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See Barcelona’s famous sights, then travel onwards with a well-planned itinerary
Barcelona is a lively starting point for Spain trips, combining bold design, sea views and a constant hum of street life. Many itineraries include guided touring in the city, which makes it straightforward to understand the main neighbourhoods and landmarks before you travel onwards. Expect time for Gaudí highlights, strolls along Las Ramblas, and relaxed evenings built around tapas bars and late dinners. Some routes also add nearby places such as Girona, which offers a distinctly different atmosphere while still being close enough for an easy transition. Many tours are multi-country and may visit Portugal, France and Switzerland, although time in Spain typically focuses on key cities and classic routes. Trip length and daily plans can vary between itineraries, so you can choose a pace that fits the kind of break you want.
Spain trips starting from Barcelona
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This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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This tour is operated by our trusted local partner and has been handpicked by us to deliver you an unforgettable trip. Our Budget tours offer incredible experiences at a great price. As well as guided sightseeing (depending on the Tour Inclusions), there's free time to explore independently or take part in optional excursions so you can focus on doing just the things that suit you.
This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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This tour includes scheduled sightseeing with expert guides in key destinations as per the Inclusions, as well as transportation (either with a driver or public transport), plus of course your accommodation. There is no single tour guide or tour leader throughout the trip. You’ll have support where it counts, and more freedom in between. Our cruise tours also fall into this category where you will be looked after by a crew. For more information, check the Inclusions of this tour.
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Worldwide Touring
This tour is operated by our trusted local partner and has been handpicked by us to deliver you an unforgettable trip.
This tour includes scheduled sightseeing with expert guides in key destinations as per the Inclusions, as well as transportation (either with a driver or public transport), plus of course your accommodation. There is no single tour guide or tour leader throughout the trip. You’ll have support where it counts, and more freedom in between. Our cruise tours also fall into this category where you will be looked after by a crew. For more information, check the Inclusions of this tour.
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This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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Worldwide Touring
This tour is operated by our trusted local partner and has been handpicked by us to deliver you an unforgettable trip.
This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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Worldwide Touring
This tour is operated by our trusted local partner and has been handpicked by us to deliver you an unforgettable trip.
This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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Worldwide Touring
This tour is operated by our trusted local partner and has been handpicked by us to deliver you an unforgettable trip.
This tour is led by a dedicated tour guide or tour leader who accompanies you throughout your journey. They take care of the day-to-day logistics, offer local insights at every stop, and are available to assist with any questions or needs along the way. On longer tours or multi-country itineraries, you may be accompanied by a different tour guide or tour leader for certain sections of the journey. For full details of the guiding services included on this tour, please refer to the Inclusions.
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Madrid to Barcelona Express - 5 daysJourney from Madrid to Barcelona on this 5-day escorted coach tour. Visit the iconic Cordoba Mosque, Granada's legendary Alhambra fortress and gardens and the beautiful Plaza de Espana in Seville. Spend a night in coastal Valencia and explore the city at leisure before arriving in the capital of Catalonia, to continue your travels independently.Budget Tours5Our small group started out as strangers but all became close friends by the end. We are grateful for the friendship: hanging out together during rest breaks, joking, laughing, having lunch and exploring the cities together. Our guide is good in putting information on WhatsApp include time leaving. Just a little better communications thru the third party as to the exact time to meet at the beginning of the tour and the end time and location of drop off at the end. It would be good if third party can clearly give us a map thru google of the place and time of meeting and dropoff. Thank you.
Best of Southern Spain & Portugal - 14 daysThis 14-day tour covers Spain and Portugal's highlights. In Barcelona, we explore Gaudi’s works and enjoy a catamaran cruise. We visit Valencia, Granada’s Alhambra, and Seville’s cathedral. In Madrid, we see the Royal Palace, enjoy free time to explore at leisure and tuck into tapas. Then it's onwards to Portugal, where we explore Porto and take a river cruise, ride boats along the canals of Aveiro, and tour Coimbra’s university. We visit Batalha Monastery and Nazare, and end our journey in the capital, Lisbon.Worldwide Touring14My standout was the flamenco show, I really loved the experience. Nazare also a good experience, no large waves that day but guide took the time to walk us down to the lighthouse to experience it. Coimbra was a really nice experience as well, such a lovely town. A lot of nice experiences. Eduardo an excellent guide but he had no idea we were travelling on to Lisbon from Madrid but made enquiries for us about going forward.
