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The previous price was €6 and current price is €5 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 39m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Venture beyond the sun-drenched postcards of Barcelona and into its rebellious heart. This tour uncovers the storey of the 'okupa' movement—a decades-long struggle for space, dignity, and the very soul of the city. Guided by an academic and a local expert, you'll witness sites of fierce resistance, groundbreaking community projects, and the ghosts of lost battles. This isn't just a tour about squatting; it's a journey into an alternative vision of urban life, asking a profound question: who has the right to the city?

    • A 9.8 km self-guided tour with 6 stops over 219 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and Social Fabric & Everyday Life
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Carrer dels Jocs Florals, 42
    • 42 Carrer dels Jocs Florals
    • 08014, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Carrer dels Jocs Florals, 42
    • 42 Carrer dels Jocs Florals
    • 08014, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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Self Guided Podcast Tour: Barcelona's Occupied Heart in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 39 minutes3h 39m
    3h 39m
  • Opening hours: Mon 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
€5.99
€4.79 x 2 Adults€9.58
Total
The previous price was €11.98 and current price is €9.58
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Carrer dels Jocs Florals, 42

  • 10m
Site of a famous 2014 eviction battle that became a symbol of community resistance and the power of direct action.

Can Batllo

  • 10m
A massive former industrial complex successfully reclaimed by the community through negotiation, now a model of self-management.

Kasa de la Muntanya | Barcelona

  • 10m
One of Europe's oldest and most iconic squats, a symbol of longevity, resistance, and the anarchist roots of the movement.

Ateneu Llibertari de Gràcia

  • 10m
An anarchist cultural centre that serves as the ideological heart of the movement, connecting it to Barcelona's deep radical history.

Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona

  • 10m
A public square and global skateboarding mecca that exemplifies the daily, informal struggle over the 'right to the city'.

Placa de Sant Jaume

  • 10m
The political heart of Barcelona, where the grassroots demands of the Okupa movement confront the institutional power of the state.

Location

Activity location

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    Carrer dels Jocs Florals, 42
    • 42 Carrer dels Jocs Florals
    • 08014, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Carrer dels Jocs Florals, 42
    • 42 Carrer dels Jocs Florals
    • 08014, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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