Eatwith: Laura Of Barcelona

We spent 2 wonderful full day tours with Laura on 5 and 6 of June. We booked Bracelona essential Gaudi tour with Sagrada Familia and Park Guel, Casa Mila, Gothic quarter and so much more. And the next day we did Dali museum in Figueras and then Girona tour. We organized our visit according to her availability. And it was so much worth it. Laura is knowledgeable, passionate and so so full of stories. She has taken care of us and everything went smoothly. She did organise our itinerary according to our desires and we couldn't ask for more. We highly recommend Laura as your tour guide in Barcelona and about Cataluna and you will be able to experience true Spain. She is friendly, easy going and so pleasant for company. It is obvious she loves what she does and you can feel it. We left a friend in Barcelona that being Laura and we will be back for sure. Thanks foe sharing Barcelona with us, Laura!

Laura is the most friendly, personable, and knowledgeable tour guide that you could ever hope for. Our family of 6 spent the day touring Barcelona with Laura and it was the highlight of our trip. Her knowledge of the city, the sights, and her ability to gracefully navigate the crowds was spectacular. By the end of the day, Laura felt like a family friend. I highly recommend her as your go-to guide in Barcelona. The pre-tour video call was also a special bonus that left me 100% confident that we were in good hands. I have already recommended Laura multiple times.

We’ve had very good tour guides in our travels but Laura was above and beyond providing an outstanding experience in our 2 days with her. It started with our initial zoom call where she helped us put together a great itinerary but, more importantly made us feel like we just made a great new friend. Laura is very knowledgeable, sharing great background and information about all of the places we visited including La Sagrada Familia, Las Ramblas, Montjuïc, Park Guell and Montserrat. She also to took us to several other places that gave a real feel for Barcelona beyond the famous tourist sights. Her “special sauce” however, lies in her passion, enthusiasm, energy and infectious personality. We had an amazing and fun two days experience with Laura but, at the end we left feeling a little sad that we were saying goodbye to a new friend. - [ ]

FABULOUS + FANTASTIC Laura’s: Essential Gaudí + Dalí Museum and Girona Tours!!! Laura and her team are FABTASTIC! Laura's warmth and care stretches from your first video call, the tour she arranges, and how she selects her amazing team. Laura has very high standards and this is consistent throughout your experience. Our family’s first visit to Barcelona was magical! We started with an Essential Gaudí Tour with the fabulous, Ester. I recommend this tour early in your stay as a foundation to build upon. Ester is an engaging and intuitive guide and she provided a digestible intro to Gaudí and Barcelona, invaluable for the rest of our 6-day stay. Towards the end of our trip, we travelled outside of the city to the Dalí Museum (Figueres) and Girona. This full-day tour included visits to 2 towns outside of Barcelona via high-speed train. Laura arranged the train schedules and tickets to maximize our time to enjoy both locations guided by Alexia. Salvador Dalí is a quirky and prolific artist and his museum is filled with an expansive collection—with about 2 hours, Alexia’s engaging storytelling brought Dalí to life. She arranged lunch reservations at a marvelous little restaurant before taking us to Girona. Beautiful Girona! If you have time to get out of Barcelona, do it! We fell in love with the culture through Alexia’s stories, delicious Catalonian tastings and the ancient architecture of Girona. Alexia gave us the most amazing day in Catalonia, couldn’t have done Dalí and Girona without her! Incredible tours with an amazing team of guides and to top it all off, we couldn’t have asked for better weather in March! Thank you Laura, Ester and Alexia❤️

In short, Laura is outstanding. If you can hire her, do it. My husband and I had 2 amazing weeks in Barcelona. We were fortunate to have 6 tours with Laura along with her guidance regarding everything Catalonia has to offer. Laura is extremely knowledgeable about Barcelona and the surrounding areas including history, geography, art, architecture, food, music etc. Her knowledge and love of the area is abundant and shared in all she does if you are fortunate enough to have her as your guide. She helped us develop a tour plan that enabled us to see and learn so much of the area’s history and its culture, including many things we would not have known about had she not suggested them. She also made the experience great fun and hassle-free. The detailed version is below. Our first tour was a walking tour of the Gothic quarter during which Laura taught us a tremendous amount of the history of the area dating back centuries. Our next tour was an Art Nouveau tour including Casa Mila and Park Guell. We then did another tour of the City and its incredible architecture including a panoramic tour, a walking tour by the sea, a tour of Sagrada Familia and a tour of Hospital Sant Pau. I, probably like most people who visit Barcelona, read some information about Gaudi and his architecture and was very eager to see it for myself. I was, however, totally unfamiliar with the work of Lluis Domenech i Montaner. When Laura suggested a tour of Hospital Sant Pau, I was a bit skeptical, but thankfully, I trusted her. It was amazing—one of the most incredible places to which I have ever been. I never would have known to even consider going there without Laura. We also had several day tours outside of the City. We went to the Dali Museum. Laura knows a tremendous amount about him, his work and his life, which made it fascinating. From the museum we went to Girona, a lovely smaller city. The following day we headed to a couple of medieval towns at Laura’s suggestion—Peratallada and Pals. We also spent time exploring the Costa Brava. This was another excursion we would not have know to consider without Laura and it was a favorite part of the trip. Our final tour was to Montserrat, a beautiful place. Laura also made the journey hassle free—she bought the tickets for everything we needed in advance. She took care of the transportation, whether it was public or private with her excellent drivers. We never had to wait on any long lines. Even when she was not touring with us, she had great suggestions on restaurants and things to do/see. In addition to being extremely knowledgeable and well prepared, Laura is never boring. She is a completely charming and delightful campion bringing her part of the world to life with her enthusiasm, knowledge and stories of the history and culture of Catalonia. In short, to repeat, if you can hire her, do it.