Old Town Running Tour
6K | 10K Distance Options
Sightrunning the Old Town districts of the by Romans founded over 2000 Years old city Barcino, today known as Barcelona. Running through our “China Town” Raval, the Gothic Quarter” and through the green Park Ciutadella.
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Old Town Running Tour
6K | 10K Distance Options
Sightrunning the Old Town districts of the by Romans founded over 2000 Years old city Barcino, today known as Barcelona. Running through our “China Town” Raval, the Gothic Quarter” and through the green Park Ciutadella.
Book.
Visit.
Run.
Old Town Running Tour
6K | 10K Distance Options
Sightrunning the Old Town districts of the by Romans founded over 2000 Years old city Barcino, today known as Barcelona. Running through our “China Town” Raval, the Gothic Quarter” and through the green Park Ciutadella.
Book.
Visit.
Run.
→ Tour Description
The Old Town Running Tour will take us not only through the heart of Barcelona, the gothic quarter. We will also discover El Raval, our Chinatown ("el Barrio Chino") of Barcelona - a multicultural district but without (many) Chinese people! The La Ribera district, including the hip and trendy neighbourhood El Born. Through our central park Ciutadella back to Sant Pere where we by the way will find a special gem of Barcelona's architecture.
This tour is perfect to get a quick overview of the city centre. Very useful for the rest of your stay in Barcelona. We will run the narrow alleys and find beautiful hidden squares, used sometimes by film directors like Woody Allen to film their movies or by Antoni Gaudí for some spiritual moments in a small baroque church. Many stories are waiting for us.
On the 10K tour distance option we will run also through our "central" park of Barcelona. Ones a hated place when a citadel controlled from here the Catalan people after a long war during the beginning of the 18th century in Europe. Now a green oasis for the locals with many remains of a world fair and of course of the city fortress.
What else can you expect? This tour will take us along amazing architecture from the last 2000 thousand years, including amazing modernism architecture and stories about adventurers, the devil who helped constructing a church and a real "vampire"!
Welcome on our Old Town tour.
→ Tour Details
| TOUR DISTANCE OPTIONS | 6k, 10k |
|---|---|
| TOUR DURATION | about 1-1.5h (6k) |
| TOUR PACE | Individual Pace |
| TOUR DIFFICULTY | 6/10k > Easy |
| TOUR LANGUAGE | English, German |
| WHAT IS INCLUDED | – Private guide/tour |
| MEETING POINT | The local tour provider will get in contact with you to provide you with more detailed information after the tour was booked. Please bring along your mobile phone in case we need to contact each other. |
| STANDARD MEETING POINT | Plaça Catalunya (center of the square) |
| PICK-UP SERVICE | Pick-up service from your hotel/apartment or another meeting point is possible and will be checked by the tour provider individually. If your hotel/apartment should be too far away from the city centre or not close to the tour route, then we will meet you at our standard meeting point. |
FAQs – Any Doubts?
Am I fit enough for a Running Tour
- Our Running Tours are for Beginners and Advanced runners
- On our Private Running Tours we will run your pace
- We will run and sightsee the city without stress and in a relaxed way
- We will do some stops in front of sights (if you prefer we run also without stop)
- You will run with your own personal guide (private tours)
What is the Tour Pace
Don’t worry! We adapt our pace to your pace. We are not on a race – this is a running tour and we will run a relaxed pace..
Just in case you like to use your running tour as a part of your race preparation training, just tell us which pace you like to run.
If you should have still concerns about any pace related question, just let us know by sending us an email.
Are there Stops on our Tours
The Weather - Rain or Snow
You should turn up at the meeting point as usual, where your guide will advise, if it is necessary to postpone the tour. Tours will usually go ahead, even if it is raining.
Please check your emails and your phone! Or just contact us if you have any doubts.
What should I bring to the Tour
Beside of a big smile, you should be prepared for the weather conditions during the different seasons. So normally light running equipment is absolutely sufficient for the summer climate. Especially in late spring and summer we always recommend to use any kind sun protection.
An extra bottle of water during summer season is recommendable. We will point out on water fountains with drinking water if available.
Should children join us on a tour, then it should be in summer time obligatory to use caps and sun protection (sun lotion SPF 50+).
And don’t forget, we can have sometimes also some rain! So please be prepared yourself by checking the weather forecast and with a light rain jacket.
Meeting Point
On our Private Running Tours and if your hotel/apartment is close to the city center or near the tour route in Barcelona, then we will meet you in front of your hotel/apartment main entrance. Unless otherwise agreed, the tour will then start and stop at your accommodation address. Very importantly, provide us with your hotel/apartment address when you make your tour reservation or when you contact us regarding a tour inquiry. Thanks!
If we can’t meet you at your hotel/apartment in Barcelona, then we will make you a proposal somewhere close to your address and the tour route or we will meet you at our standard meeting point in the center of Barcelona.
Standard meeting point: Plaça Catalunya, in the center of the square, metro lines L1 (Red), L3 (Green) and FGC trains L6, L7, S1, S2, S5, S55 (Google Maps link)
and for the Montjuic Hill tour at:
Plaça Espanya, in front of the right Venetian tower, metro lines L1 (Red), L3 (Green), and FGC trains L6, L8, S8, S33, R6, R5 (Google Maps link)
What is Included
- Private guide/tour
- Individual pace
- Digital photos
- Pick-up service (if possible)
Local RUN Power!
Our guides are Local Run and City Experts! They know where to run and the history like nobody else! With Love and Sweat will we show you our home towns for a Great Running Tour Experience.
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Tour Guide
Robin – Sports enthusiast, nature lover and founder of Run Fun Sights. Leading and training runners in Barcelona for over 13 years and finisher of multiple long distance races. I will be happy to welcome you in this wonderful city to combine running with history to an unforgettable experience. My motto: A sound mind in a sound body.