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Official
guides can be hired from the Barcelona Guide Bureau,
Via Laietana 54, 6e, 5a (tel: (93) 268 2422 or 667 419 140 (mobile);
fax: (93) 268 2211; website: http://www.bgb.es/). Guides charge Pta22,500-Pta30,500
(depending on the language required) for up to 4 hours.
Walking Tours
La Ruta del Modernismo links 50 key Art Nouveau buildings
in the city including La Sagrada Família and sites not
usually open to the general public. The self-guided tour departs
from Palau Güell, Carrer Nou de la Rambla 3-5. Tickets
for admission to the sights (Pta600) are available from Casa
Lleó Morera, Passeig de Gràcia 35.
Bus Tours
Two companies run identical tours of the city: Julià
Tours (tel: (93) 317 6454; website: http://www.julia-tours.com/),
departs from Ronda Universitat 5; Pullmantur (tel: (93)
318 0241), from Gran Viá de les Corts Catalanes 65. A
morning tour concentrates on the Gothic Quarter and Montjuïc,
while an afternoon tour includes visits to key examples of Barcelona's
architectural heritage and the Picasso Museum. Half day tours
cost around Pta4,895. A TMB (see passes section),
allows visitors to hop on and off designated tourist buses at
sites of their choice. The buses ply two routes and the first
bus leaves Plaça de Catalunya at daily 0900. Tickets cost Pta2000
for 1 day and Pta2,500 for two days.
Boat Tours
There are trips around the harbour departing from the Portal
de la Pau near the Columbus Monument at the bottom of La Rambla
in summer daily 1100-2030 or in winter on Saturday and Sunday
only. Energetic visitors can opt for a one-way ticket and then
walk back the four kilometres (two-and-a-half miles) to Barceloneta
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