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Raval Free Tour: Hidden Face of Barcelona
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Raval Free Tour: Hidden Face of Barcelona

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Run by a local guide · Barkeno Tours

Booking is free; at the end you give the guide what you think is fair. Free cancellation at any time.

Dare to enter the legendary Raval neighborhood, one of the most enigmatic places in the city. Art, murders, disappearances, science, and history all in one tour.

Duration
2 h
Destination
Barcelona
Meeting Point
Urban Outfitters Plaza Cataluña (calle Bergara esquina plaza Cataluña)
Provider
Barkeno Tours

Description

Some people say that the neighborhood of the Raval is the neighborhood of the prostitution, the drugs and the poverty.

This is so reductive.

So much so that it is an insult to the Raval and its inhabitants. It is the district where the industrial revolution started in Spain in 1832, where people demanded justice, respect and fought for it. It is the district of the work day of eight hours and no more fifteen, of the strikes and the riots,of the solidarity between the people.

The Raval is the birthplace of the anarchism and the syndicalism in the country.

Did you know that Barcelona had been ruled by the anarchists at some point at the start of the civil war for ten months ?

Did you know that our wonderful city had two nicknames, the "Rose of fire" and the "City of the bombs" ?

Join us to discover the alternative side of the city, not the pretty, the glamorous, but where normal people live and keep on resisting nowadays. Feel the essence, the soul of Barcelona.

It is also one of the hotspot of the street art in town and its street sometimes look like an open air museum.

This won't be your usual walking tour.
We are going to show you the good, the bad and the ugly.

Includes

  • Filmoteca de Catalunya
  • Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site
  • Rambla del Raval
  • El Raval
  • Palau Guell
  • Filmoteca de Cataluña
  • MACBA
  • Hospital de la Santa Cruz
  • Rambla del Raval

Meeting Point

Urban Outfitters Plaza Cataluña (calle Bergara esquina plaza Cataluña)

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Traveler reviews

135 reviews in total · Opinions from people who already lived the experience

Excelente

Excelente

Grace Chambo · June 2026

conoce el raval

una vuelta para conocer como cambió el raval

agustin martin sanchez · April 2026

Excelente experiencia

Fue un excelente recorrido, con datos e información interesante, vale mucho la pena. El guía se esfuerza mucho por tenerte muy bien informado.

Jorge Luis Perez Trejo · April 2026

Perfecta visita!

Una visita por el Raval, en muy buena compañia! Amena y curiosa!

Andrea Martín Camacho · February 2026

Recomendado

Muy buen tour guiado en firma amena por Jules que tiene mucho conocimiento del lugar.

Diana Horvitz · January 2026

Recomendable 100%

Pablo nuestro guía un encanto y todo lo que nos contó super interesante.Merece mucho la pena conocer la historia de este barrio emblemático de Barcelona

María Muñoz Rubio · January 2026

Free tour

How does a free tour work?

Booking costs nothing. At the end, each person gives the guide what they think is fair for the experience: it's a voluntary tip.

Suggested in this destination: €10 to €15 per person (€20+ if it was exceptional)

  • • Pay in cash at the end of the experience.
  • • Bring small bills or change.

Availability and Language

Free tour

★ 4.9 · 135 reviews

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