The Grand Barcelona Experience: From Gothic Secrets to Gaudí's Masterpieces

This is someone you have to meet. With a deep understanding of world, Spanish and Barcelona history; an architecture background; and an ability to knit it all together into fascinating stories, Miriam turns a tour into an experience you’ll remember for the rest of your life. As an Officially Licensed Guide, you’ll see more and wait less, leaving time for chocolate and Tapas only found in Barcelona. Miriam is also a bit of a security guard, discouraging anyone who might interfere with your trip, easily getting you through crowds, and securing the perfect view to match the story. Miriam quickly understands what your priorities are and adjusts to ensure you get what you want from the time you spend. I guess I should mention the beer-lemonade mix that is perfect for a Tapas lunch and the nougat that my wife still won’t let me taste. We experienced all the renown Barcelona spots, getting in-depth understanding of the art, historical significance and symbolism without ever feeling overwhelmed, rushed or crowded. I have to highly recommend Miriam for any tour and I certainly expect to hire her again.

Such a wonderful day in Barcelona with Míriam! The four of us had a great time touring Barcelona with her, and truly enjoyed her depth of knowledge that she shared with us. Her love and pride of Barcelona and Catalonia really shone through. We all feel we need to plan another trip to explore Barcelona even further! We highly recommend Míriam to anyone looking to really learn about this wonderful city.

We have enjoyed dozens of ToursByLocals tours. Miriam is one of the absolute best of all the tour guides we have had. We would give her more than 5 stars if we could. Highest recommendation when you are in Barcelona.

Reggie R.United States

If you are looking to get a good idea of what Barcelona is about then this is the tour for you!!! Miriam has extensive knowledge of Barcelona and all of the wonderful history it has to offer. She is an excellent guide! She is friendly, caring and takes your groups needs and wants into consideration at all times during the tour. This tour covered all of the must sees of Barcelona and got it done in one day. You do not get to spend a lot of time in any one place but she does a great job of pointing out the highlights and keeping you away from the areas that would just waste your time. I feel that we got the best of every site that we could in the time we had available. To sum up our experience with Miriam in one word...... WOW! If we go back to Barcelona I would strongly consider a different tour with Miriam. 10 stars if I could give her that rating.

Miriam is a very experienced and passionate guide who loves Barcelona and her job - and it shows! We thoroughly enjoyed our full day with her and she made sure we saw as much as possible (although, one day in Barcelona is hardly enough time!). Don't hesitate to book with her. She's very knowledgeable and accommodating depending on your interests.

We had the most fantastic day with Miriam. She customized a full day tour for us and it was the best day of our family vacation! We started in the Gothic Quarter before jumping into the Gaudi highlights. We stopped along the way for a playground, churros for the kids, and a delicious tapas lunch. She is knowledgeable, funny, engaging and made every part of the day fun and interesting. We were able to avoid the lines and crowds. Miriam even helped with our plans for the rest of our trip. Highly recommend!