Barcelona Trip Overview
Are you passionate about sweets? Do you want to discover the origin of the best pastries? If you can’t resist the coques, nougat or turrón/ torrons, chocolates, cakes and croissants, Sweet Barcelona is your tour.
It is said that the sweet tradition of Barcelona is as old as the origins of the city. In the historic Roman colony of Barcino, our ancestors already ate desserts with honey and nuts.
Coques and digestive liqueurs such as moscatell were already popular in the Middle Ages as well as many varieties of desserts for the most important festivals of the year. With the arrival of cocoa, the possibilities of confectionery multiplied.
Today, Barcelona has become a recognized sweet destination with world-renowned pastry shops.
With Sweet Barcelona Tour, you’ll learn about the ingredients, their properties and the relationship with the festive calendar. The tour will take you through traditional bakeries and ovens where we’ll discover the best recipes and taste and artisan product.
Additional Info
* Duration: 2 hours
* Starts: Barcelona, Spain
* Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Chocolate Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Are you passionate about sweets? Do you want to discover the origin of the best pastries? If you can’t resist the coques, nougat or turrón/ torrons, chocolates, cakes and croissants, Sweet Barcelona is your tour.
It is said that the sweet tradition of Barcelona is as old as the origins of the city. In the historic Roman colony of Barcino, our ancestors already ate desserts with honey and nuts.
Coques and digestive liqueurs such as moscatell were already popular in the Middle Ages as well as many varieties of desserts for the most important festivals of the year. With the arrival of cocoa, the possibilities of confectionery multiplied.
Today, Barcelona has become a recognized sweet destination with world-renowned pastry shops.
With Sweet Barcelona Tour, you’ll learn about the ingredients, their properties and the relationship with the festive calendar. The tour will take you through traditional bakeries and ovens where we’ll discover the best recipes and taste and artisan product.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Granja M Viader, Carrer d’en Xuclà, 4, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
Traditional cheese and milk shop dating back from 1870 where Cacaolat was created. We will taste Cacaolat, their traditional chocolate drink they invented back in the 1930’s.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mercat de la Boqueria, La Rambla, 91, 08001 Barcelona Spain
Fruit and sweet sections in La Boqueria Market. Former old convent of St Joseph and market since 1840.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Escriba Rambla, Rambla de les Flors 83, 08024 Barcelona Spain
Famous pâtisserie by chef Christian Escribà. This is where many cakes for famous people and important occasions such as U2 concert in Barcelona or Oscar-winner All about my mother film were done.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Plaza del Pi, Barcelona Spain
Traditional outdoors food market on festivities. Gothic Basilica of Santa Maria del Pi.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Carrer Petritxol, 08002 Barcelona Spain
Old cafés where the tradition of chocolate & churros/ melindros started. Famous art galleries. We will taste turrón delicacy, traditionally eaten during Christmas time.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Barcelona Cathedral, Pla de la Seu, S/N, 08002 Barcelona Spain
Cathedral square (outside), Roman walls. We will show the participants the Roman gate and walls and the front of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pastisseria La Colmena, Plaça de l’Àngel, 12, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
Old pâtisserie. Famous for its merengues and candies. We will taste a candy produced in the old traditional way.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cafés El Magnífico, Carrer de l’Argenteria, 64, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
First coffee store in the city. Famous for its coffee
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar, Plaça de Santa Maria, 1, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Gothic Basilica dating back to the 1300’s (outside). We will explain how this church was built with people carrying stones on their backs from the hill of Montjuïc to downtown in order to make a sacrifice.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bubó Born, Carrer de les Caputxes, 10, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Pâtisserie. Best chocolate cake prize in 2005.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: La Botifarreria de Santa Maria, Carrer de Santa Maria, 4, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Botifarres (sausages) shop famous its unique sweet and chocolate sausage.
Stop At: Casa Gispert, Sombrerers 23, 08003 Barcelona Spain
Nuts store with the oldest roasting oven in Europe.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Brunells, Carrer de la Princesa, 22, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Pâtisserie. Best Artisan Butter Croissant in Spain 2020. We will taste a traditional bakery product and see the centenary oven.
Duration: 10 minutes
