{"id":61567,"date":"2016-02-26T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61567"},"modified":"2019-12-10T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:04:02","slug":"barcelonas-alternative-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona\u2019s alternative tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/#Hidden_City_Tours\" title=\"Hidden City Tours\">Hidden City Tours<\/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\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/#Street_Style_Tours\" title=\"Street Style Tours\">Street Style Tours<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/#Ghost_Walking_Tour\" title=\"Ghost Walking Tour\">Ghost Walking Tour<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/#Shadow_of_the_Wind_Tour\" title=\"Shadow of the Wind Tour\">Shadow of the Wind Tour<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-alternative-tours\/#The_Movie_Walking_Tour\" title=\"The Movie Walking Tour\">The Movie Walking Tour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hidden_City_Tours\"><\/span><strong>Hidden City Tours<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tour_Guide.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61570\"><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-61570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Tour_Guide-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"tours barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>There are hundreds of <strong>city<\/strong> <strong>tours<\/strong> services with a number of <strong>tour guides <\/strong>who are ready to show you <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>\u2019s most famous sites. But none are more eager and knowledgeable about the streets of this city than those who have had to sleep in them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hidden City Tours<\/strong> is a company that creates jobs for <strong>homeless people<\/strong>, who <strong>guide visitors<\/strong> through the streets of the Gothic barrio.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Street_Style_Tours\"><\/span><strong>Street Style Tours<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This cool, alternative service takes visitors on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelonastreetstyletour.com\/free-barcelona-street-art-walking-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">guided tours<\/a><\/strong> through the city, visiting spots where they can see works by some of the most famous national and international street artists. There is one tour that covers El Born and the Gothic neighborhood, and a second tour that is dedicated to El Raval. The <strong>tour<\/strong> guide will stop by meaningful works by artists like El Pez, Vegan Bunnies, Francisco de Pajaro, and El Gordo, sharing the story of the artist and the piece of art in question. The <strong>tours<\/strong> are free, but donations are highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/scd01.bcnshop.com\/en\/widgets\/generate-js\/2631\/14329.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghost_Walking_Tour\"><\/span><strong>Ghost Walking Tour<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Do you like to have goose bumps and feeling a little scared? Then the <strong>Ghost Walking Tour<\/strong> may be the perfect <strong>tour <\/strong>for you. This night activity takes visitors around the areas of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina and la Ribeira, where a lot of scary occurrences like ghost sightings, witchcraft and exorcisms took place decades ago.\u00a0 The <strong>tour<\/strong> is based on the book \u201cFantasmes de Barcelona\u201d by author Sylvia Lagarda-Mata.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Ghost Walking Tour<\/strong> is offered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iconoserveis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Icono Serveis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shadow_of_the_Wind_Tour\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TheShadowOfTheWind.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61569\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-61569 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/TheShadowOfTheWind-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"tours barcelona\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Shadow of the Wind Tour<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shadow of the Wind Tour<\/strong>, or La Sombra del Viento, is a 2001 novel by one of the most respect Spanish authors of this day and age, Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n. It tells the story of an antiquarian book dealer\u2019s son called Daniel Sempere during his time after the Spanish civil war. Offered by Orange Monkey Tours, the <strong>Shadow of the Wind Tour<\/strong> takes visitors to some of the sites where some of the most iconic scenes in the book took place.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Movie_Walking_Tour\"><\/span><strong>The Movie Walking Tour<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another <strong>tour <\/strong>offered by Icono Servies, the <strong>Movie Walking Tour<\/strong> is an excellent choice for cinema fans. The <strong>tour<\/strong> takes visitors to sites where a variety of national and international movies were shot, like Woody Allen\u2019s \u201cVicky, Cristina, Barcelona\u201d, Pedro Almodovar\u2019s \u201cAll about my mother\u201d, and Tom Tykwer\u2019s \u201cPerfume: The story of a murderer\u201d.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61567\"\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: 0px;\">\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            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Hidden City ToursStreet Style ToursGhost Walking TourShadow of the Wind TourThe Movie Walking Tour Hidden City Tours There are hundreds of city tours services with a number of tour guides who are ready to show you Barcelona\u2019s most famous sites. 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