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Tours of the City Official guides can be hired from the Barcelona Guide Bureau, Via Laietana 54 (tel: (93) 268 2422 or 310 7778; fax: (93) 268 2211; e-mail: bgb@bgb.es; website: www.bgb.es). Guides charge €150-€179, depending on the language required, for up to four hours Monday to Friday, increasing to between €175-€204 at weekends. Walking Tours La Ruta Modernista links 50 key Art Nouveau buildings in the city including La Sagrada Família and sites not usually open to the general public. The self-guided tour departs from Palau Güell, Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5 and costs just €3.50. It also includes half-price entry to various sights en route, including the Palau de la Música, La Pedrera and the Sagrada Família. The Ruta Modernista pass is available from Casa Lleó Morera, Passeig de Gràcia 35, Monday to Saturday 1000-1900 and Sundays 1000-1400. Bus Tours Two companies run identical tours of the city. Julià Tours (tel: (93) 317 6454; website: www.julia-tours.com) departs from Ronda Universitat 5, while Pullmantur (tel: (93) 487 6972 or 488 1818), sets off from Gran Viá de les Corts Catalanes 65. A morning tour concentrates on the Gothic Quarter and Montjuïc, while an afternoon tour includes visits to key examples of Barcelona’s architectural heritage and the Picasso Museum. Half-day tours cost around €30. The Barcelona Bus Turístic, operated by TMB (tel: (93) 298 7000; website: www.tmb.net), allows visitors to hop on and off designated tourist buses, at the sites of their choice. The buses ply two routes and the first buses for each route leave Plaça de Catalunya, daily at 0900. Tickets cost €14 for one day or €18 for two days. Boat Tours There are boat trips around the harbour, offered by Golondrinas (tel: (93) 442 3106). These depart from the Port Olímpic every day 1100, 1300, 1630 and 1830. A round trip of the harbour takes approximately 45 minutes to one hour and costs €8.10. Energetic visitors can opt for a one-way ticket and then walk the four kilometres (two-and-a-half miles) back to Barceloneta, from the breakwater. |
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