Best of Southern Spain & Portugal - 14 daysThis 14-day tour covers Spain and Portugal's highlights. In Barcelona, we explore Gaudi’s works and enjoy a catamaran cruise. We visit Valencia, Granada’s Alhambra, and Seville’s cathedral. In Madrid, we see the Royal Palace, enjoy free time to explore at leisure and tuck into tapas. Then it's onwards to Portugal, where we explore Porto and take a river cruise, ride boats along the canals of Aveiro, and tour Coimbra’s university. We visit Batalha Monastery and Nazare, and end our journey in the capital, Lisbon.Worldwide Touring14Enjoyed all the cities we visited. The first week with our driver/guide , German, was excellent. He was good company, very helpful and always felt safe in the car with him. The private tour guides were all very knowledgeable about their cities. The second week on the bus was also very good. Some of the hotels were a bit far from the centre of town.
Best of Southern Spain & Portugal - 14 daysThis 14-day tour covers Spain and Portugal's highlights. In Barcelona, we explore Gaudi’s works and enjoy a catamaran cruise. We visit Valencia, Granada’s Alhambra, and Seville’s cathedral. In Madrid, we see the Royal Palace, enjoy free time to explore at leisure and tuck into tapas. Then it's onwards to Portugal, where we explore Porto and take a river cruise, ride boats along the canals of Aveiro, and tour Coimbra’s university. We visit Batalha Monastery and Nazare, and end our journey in the capital, Lisbon.Worldwide Touring14Group size of 18 was ideal Bus was very comfortable, the driver was very competent Madrid hotel the best
Gastronomic Spain & Portugal - 17 daysGASTRONOMIC TOUR: Take in the best of northern Spain and Portugal on this 17-day coach tour from Barcelona, with a focus on regional cuisine. Enjoy an included visit to La Sagrada Familia and uncover magical Madrid on a city tour. Explore the northern cities of Pamplona, Bilbao, San Sebastian, Santander and Oviedo. See the important religious sites of Santiago de Compostela, sample mussels on a Spanish Fjords cruise and enjoy a Douro River cruise in Porto followed by port wine tasting. Visit Coimbra, spend two nights in Lisbon and stop in Merida on your way to Madrid.Worldwide Touring17In general the trip was great. The catamaran tour in Barcelona was useless - sorry - it took the whole afternoon that would have been much better spent walking in the old town.
Barcelona, Portugal & Andalucia - 16 days See the best of southern Spain and Portugal on this 16-day group tour from Barcelona. Marvel at the Sagrada Familia and enjoy free time to explore before taking the train to Madrid. Uncover the highlights here and visit Salamanca before crossing into Portugal. Cruise on Porto's Douro River, sample regional port wine and enjoy a boat ride at Aveiro. See a Fado show in Lisbon, explore pretty Seville and visit Malaga on the Costa del Sol. Discover the incredible Alhambra fortress in Granada and see a traditional Flamenco show before returning to Madrid.Worldwide Touring16Generally worked like clockwork. Our first guide, Carmen, had a fabulous knowledge, and told us about things as we travelled, communicated travel times etc. Victoria wasn't as strong in that.
Barcelona, Madrid, Porto & Lisbon - 11 days On this 11-day coach tour of Spain and Portugal, discover four of the most popular city destinations of the Iberian Peninsula with guided sightseeing in Barcelona, Madrid, Porto, and Lisbon. Cruise the picturesque Douro River, tuck into authentic Tapas, and sample local Port wine on a visit to a Port wine cellar. Explore Aveiro and Salamanca, attend a Fado show in Porto, and stop in Merida, home to ancient Roman ruins. Worldwide Touring11We absolutely enjoyed the tour. It was easy to book the tour and directions were very clear. Local guides were very knowledgeable and our tour leader was detail orientated and flexible. One unexpected event was that our local tour guide in Barcelona was 1 hour late to pick us up from the hotel for the city tour, We frantically tried to call the 24 hour help line but had a hard time getting anyone to pick up the phone. She eventually showed up saying she did not have the correct hotel information and went to the wrong hotel.
Barcelona, Portugal & Andalucia - 16 days See the best of southern Spain and Portugal on this 16-day group tour from Barcelona. Marvel at the Sagrada Familia and enjoy free time to explore before taking the train to Madrid. Uncover the highlights here and visit Salamanca before crossing into Portugal. Cruise on Porto's Douro River, sample regional port wine and enjoy a boat ride at Aveiro. See a Fado show in Lisbon, explore pretty Seville and visit Malaga on the Costa del Sol. Discover the incredible Alhambra fortress in Granada and see a traditional Flamenco show before returning to Madrid.Worldwide Touring16Thanks for such an outstanding 16-Day tour of Spain and Portugal. Staff of On The Go Tour was excellent, responding to our questions and concerns in a timely manner, addressing our various concerns, and being available whenever needed. After the trip, we realized that their requirements for the tour were adequate and appropriate to be sure we could handle various complexities of such a long tour. Alejandro (Alex) was excellent and caring Tour Guide. He was a great source of information, provided additional information regarding each day in advance, and took extra steps to accommodate each passenger, particularly the ones who were slower than others and in need of help. He deserves a special appreciation. Hotels were excellent too and further added to the value of the tour provided to us. Finally, transportation from airport in the first day and return to airport on the last day were very helpful and facilitating for us. Thanks again for all you did to turn this trip to a memorable one for me and three others in my group.
