Private tour in Barcelona Vanessa J
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Vanessa J.
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Hi, my name is Vanessa, I am a licensed guide from Barcelona. ART HISTORIAN AND LICENSED GUIDE. SKIP THE LINE GUARANTEED AT ALL SITES. I studied Art History at the University of Barcelona (UB), and I coursed the last year of the degree at the University of Parma (Italy), a lovely place where is produced the famous parmigiano cheese! When completed the degree in Italy I came back to Barcelona, but shortly after I decided to move to London (UK) where I lived during a year and a half enjoying a vibrant city full of art ! When I moved back to Barcelona I worked in art galleries and museums, like the National Museum of Art of Catalunya (MNAC), and contemporary art museum CAIXAFORUM. During the year 2006 I passed the exams and I became a Licensed tour guide. Since the first day I love my job! Meeting new people, connecting with them, sharing my passion and enthusiasm for arts. Make the customers fall in love with Barcelona and wish to come back soon is my objective! Even I am specialized in arts, I love to know and let know what's going on in the city ! I'm flexible, quick to pick up new skills. Ready for the fresh new restaurants and best places for shopping, but also for the most traditional or authentic places, those ones hidden even for many locals ! I live in the heart of Barcelona. I was born close to the land that inspired Joan Miró (south of Catalonia); and I love to spend many weekends in the Empordà, north of Catalonia, where Salvador Dalí was born. - Official Guide Licence, issued by the Catalan Government. - Bachelor's Degree in Art History, University of Barcelona ( I coursed the last year of the Degree at the University of Parma (Italy) ). - Postgraduate Degree in Communication and Design at Elisava Barcelona. - RASGO Red de Juderías de España (Network of Spanish Jewish quarters), Caminos de Sefarad certification. I don’t have any restriction. I am not a driver and any tour that includes transportation will be provided by a hired driver and vehicle.
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Do you have a short time to visit Barcelona? Imagine being able to see in 4 hours what would take you two days to see on your own? This is your tour and I can be your local expert: I have a Degree in Art History and I worked in art galleries and museums. In this tour we visit Sagrada Familia Church and the Park Guell from the inside, Casa Batllo & La Pedrera just from the façade and the Mountain of Montjuïc. If this is your only chance to explore the city, this is one of the best tours of Barcelona you can take: you'll leave with a great overview of what the city has to offer. And if you are staying, you'll have a wonderful base to decide how to spend the rest of your time in the city and what you want to explore next.
Vanessa J. was the perfect tour guide. She communicated several times with us prior to taking our tour with her. She showed up at the appointed time to start our tour. She was very personable, very knowledgeable, and was a pleasure to be with. She also had arranged a driver for our van and he was wonderful. This was our first experience using Tours by Locals, but I would not hesitate to use them again. Thanks! Sincerely, Rich and Alice S.
Vanessa was awesome! She was able to give us so much information about all the places we visited. She also helped us skip long lines and was nice to wait in the long gift shop line while we shopped so we could check out quickly.
Vanessa was a wonderful guide. We were able to see a number of sites we would have otherwise been unable to visit on our own in the short time we were in Barcelona. Highly recommend.
Vanessa was a great tour guide for our day in Barcelona. She had a well planned 4 hour tour for us. She was very mindful of our time, making the best use of it. The knowledge she shared with us was very informative and we learned a lot about the sites and city. Very professional yet fun all tour. We would hire her again for sure.
Vanessa was recommended to us by our neighbors. Vanessa gave us a fantastic day. She is professional, warm, friendly and extremely knowledgeable of her subjects. She will exceed your expectations.
We were met right as we exited the terminal, rode with an excellent driver in a very comfortable air-conditioned vehicle which was perfect on a hot, hot day. Vanessa is so knowledgeable (although seemed just a bit rushed) and it was so good to be able to enter Sagrada Família without waiting in line with the crowds.
-Montjuic Hill -Eixample District / Passeig de Gràcia -Block of Disagreement -Casa Batlló (outside view) -Casa Milà / Pedrera (outside view) -Sagrada Família church inside -Park Güell inside -Waterfront The itinerary can be adapted to traveller's interests: do not hesitate to contact me for a customized tour.
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Merceces van for up to 6 people + Licensed guide + driver. If you are more than 6 people we will need another van and the price for the extra van is 250€.
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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