Day Tours from Barcelona

Day Tours from Barcelona

Barcelona is a popular destination in Spain. The city has cultural and historical sites as well as beaches and warm weather. The area around Barcelona provides many opportunities for day tours from Barcelona.

Vall de Nuria

Vall de Nuria, one of the day tours from Barcelona in the Pyrenees Valley, is reached by the Rack Railway on the south and by trekking on the north. This is a ski resort, reservoir and sanctuary favored by photographers. The ski resorts operate ten runs. The gondola takes travelers to the youth hostel. In the summer, visitors can enjoy hiking, rowing and horseback riding.

Girona

Girona is a city that has many opportunities for those planning day tours from Barcelona. One can visit the Pyrenees, and the beaches of Costa Brava are 20 miles east. The historical ruins of the Romans include the first-century Roman wall that was reconstructed in the 1300s. Travelers can climb to the top of top of the old towers, visit the Cathedral and view the Gothic church from the 14th century as well as the Old Jewish Quarter, remaining from the time when the Jewish people were removed from Spain. Girona is an hour train ride from Barcelona.

Andorra la Valla

Andorra la Vella is a day tour from Barcelona reached by bus because trains do not access the city because of the mountains. The city is located in a stunning valley in the Pyrenees between Spain and France. It became the capital of Andorra in 1287. Visitors will enjoy the shopping bargains.

Tarragona

Tarragona is a city on the seaside south of Barcelona. Visitors who take this as one of the day tours from Barcelona will find it is a center of Roman ruins including a second century amphitheater and stones with inscriptions in Phoenician and Latin. The city also has the palace of Augustus, now known as the House of Pilate, and the Tower of the Scipios and the Forum. Other historical sites are the Cathedral, built in the 12th century and the town hall, converted from a convent of the Dominicans. Visitors will enjoy the local seafood menus. The town is on the main railroad line between Barcelona and Alicante.

Day tours from Barcelona will take visitors to sites in the Pyrenees Mountains and to historical sites on the ocean.