Barcelona has an irresistible creative energy: you feel it on the bustling streets and market squares, you see it in the incredible architecture and museums, you taste it in the fabulous food, and you live it in the legendary nightlife. Explore the lifestyle of the most exciting city on the Mediterranean with this 2½-hour walking tour. The incredible rich history and culture of Barcelona will be brought to life for you by the enthusiastic and knowledgeable independent local guides with whom we work. From Hercules, the legendary founder of the city, to Christopher Columbus; from Wilfred the Hairy, a heroic Catalan knight, to Pablo Picasso; Barcelona’s history is full of great adventurers, merchants, artists and warriors. The city has been shaped by many of the great seafaring civilizations of the Mediterranean. The sense of commerce, creativity and reaching for the horizon is what makes Barcelona such a unique place. Despite two millennia of proud history, for Barcelona the past is not enough. This is a city that is constantly reinventing itself to embrace the future. *Average tour length. The Barcelona Free Tour usually ends by the market of Santa Catarina. The independent guides with whom we work have your best interests in mind; while the tour usually includes the sites and stories above and lasts this long, your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is best for your group!

The Egyptian Museum of Barcelona (Fundació Arqueològica Clos - Museu Egipci de Barcelona) is one of Europe's foremost private collections of Egyptian art and culture, and an organization committed to research, study and dissemination of Ancient Egypt.Booking your ticket in advance will let you skip the line and start your visit to the museum as soon as you arrive.The museum runs guided tours of its collections led by Egyptologists, which are essential in giving visitors a greater knowledge of Egyptian culture and civilization. More than 2.000 square meters of gallery space showcase almost one thousand exhibits, including sarcophagi, mummies, jewelry and amulets, to give you a greater understanding of everyday life and prevailing customs of the ancient civilization of the Pharaohs. In addition to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, the museum also organizes other activities that enable visitors to enjoy the collections in an entertaining, fun way. These activities include night-time guided tours featuring re-enactments of scenes by actors. Another activity is the "Eternal Banquet", a guided tour centering on Egyptian cuisine, which gives visitors the opportunity to taste products that were part of the diet of this ancient civilization.