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See Barcelona come alive at Christmastime on this 4.5-hour tour by both coach and foot with a knowledgeable local guide. Taking place in December, when the city sparkles with festive lights and a 'fiesta' spirit, your tour takes in all city's Modernist architecture, illuminated in time for Christmas. See several Antoni Gaudi creations like Casa Batllo, Parc Güell and La Sagrada Familia Cathedral, and then walk through El Born and the Old Town before finishing your tour at Fira de Santa Llúcia, the city's famous Christmas market.
Meet your guide in central Barcelona, and set off on your Christmas tour around its festively decorated streets. While some European cities slow down for the holiday season, Barcelona ramps it up instead, and the city becomes alive with a warming party vibe.
Soak up the magical atmosphere along Paseo de Gracia to see Antoni Gaudi's famous apartment buildings, Casa Batllo and Le Pedrera. After admiring their Modernist architecture from the outside, head inside Parc Güell - another Gaudi creation - and explore the impressive UNESCO World Heritage-listed garden complex with your guide.
See Gaudi's famously unfinished masterpiece next, La Sagrada Familia Cathedral (Church of the Holy Family), one of Barcelona's most iconic landmarks. Admire the exterior of this eye-catching building and learn of its incredibly long construction that shaped its history.
Continue through streets decked out with twinkling Christmas lights, to visit Barcelona's Monumental Bull Ring and the city's legendary Cathedral St Maria del Mar - the only finished Gothic church in Catalonia. After posing for photos outside the place of worship, stroll into El Born to soak up the atmosphere around the stylish little neighborhood where cocktail bars and restaurants spill onto the streets.
Head into the Old Town to see locals lining up to see the nativity scene at Plaza Sant Jaume, and then visit one of the finest turron shops in the city to sample the almond-flavored nougat that the Spanish eat as a Christmas treat.
Your Christmas tour finishes at the much-loved Fira de Santa Llúcia, a Christmas market in Plaça de la Seu. After bidding your guide goodbye, browse the beautifully decorated stalls at leisure, perhaps shopping for handmade decorations and gifts.
