Barcelona · Walking Tours · Private
Just Your Group. Your Pace. Barcelona as It Should Be Experienced.
Your group, your route, our full attention. No strangers. No script. Just the city as it opens up when you have a local storyteller all to yourselves.
myBCN offers private walking tours in Barcelona led by local experts who know the city’s streets, stories, and silences. Each walk is built for just your group: your pace, your curiosity, our full attention.
Duration
2.5 to 3 hours
Group
Your party only
Meeting point
Varies by route
Price
From €180
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What a Private Tour Means at myBCN
A private tour is not just a public tour with the other guests removed. It is a different relationship with the city and with the person leading you. The route is not fixed before you arrive. It is shaped around who is in your group and what draws your attention on the day. If someone finds a detail fascinating, you stay with it. If a street opens onto something unexpected, you follow it.
Children in the group
We shift to stories and physical evidence: Roman walls you can touch, gargoyles that tell jokes, bones under the streets.
Architecture enthusiasts
The walk goes deeper into Gaudí’s structural reasoning.
First-timers
We build a broader orientation so you leave with a mental map of the city, not just a list of things you saw.
Every private tour is our full attention for the whole walk. You are led by a local expert who knows the city from its Roman foundations to its Modernista rooftops, and who tells its stories where they actually happened. No script. No headsets. Just a conversation that follows your curiosity through the streets of Barcelona.
Two Ways to Walk Barcelona
Every myBCN tour is small and personal. The difference is whether the group is yours alone or shared with a handful of other curious travellers.
Semi-Private
Semi-Private Tour
You may share the walk with a few other travellers, on a fixed route with set stops and set departure times. Same care, same storytelling.
Private
Private Tour
No one else joins. The route adapts to your interests, the pace is entirely yours, and our full attention is yours for the whole walk. Choose your own date and time.
Choose Your Route
Three walks that cover the Barcelona most visitors want to understand. Every route can be adapted to your group’s interests.
Old Town & Gothic Quarter
The Old Town & Gothic Quarter Private Walk
2,000 years of history in the streets that were here first: Roman Barcino, medieval lanes, hidden squares, and the Barcelona Cathedral that took seven centuries to finish.
Gaudí & Modernisme
Gaudí's Barcelona: A Private Architectural Walk
The man behind the masterpieces: his mentors, his rivals, his faith, and his obsession. Nine stops from the Palau de la Música to the Sagrada Família Nativity Façade.
Half-Day Combination
Barcelona in Half a Day: Old Town & Gaudí Combined
Gothic alleys to Modernista boulevards: Barcelona’s two great eras, back to back, in one walk. The full arc of the city from Roman colony to architectural capital.
Custom
Not Sure Which Route?
Tell us who is in your group and what matters to you. We will build the walk from scratch.
What's Included
Included
Not Included
Who Leads Your Tour
Every private tour is led by one of myBCN’s local experts, prepared specifically for your group before you arrive: who is coming, what draws them, and how deep to go. Their full attention stays with your party for the whole walk, adapting pace and stories as you go rather than following a script.
The Old Town, Gaudí, and half-day routes on this page are outdoor walks past façades and public squares, viewed from the street. For any private tour that goes inside a monument, Park Güell’s monumental zone for example, your guide’s licence for that specific site is confirmed when you book.
Questions, Answered
The things guests ask before booking a private tour. If yours is not here, just write to us.
Up to 15 people on private walking-tour routes. We work exclusively for your group regardless of size. Public tours are capped at 9 adults.
Groups of 1–5 pay €180 in total; each additional person from the 6th onwards pays €36, up to 15 people on walking-tour routes. Single-site private tours have their own per-group price, shown on the relevant tour page.
A semi-private tour is shared with other guests and follows its published route. A private tour is for your group only, with more flexibility over pace, questions, and emphasis.
Yes, that is the point of a private tour. When you book, tell us who is coming and what interests you. We will adapt the route and pace within the selected tour’s practical limits.
Your group only, a local expert focused on your group, a route tailored to your interests, and meeting-point instructions after booking. Entrance fees, food and drink, and gratuities are not included unless the relevant tour page says otherwise.
Use the enquiry form above to tell us your preferred date, party size, and route. If you need a custom route or are not sure which tour fits your group, say so in the form and we will help you choose.
The meeting point varies by route. Full instructions are sent after booking, with a clear description and a map link. Most meeting points are near a Barcelona metro station.
Tours run in all weather. Barcelona’s historic centre has plenty of shelter, and many of the most interesting stops are under covered passages or arcades. We will let you know if conditions are extreme.
Yes. Private tours are available in English, Spanish, German, Swedish, and French. Public tours run in English only.
Full refund up to 24 hours before the tour start time. No questions asked.
What Private Tour Guests Say
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“Jana was an absolute joy. She adapted the walk perfectly for our family, including our two teenagers who normally glaze over at history. We left feeling like we understood Barcelona, not just saw it.”Sarah M. · TripAdvisor
“Booked a private Gaudí walk for four of us. Jana’s knowledge of the architecture is extraordinary but she wears it lightly: you never feel lectured.”David K. · Google
“We have done private tours in Rome, Paris, and London. This was the best one. Jana actually listens to your questions and builds the route around them.”Michael R. · Airbnb
“A private tour is worth every euro when the guide is this good. Jana showed us the Gothic Quarter through its stories: the gargoyles, the hidden courtyards, the square where the old records were kept.”Thomas & Elena L. · TripAdvisor
“We booked the half-day private tour and it was the highlight of our trip. Dry humour, deep knowledge, and she never once looked at her watch.”Anne P. · Google
While You Are Here
Gift a Private Tour
Give someone a Barcelona walk built just for them. A private tour voucher is personal, flexible, and costs nothing to hold.
Larger Groups & Events
Planning something with more people or a special occasion? We run private tours for groups, corporate events, and celebrations.
Our Public Walking Tours
Still deciding between private and semi-private? See our small-group public walks: Old Town, Gaudí, and more.