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Are you passionate about sweets? Do you want to discover the origin of the best pastries? If you can’t resist the coques, nougat or turrón/ torrons, chocolates, cakes and croissants, Sweet Barcelona is your tour.
It is said that the sweet tradition of Barcelona is as old as the origins of the city. In the historic Roman colony of Barcino, our ancestors already ate desserts with honey and nuts.
Coques and digestive liqueurs such as moscatell were already popular in the Middle Ages as well as many varieties of desserts for the most important festivals of the year. With the arrival of cocoa, the possibilities of confectionery multiplied.
Today, Barcelona has become a recognized sweet destination with world-renowned pastry shops.
With Sweet Barcelona Tour, you'll learn about the ingredients, their properties and the relationship with the festive calendar. The tour will take you through traditional bakeries and ovens where we'll discover the best recipes and taste and artisan product.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be waiting at the fountain (Font de Canaletes on La Rambla) with the company name
Café Brunells. Close to Jaume I metro stop and Picasso Museum.
Itinerary
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1Granja M. Viader
Traditional cheese and milk shop dating back from 1870 where Cacaolat was created. We will taste Cacaolat, their traditional chocolate drink they invented back in the 1930's.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Mercat de la Boqueria
Fruit and sweet sections in La Boqueria Market. Former old convent of St Joseph and market since 1840.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Escriba Rambla
Famous pâtisserie by chef Christian Escribà. This is where many cakes for famous people and important occasions such as U2 concert in Barcelona or Oscar-winner All about my mother film were done.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Plaza del Pi
Traditional outdoors food market on festivities. Gothic Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Carrer Petritxol
Old cafés where the tradition of chocolate & churros/ melindros started. Famous art galleries. We will taste turrón delicacy, traditionally eaten during Christmas time.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6Barcelona Cathedral
Cathedral square (outside), Roman walls. We will show the participants the Roman gate and walls and the front of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7La Colmena
Old pâtisserie. Famous for its merengues and candies. We will taste a candy produced in the old traditional way.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8Cafès El Magnífico
First coffee store in the city. Famous for its coffee
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar
Gothic Basilica dating back to the 1300's (outside). We will explain how this church was built with people carrying stones on their backs from the hill of Montjuïc to downtown in order to make a sacrifice.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10Bubó Barcelona
Pâtisserie. Best chocolate cake prize in 2005.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
La Botifarrería de Santa María (Pass by)
Botifarres (sausages) shop famous its unique sweet and chocolate sausage.
Admission ticket free -
11Casa Gispert
Nuts store with the oldest roasting oven in Europe.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Brunells
Pâtisserie. Best Artisan Butter Croissant in Spain 2020. We will taste a traditional bakery product and see the centenary oven.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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