his book of illustrations really added to the experience. Be prepared to wander for at least two and a half hours, which can be tiring in the summer heat. I'd highly recommend this tour to anyone keen to learn about an underrepresented period of Spanish history, in all its fascinating social and cultural complexity.
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Argirot969
Jul 23, 2024
Great tour! Spanish Civil War is a very important part of the history - Giannis is a great royr guide! Everything he said was really interesting and based on facts, books, pictures and all kind of documents. Spanish Civil War is a shady part of history, but with this tour we now have clear in our minds.
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C2355al_
Jul 23, 2024
Excellent tour! Great experience! - It was an excellent experience! Strongly recommended! Giannis answered all our questions and put light on this important part of spanish history
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Traveler275960
Jul 23, 2024
Gran tour - An exciting tour because it appeals to the need to think about historical memory and the meaning of horror for our times.
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747ofekr
Jul 19, 2024
An in-depth and fascinating tour about the Spanish Civil War - Yannis taught us so much about the Spanish Civil war. He was really good at making it come to life, you can really imagine what it was like with him showing you around. He was very knowledgeable, charismatic and knows how to lead a group. We highly recommend taking this tour!
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