Walking tours to get to know the city hidden behind the facades, the streets and the legends. We walk with you to rediscover the real Barcelona, the authentic one.
Barcelona isn't just Modernisme and beaches. It's a city with over two thousand years of history, built from Roman stones, market voices and memories of uprisings.
At Authentic Barcelona, we offer a different way to look at the city: on foot, at a calm pace, guided by historians and people passionate about local heritage.
We believe the best way to love Barcelona is to understand it: its light and its shadows, its neighbourhoods and its people.
Meet our team
"Every stone, street and square tells a part of Barcelona's soul."
Each of our routes is a doorway into an era, a story or a collective memory. Guided in person, pay-what-you-want, and also available as an audio tour if you'd rather go at your own pace.
Barcino: Roman Barcelona, where it all began
Discover the Gothic Quarter and the Roman Barcino hidden beneath its streets with a local historian.
Available on 2, 3 and 4 October, at 11am and 6pm
Medieval Barcelona: between walls and guilds
A guided tour from the Cathedral: medieval streets, guilds, El Call and Santa Maria del Mar with a historian.
Available on 2, 3 and 4 October, at 11am and 6pm
Memory of '36: the streets that remember
Walk Las Ramblas and Plaça Catalunya with a historian: memory of the Civil War and the 1936 revolution.
Available on 2, 3 and 4 October, at 11am and 6pm
Tourism can also be an act of respect, memory and love for a city.
All our free tours are guided and created by heritage and history professionals. We don't tell legends: we tell what really happened.
Small groups, a human pace, and respect for spaces and neighbours. We believe sustainable tourism is better for everyone: visitors and locals alike.
We collaborate with cultural organisations and neighbourhood projects that keep collective memory alive. We're part of the Barcelona we love.
Pick one of our Barcelona free tours based on your curiosity: ancient Rome, medieval Gothic Barcelona, the memory of the war...
Sign up for free at the indicated meeting point and time. No purchase or download needed: just show up on time.
A historian guide accompanies you along the route live. At the end, you leave whatever tip you consider fair based on your experience.
Every week we share small stories about the city: anecdotes, curiosities and accounts that connect the past with the present.
Descobreix què visitar al Barri Gòtic de Barcelona: la Barcino romana, la Catedral, el Call i els racons més autèntics de la ciutat.
Llegir articleGuia de la Barcelona medieval: què visitar, quins llocs no et pots perdre i com organitzar la ruta pel Call i la Catedral.
Llegir articleGuia per visitar el Raval de Barcelona: llocs imprescindibles, història del barri i consells per descobrir-lo més enllà dels tòpics turístics.
Llegir articleIf you have more questions, get in touch and we'll reply within 24 hours.
Whether you're from Barcelona or just visiting, we invite you to look at it with fresh eyes. Walk with us and rediscover the city living within the city.
