Step into a world where stone ripples like water, dragons curl across rooftops, and music halls glow like stained glass lanterns. A self-guided walking tour with GPS and local stories at every stop.
Admissions not included.
Your purchase is for 30-day access to our self-guided tour. Tickets or entry fees
for museums, historic sites, and other attractions are sold separately.
Barcelona’s modernisme era blurred the line between history and fantasy. This self-guided walking tour leads you along grand boulevards and fantastical facades to explore Gaudí’s masterpieces, colorful mansions, ornate concert halls and a palace-like hospital complex. As you walk, you hear the rivalries, legends and wild ideas behind these imaginative buildings, making it one of the most satisfying ways to see Barcelona’s modernista side at your own pace.
Highlights
Sagrada Família — Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, where turtles hold up columns and every façade hides a story of faith and nature.
Casa Batlló — a dragon-backed mansion whose bones and masks whisper of Carnival nights and Saint George’s legend.
Casa Milà (La Pedrera) — a wave of stone once ridiculed as a quarry, later crowned by rooftop guardians that earned their own myths.
Casa Amatller — the chocolatier’s house where carved figures and symbols tell tales of travel, trade, and craft.
Illa de la Discòrdia — one city block where rival families built dream homes in a contest of pride, color, and fantasy.
Palau de la Música Catalana — a concert hall so lavish that even its stained glass and sculpted muses seem to sing their own stories.
Hospital de Sant Pau — a healing city of domes and mosaics, where every pavilion carries symbols of hope and renewal.
Arc de Triomf — the red-brick gateway of the 1888 World’s Fair, whose reliefs reveal what Barcelona wished to show the world.
Casa de les Punxes — a turreted mansion nicknamed the House of Spikes, bound to Saint George’s dragon tale and family ambition.
All this, plus additional "hidden gems," expertly brought to life through our virtual guides....with rich, vivid history, local stories, and unmatched knowledge you will not find elsewhere. Even better, no tipping required!
Distance: ~2.2 miles (3.5 km) • Time: 2 hours • Stops: 9 • Terrain: Mostly flat boulevards and plazas with some uneven paving
Shaded area = approximate tour area
What you’ll experience
GPS location tracking — see your current location on the map.
Virtual Tour Guides — Detailed narration at each stop & answers to common questions.
Vast local knowledge — history, legends, and insider spots.
Local weather updates — stay prepared as you explore outdoors.
A “Free Roaming” adventure — start anywhere, wander at your pace.
What exactly unlocks when I buy?
You’ll get the full tour map with hot-air balloon markers (our map pins), our suggested walking path for orientation, detailed stories and site info, narration, and tons of local tips. Your purchase gives you unlimited access for 30 days via a private link. It runs right in your mobile browser — no installs, no storage — just open and go.
How do I start the tour?
Open your private tour link on your phone. On the map, tap the compass to center on your current location (one-time locate). If you’d like the map center to follow you as you walk, turn on GPS Auto-Location in Settings (optional). Now knowing where YOU are, visit any stop you like, in any order, at any pace — you’re in complete control.
How does a SmartWalkTour differ from a traditional tour?
It’s your pace, your path. No buses or group schedules. No tour guide tipping. Explore freely with on-map markers, narration, and an optional suggested path for big-picture orientation. Pause for a café, browse a shop, and pick up where you left off anytime — your guide is always in your pocket.
Screenshots from an actual tour. (Key West example)
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Multiple tour stopping points. Start at any one, then tap the hot air balloon for detailed tour guide information.Virtual tour guides share rich stories at every stop, with Q&A and helpful links.Always know the local weather and plan your walk comfortably.Discover more tours nearby—walkable options to keep exploring.Four map styles, live GPS, and a suggested path you can toggle on/off.Helpful information is built in, plus links for even more detail.In app tips, FAQs, Local festivals and events. Maps show a wealth of detail, with public restroom locations.Direct links to attractions for hours, tickets, and more.
