Statue from Olympics in 1992. Start of bike tour.

Remaining building from French occupation, now the seat of Catalonian government

Evidence of Moorish influence in some buildings.

Arc de Triumph from Worlds Fair because every country needs one!

World's Fair building, built over foundations of old homes that were demolished.

Foundations uncovered during renos to building.

Day 2 Barcelona: bike tour

September 24, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

Slept off and on over night. Up early drinking coffee and reviewing our plans for the day.

Took the Metro to go on our bike tour that started at 1000. Our guide, Bella, took 8 of us (family of 4 from Auz, a couple from the US and us) on an excellent 4.5 hour tour of the Marina district and the old town. The old town area is called Born. We saw the remnants of Roman walls dating from the first century; excavated ruins of homes built from 1300 to the 1700's; really narrow cobblestone streets with apartments on either side dating from the 14th Century; churches built in the 1300's and other attractions such as the buildings and monuments from the 1888 Worlds fair. What an amazing history!Read more