What You Will Do
Are you passionate about sweets? Do you want to discover the origin of the best pastries? If you can’t resist the coques, nougat or turrón/ torrons, chocolates, cakes and croissants, Sweet Barcelona is your tour.
It is said that the sweet tradition of Barcelona is as old as the origins of the city. In the historic Roman colony of Barcino, our ancestors already ate desserts with honey and nuts.
Coques and digestive liqueurs such as moscatell were already popular in the Middle Ages as well as many varieties of desserts for the most important festivals of the year. With the arrival of cocoa, the possibilities of confectionery multiplied.
Today, Barcelona has become a recognized sweet destination with world-renowned pastry shops.
With Sweet Barcelona Tour, you'll learn about the ingredients, their properties and the relationship with the festive calendar. The tour will take you through traditional bakeries and ovens where we'll discover the best recipes and taste and artisan product.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
The guide will be waiting at the fountain (Font de Canaletes on La Rambla) with the company name
1
Granja M. Viader
10 minutes
Traditional cheese and milk shop dating back from 1870 where Cacaolat was created. We will taste Cacaolat, their traditional chocolate drink they invented back in the 1930's.
2
Mercat de la Boqueria
20 minutes
Fruit and sweet sections in La Boqueria Market. Former old convent of St Joseph and market since 1840.
3
Escriba Rambla
10 minutes
Famous pâtisserie by chef Christian Escribà. This is where many cakes for famous people and important occasions such as U2 concert in Barcelona or Oscar-winner All about my mother film were done.
4
Plaza del Pi
10 minutes
Traditional outdoors food market on festivities. Gothic Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi.
5
Carrer Petritxol
10 minutes
Old cafés where the tradition of chocolate & churros/ melindros started. Famous art galleries. We will taste turrón delicacy, traditionally eaten during Christmas time.
6
Barcelona Cathedral
10 minutes
Cathedral square (outside), Roman walls. We will show the participants the Roman gate and walls and the front of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
7
La Colmena
10 minutes
Old pâtisserie. Famous for its merengues and candies. We will taste a candy produced in the old traditional way.
8
Cafès El Magnífico
5 minutes
First coffee store in the city. Famous for its coffee
9
Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
10 minutes
Gothic Basilica dating back to the 1300's (outside). We will explain how this church was built with people carrying stones on their backs from the hill of Montjuïc to downtown in order to make a sacrifice.
10
Bubó Barcelona
5 minutes
Pâtisserie. Best chocolate cake prize in 2005.
11
La Botifarreria de Santa Maria
Botifarres (sausages) shop famous its unique sweet and chocolate sausage.
12
Casa Gispert
10 minutes
Nuts store with the oldest roasting oven in Europe.
13
Brunells
10 minutes
Pâtisserie. Best Artisan Butter Croissant in Spain 2020. We will taste a traditional bakery product and see the centenary oven.
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