Barcelona Civil War Tour
A stroll through the history of the struggle for freedom in the city, with the focus on the Spanish Civil War, but not forgetting other key conflicts, such as the War of the Reapers or the War of Succession, as well as the most relevant events Of the nineteenth century, with the birth of anarchism and workers’ associationism.
The purpose is to discover the city with other eyes, putting yourselves in the skin of all those people who were anonymous protagonists of the conflicts and civil struggles of the last centuries, and which finally led to the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
Thus, through this route, you will make a tour that will take you from the outbreak of war to the start of repression and dictatorship in 1939. You will have occasion to visit the scenarios of these important events and those places where still remain visible the conflict, in addition, you will be able to listen to the stories and the real experiences happened during that period that remain most of the time but totally unknown.
Your guide will make you enter the context of the conflict and revive the military uprising, the taking of the city by the anarchists, the bombings and their impact on the population, the road to exile and the entry of the national troops to Barcelona.
He will also offer you some insights on previous war conflicts and the most outstanding events of the nineteenth century and the first third of the twentieth, surely the most exciting and convulsive years in the history of our country.
What does your reservation include:
- Guided Tour under the motto “Ruta de las Libertades” with the following itinerary: University – plaza de Catalunya square – Las Ramblas – Portaferrissa street – Pla de la Seu street – Bisbe street – Sant Jaume square – Argenteria street – Paseo del Born – Market Born.