Join us in a walk through the streets and neighborhoods where Fascist, Anarchists and the democratic Spanish Republic fought for their lives and died for their ideals on this 2.5h Spanish Civil War walking tour in Barcelona.
Discover what caused this often overlooked conflict and how it lead to a 36 year fascist dictatorship.
- What caused the Spanish Civil War to start
- Who were the fighting factions?
- How did Franco win?
As an Anarchist stronghold, Barcelona was unique in its fight against the Fascist forces of Hitler, Franco and Mussolini.
Barcelona history war tour for groups, students, school trips.
- What was the role of anarchists in Barcelona?
- What was life under a Fascist Dictatorship like?
- How could Franco remain in power for so long?
By the end of this walking tour of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona you'll understand why the city was known as one of the the most explosive cities in Europe.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Learn about the region's unique working class history and anarcho-syndicalist period
✔ Tour Guide who's an expert on this complicated and sensitive subject
✔ Make sense of the many political groups and factions of the Civil War
✔ Stories from Franco's Dictatorship
✔ See the scars and traces from the Spanish Civil War throughout the Old Town
✔ See historic images from the war to bring the history alive
✖ Gratuities
✖ 1€pp guide radio headset, to be paid at the meeting point to an external provider.
Departure & Return
Departure:
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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.
Itinerary
1
Placa Catalunya
Important place during the Civil war
Duration: 10 minutes
2
La Rambla
Various Civil War related sites
Duration: 10 minutes
3
Antic Hospital De La Santa Creu
15th Century Hospital
Duration: 5 minutes
4
Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi
Old church with a hidden connection to the Civil War
Duration: 5 minutes
5
Placa Sant Felip Neri
Mystically Beautiful, while at the same time one of the most visceral reminders of the destruction of the civil war
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