Barcelona trips at a glance
Trip and guiding style
Trips that visit Barcelona run as group tours with a partly guided style, combining planned transport with guided sightseeing at key stops. An English-speaking guide travels with you by bus, although some sections may be led by local guides and can include extra languages depending on the group. Arrival transfers are included.
Accommodation
You stay in 3 to 4 star hotels, selected to match the route and overall standard of the trip. Hotel ratings and expectations can differ between countries, and we may use comparable alternatives if the listed hotel is unavailable. Some trips include a buffet breakfast, while meals not specified in the itinerary are not included.
Trip pacing
The pace is usually medium with an easy physical level, so most days aim for a workable balance between set sightseeing and personal time. Expect a mix of guided city touring and time to explore independently, with earlier starts possible on longer travel days. As always, the exact rhythm depends on the itinerary you choose.
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Why start in Barcelona
A lively base for art, food and simple onward travel in Spain
Barcelona works well on Spain trips because it brings together major sights, excellent food and easy city travel in one compact, walkable setting. Much of the appeal is in the architecture and street atmosphere, and a guided city tour can add useful context without requiring you to plan every detail in advance. Las Ramblas and the surrounding areas are also simple to explore on your own, which makes it easy to slow the pace between scheduled visits. Many routes make it practical to add a second Spanish stop without turning it into a long travel day, and some include Girona for a more local, medieval feel and a change of scenery. If you want a broader holiday, certain tours continue into Portugal, France and Switzerland while still giving Barcelona a clear, memorable role within the itinerary. With a group tour and a partly guided approach, the logistics are handled for you, yet you still have space to enjoy Spain at a comfortable pace.
Frequently asked questions
What sort of trips include Barcelona in Spain?
Barcelona appears on group tours with a partly guided style, where key sightseeing is organised and travel between stops is planned. It is often used as a start or end point, and many itineraries include guided touring in the city to help you get oriented early on.
Is Barcelona a start or end point for many Spain itineraries?
Yes. Many itineraries start in Barcelona, finish in Barcelona, or include it as a major stop along the route. Arrival transfers are included, which can make the first day feel more manageable after a flight.
Will there be a city tour in Barcelona?
Many routes include a city tour in Barcelona as part of the itinerary, particularly on trips that begin or end here. Inclusions vary between tours, so check the individual trip details to confirm what is covered.
Are these Barcelona trips fully guided?
These trips are partly guided, meaning the main sights are guided and the travel arrangements are organised, while you also have time to explore independently. There is not always a single tour leader for the entire trip, and some sections may use different guides.
What is the typical group size on Spain trips visiting Barcelona?
Group size depends on the specific route, although the maximum is often around 55 to 65 travellers. Numbers can also change during the trip, as some people join or leave at scheduled points on the itinerary.
What is the pace like on Spain tours that include Barcelona?
The pace is usually medium, with an easy physical level that suits most travellers. Days often combine guided sightseeing with free time, and longer itineraries can mean earlier starts and more time spent travelling between destinations.
What accommodation is used on trips visiting Barcelona?
Accommodation varies by tour, and the hotel selection is tied to the route and availability at the time of travel. If the listed hotel is not available, a similar-standard alternative may be used, so it is worth checking the trip notes for what is currently shown.
Are meals included on Barcelona itineraries?
Meals vary by trip and by itinerary, so inclusions should be checked day by day. Some routes include a buffet breakfast, while meals not listed are not included, which is particularly relevant on longer travel days.
Do Spain trips visiting Barcelona include airport transfers?
Many routes include an arrival transfer at the start of the trip, and this will be shown in the inclusions for the itinerary. It can be especially helpful when you land in Barcelona and want a simpler start to the tour.
Do Barcelona itineraries ever visit other countries as well as Spain?
Yes. Many tours visit more than one country, and some itineraries combine Spain with Portugal, France, Switzerland and other destinations. The exact countries, timings and inclusions depend on the trip you select.
