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Best of Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Gaudi & Candy Tasting Tour

4.5 (397 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor) · Avinguda de Gaudí · Operator: Mystic Xperience Tours

  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Shared English tour; up to 20 people
  • Offered in: German, Russian, Greek, English, Italian, French, Spanish
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
  • Departures 10:00, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 18:30 on the listing, daily; times depend on the option
  • Rock Shop Sagrada Familia, Avinguda de Gaudí 1

Editor's take choice 6 of 8 in Gaudí tours with the Sagrada Família

Mystic Xperience Tours' prepaid English walk covers the Sagrada Família and Gaudí's house façades from outside in 2 hours 30 minutes. The shared group has up to 20 people. A local guide explains the design of the buildings, with Spanish sweets included along the route.

The official ticket page lists the Basilica and museum with the audioguide app at €26. The English walk costs €25.99 per adult. The Spanish walk costs €24.50 per adult; the private walk costs €35 per adult. Basilica entry is excluded from every option.

Your English tour leaves at 10:00, 15:00 or 18:30, with a guide and sweets in the price. Chocolate tasting depends on what the shop can offer. If you have a food allergy, ask Mystic Xperience Tours about the sweets and possible swaps before booking.

Gaudí walking tour languages and private option

The Gaudí walk has 6 shared language options and a private option in English or Spanish. Every option visits the architecture from outside. Plan around: the language first, then the departure time shown for that option. Prices are the lowest listed, per adult, ages 15 to 99; the hours and the days belong to each option.

Option What it is Hours and days From
Tour in Italian Shared walk in Italian with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For your group if you want commentary in Italian throughout the walk. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00 or 15:00 €25.99 per adult
Private Barcelona tour Private walk in English or Spanish with the same exterior architecture stops and Spanish sweets. For your own group with commentary in English or Spanish. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00 or 15:30 €35 per adult
Tour in German Shared walk in German with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For German commentary; the afternoon walk leaves at 16:00. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00 or 16:00 €25.99 per adult
Tour in Spanish Shared walk in Spanish with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For Spanish commentary, including an 18:30 departure for the exterior route. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00, 15:00 or 18:30 €24.50 per adult
Tour in French Shared walk in French with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For French commentary with a morning or afternoon departure. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00 or 15:00 €25.99 per adult
Tour in English Compared in the list Shared walk in English with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For English commentary, including an 18:30 departure for the exterior route. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00, 15:00 or 18:30 €25.99 per adult
Tour in Russian Shared walk in Russian with a guide to the façades and Spanish sweets along the route. For Russian commentary with a morning or afternoon departure. 2 hours 30 minutes Daily at 10:00 or 15:00 €25.99 per adult

Does the Gaudí and candy tasting tour include Sagrada Família entry?

The Gaudí and candy tasting tour includes 40 minutes outside the Sagrada Família; Basilica entry is excluded. You need a separate timed ticket to go inside. The official price list sets the Basilica ticket at €26, with the museum and audioguide app. Your visit inside is outside the walk's booked time.

What's included

Included

  • Spanish sweets tasting
  • Expert local guide
  • chocolate tasting (Subject to store availability)

Not included

  • Metro ticket Excluded
  • Sagrada Familia Inside Ticket

The 6 shared options use their named languages; the private walk offers English or Spanish. You prepay for these options; Mystic Xperience Tours also runs a walk paid through tips. The two ways to book use different meeting points. Your booking gives the meeting point to use.

Tour or official ticket?

The basic ticket page lists the Basilica and museum with the audioguide app at €26. Your Basilica visit needs its own booking. Your ticket: the English Gaudí walk costs €25.99 per adult for a guide outside and sweets; metro tickets cost extra.

Meeting point

Meeting point

The guide meets you outside Rock Shop Sagrada Familia at Avinguda de Gaudí 1, using a green umbrella. The walk starts beside the Basilica and ends at Plaça de Catalunya.

Your guide needs a valid WhatsApp number to reach you before the walk.

End point

The walk ends at Plaça de Catalunya.

Itinerary

  1. Sagrada Família 40 min

    The walk begins with 40 minutes outside the Sagrada Família, explaining Gaudí's façade symbols. The official booklets place the Nativity façade on Carrer de la Marina, facing east towards the morning sun.

  2. Casa Milà 20 min

    The Casa Milà stop lasts 20 minutes outside, on Passeig de Gràcia. From Sagrada Família, L5 reaches Diagonal in 2 stops via Verdaguer. L2 reaches Passeig de Gràcia station in 3 stops via Monumental and Tetuan. Your guide chooses the route; metro travel costs extra.

  3. Casa Batlló 20 min

    Casa Batlló is a 20 minute stop to look at the façade from the street. Your guide explains Gaudí's design from the street; the tour does not go inside the house.

  4. Casa Amatller 15 min

    Casa Amatller is a 15 minute stop for chocolate tasting, if the shop can offer it.

  5. La Mansana de la Discordia 10 min

    La Mansana de la Discordia is a 10 minute stop on Passeig de Gràcia. The walk continues along the avenue between the house façades.

  6. Casa Malagrida 15 min

    Casa Malagrida is a 15 minute stop focused on the building's curves and decorative details.

  7. Casa Rocamora 15 min

    Casa Rocamora is a 15 minute stop along Passeig de Gràcia, focused on the ornate façade.

  8. Casas Pascual i Pons 15 min

    Casas Pascual i Pons is a 15 minute stop to look at the buildings before the walk ends at Plaça de Catalunya.

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. Later cancellations get no refund. Bookings are confirmed instantly. Bad weather can lead to the walking tour being called off.

Know before you go

  • Your metro ticket costs extra; follow your guide's route. Check whether your group uses Diagonal or Passeig de Gràcia station.
  • Chocolate tasting depends on what the shop can offer. Spanish sweets are included. If you have a food allergy, ask Mystic Xperience Tours what the sweets contain and whether swaps are possible before booking.
  • The tour's child band covers ages 2 to 5; youths are 6 to 14 and adults start at 15.
  • If you use a wheelchair or pushchair, ask Mystic Xperience Tours to check the metro station exits and walking route before you book.
  • For a separate Basilica visit, the Basilica's FAQ requires official photo ID and entry at your booked time. Late arrivals cannot enter.
  • Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for a full refund. The tour can also be cancelled if too few travellers book.

Reviews

4.5 based on 397 reviews
5 stars 82% 327
4 stars 6% 23
3 stars 2% 9
2 stars 1% 4
1 star 9% 34

88% of reviewers gave 4 or 5 stars. 351 reviews on Viator (4.5) and 46 on Tripadvisor (4.6), as shown on Viator on . The rating is for the whole listing, not for one option, and we do not have the review texts.

Photos

From the Mystic Xperience Tours listing, 16 photos in all.

Best of Barcelona: Sagrada Familia, Gaudi & Candy Tasting Tour
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From the operator

In Mystic Xperience Tours's own words, from the listing.

Barcelona’s architecture is one of the city’s greatest highlights. Explore Gaudí and beyond on this intimate walking tour, which combines iconic architecture with sweet local flavors. Discover Gaudí’s masterpieces and secrets from the outside, along with many other outstanding examples of Catalan Modernism.

The tour moves at a relaxed pace and offers a laid back atmosphere, ideal for discovering the city in depth.

Please note that metro tickets are at your own expense.

Highlights:

See three of Gaudí’s most famous works from the exterior

Go beyond Gaudí with architecture by Puig i Cadafalch, Codina, and Sagnier

A choice of morning or afternoon slots lets you plan your day and cover more

From €25.99 per adult

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