• Palm trees casting shadows on a beach promenade overlooking the ocean with umbrellas and beachgoers in the background
  • A person paddleboarding on the water in front of a city skyline with tall buildings, mountains in the background, and a clear sky.
  • People standing on a balcony of a modern building with a concrete and metal solar panel roof, overlooking the water on a clear day.
  • Modern multi-story building with wooden slat exterior and balconies, under a clear blue sky.
  • Modern waterfront building with a curved roof and glass facade, adjacent to a marina with boats, and a walkway with people along the water's edge.

barcelona & the sea

The City Coastline

This tour is about Barcelona's connection to the sea. We explain the evolution of Barcelona’s coastline, exploring the impact of major events like the Olympics 1992 and the Forum Barcelona 2004 on architecture, urban development and landscape design. In view of the America’s Cup 2024 in Barcelona, we show the newest projects of the City Council that will transform a large part of the seafront again. The context of the historical development of the city is explored just as the climatic challenges that the coastal line will face in the future.

Modern sculpture on a sandy beach with the sea, blue sky, and cityscape with high-rise buildings in the background.
People sitting on chairs outdoors during sunset with their reflections visible on a water surface in front of them.
Modern architectural building with angular design, supported by two large concrete columns, set against a blue sky with a few clouds and seagulls flying.

Tour specifics

This tour includes:

Port Vell + Moll de la Barceloneta
Jordi Henrich, Olga Tarrasó, Rafael de Cárcares
Hotel W Barcelona + Platja Sant Sebastia
Ricardo Bofill
Paseo Marítimo de la Barceloneta
Jordi Henrich, Olga Tarrasó, Rafael de Cácares
Villa Olimpica + Port Olímpico + its new transformation
Oriol Bohigas, Joesp Martorell, David Mackay + Albert Puigdomènech

+ Forúm by bici
Port Forùm
David Baena, Toni Casamor
Zona de Bany
Beth Galí, Jaume Benavent
Pèrgola Fotovoltaica
Jose A. Martínez Lapeña, Elías Torres

  • Duration: 2,5h or 3,5h

  • Walking tour or bike tour

  • Languages: English, German, Swiss-German, Spanish, Catalan

  • Price: Depending on group size, from 250€ plus VAT

  • Bike hire: approx. 10€ per person

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“Competent and lively, always with an open ear for our questions, the guide Sandy enthused us about Barcelona's architecture. We would have liked to listen to her for longer."

– Heidi Lerch and Marianne Streicher, Zürich, Switzerland

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A sculpture of a dancing woman in a sleek pose, standing on a rectangular base, with a background of large, textured, grey stone tiles and green foliage above.
Modern sculpture on a sandy beach with the Barcelona skyline and the W Hotel in the background, under a partly cloudy sky.
Group of people walking and standing on a curved rooftop, shaded by trees, with a scenic outdoor background.