{"id":58390,"date":"2015-10-20T16:18:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T14:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=58390"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:10:57","slug":"free-graffiti-art-tour-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-graffiti-art-tour-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Graffiti Art Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While walking around the quiet back streets and neighborhoods of Barcelona, frequently you will see <strong>graffiti<\/strong> displayed on the walls. I don&#8217;t mean <strong>graffiti<\/strong> that includes curse words, meaningless doodles and gang signs. I mean serious, contemporary works of art\u00a0that, unfortunately, are stigmatized by gangs and hoodlums.\u00a0If you have been living in Barcelona for awhile but are too proud to go on a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"wp-image-58392 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/BSSTcrest1.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti\" width=\"232\" height=\"213\" \/>If you have been living in Barcelona for awhile but are too proud to go on a touristy tour but want to get to know the neighborhoods a little better, I have the perfect solution: <strong>Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Street Style Tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-graffiti-art-tour-in-barcelona\/#How_it_works\" title=\"How it works\">How it works<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-graffiti-art-tour-in-barcelona\/#Tours\" title=\"Tours\">Tours<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-5\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-5\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/free-graffiti-art-tour-in-barcelona\/#Related_article_Hidden_City_Tours_Tour_the_streets_with_those_who_sleep_in_them\" title=\"Related article: \u00a0Hidden City Tours |Tour the streets with those who sleep in them\">Related article: \u00a0Hidden City Tours |Tour the streets with those who sleep in them<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_it_works\"><\/span><strong>How it works<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>&#8220;Barcelona Street Style Tour<\/strong> takes its guests in and out of the city&#8217;s streets and alleys, in the various districts of this great city, in which guests will be informed about the emerging\u00a0<strong>street art\/graffiti movement in Barcelona<\/strong> and get up close to some of the best art in the city.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelonastreetstyletour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Street Style Tour<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/graffiti.jpeg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/graffiti-300x222.jpeg\" alt=\"Free Graffiti Art Tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>\u00a0These tour <strong>guides<\/strong> know their spray paint, and have an eye for showing the best of the best <strong>graffiti<\/strong> <strong>in Barcelona<\/strong>. Not only will the guides show you <strong>artwork<\/strong>, they will familiarize you with some of the coolest local bars<strong>,<\/strong> authentic art galleries and shops, hidden boutiques and even popular places to <strong>skateboard<\/strong> (think MACBA).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best part about this <strong>tour<\/strong> is that, technically, it&#8217;s free! However, these guides are magnificent and they work hard for their tip.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tours\"><\/span><strong>Tours<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El Borne\/El Gotico<\/strong>&#8211; This <strong>tour<\/strong> will take you throughout the neighborhoods of Born and the Gothic Quarter, displaying the historical richness of these power &#8220;barrios&#8221;, and even historical <strong>graffiti<\/strong> (it&#8217;s a thing)! The meeting is at 14:00 every day (Monday through Sunday), and it is not necessary\u00a0to make a reservation in advance. However, if you decided to do a big group <strong>tour,<\/strong> I strongly advise reserving in advance to give your guide a proper warning. The meeting spot is at the Arc d&#8217;Triomf, usually lasts two and a half hours, and of course, is free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a map of the guide from the website:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/BorneGothicmap2014.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-58391 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/BorneGothicmap2014-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Raval<\/a><\/strong>&#8211; This <strong>tour<\/strong> meets in front of the main entrance to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macba.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">MACBA<\/a>\u00a0in Placa dels Angels, every day at 16:45 until 19:15 more or less. Not only will they show you the enchanting and ever-captivating neighborhood of Raval, they will show you both older murals and more\u00a0contemporary artwork from local <strong>graffiti<\/strong> artists. This tour is also free, and ends near Parallel, where you can find a handful of local, cheap bars to celebrate your newly gained knowledge of street art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-villa-olimpica-del-poblenou-barrios-of-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poblenou<\/a> Bike Tour<\/strong>&#8211; This tour is a little different than the others: it costs\u00a0\u20ac18.00 bike included, you need to reserve 24 hours in advance with a minimum of 2 people, lasts 3 hours, and is much more detailed! This still-developing industrial neighborhood is filled with architectural gems, proximity to the beach, textile industries and gypsy camps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Poblenou is still, shall we say, under construction, there is much less traffic, and it is a tranquil bike ride through the wide streets of this modern-concrete haven.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_article_Hidden_City_Tours_Tour_the_streets_with_those_who_sleep_in_them\"><\/span>Related article: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/hidden-city-tours-tour-the-streets-with-those-who-sleep-in-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hidden City Tours |Tour the streets with those who sleep in them<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"58390\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 120px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While walking around the quiet back streets and neighborhoods of Barcelona, frequently you will see graffiti displayed on the walls. I don&#8217;t mean graffiti that includes curse words, meaningless doodles and gang signs. I mean serious, contemporary works of art\u00a0that, unfortunately, are stigmatized by gangs and hoodlums.\u00a0If you have been living in Barcelona for awhile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":59026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4349],"tags":[3024],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58390"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101058,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58390\/revisions\/101058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}