Barcelona- Walking Food Tour
A great way to see a new city is to do a walking tour on one of your first days. You get a lay of the land and exposure to places you might want to come back and visit later in the week.
My favorite walking tour in all of my travels was a Tapas, Taverns, and History tour with Devour Barcelona. Our tour guide Dom was so amazing! We walked from stop to stop in the medieval Gothic Quarter and Born neighborhood. All of the buildings in the Gothic Quarter had the same medieval look. Dom also told us stories of the area’s history and of Christopher Columbus.
We started our evening at a bar that opened in 1927 and is a much a part of the neighborhood as the nearby churches and monuments are. Here we tried vermouth and cava paired with cured meats, cheeses and more.
Our second stop opened in 1945, and has been serving the same four tapas ever since! Of course by now, they've perfected each one, and these bites sum up what Spanish food is all about: fresh, local ingredients that shine with little intervention. We tried Spanish cheeses, marinated olives, sausages, and even anchovies.
Finally, it was time for a sit-down meal at a tapas bar that originally opened in 1935 as a shop selling ice, wine and olive oil. We enjoyed a selection of traditional Catalan dishes, along with more local red wine than I can remember.
This tour was a great value. I bet we tried 10 or more tapas and had at least 5 or more drinks throughout the tour. We had a great time and met some new friends. At the end of the tour the group of us continued on to some of Dom's recommended places.
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