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Visiting a Boutique Winery: A Unique, Immersive Experience
When thinking about the term “boutique” winery, most people will associate it to a small size of operations and a low number of bottles produced. For most wine enthusiasts, though, those definitions are simply not good enough, and the concept…

Waiting for you in Barcelona. COVID-19: Safety First!
Our tours and activities are suspended until further notice. Meanwhile, we keep working on improving our services and we look forward to receiving you in Barcelona, happily and safely, as we’ve always done.
We’re excited to share…

Barceloneta neighborhood: the story of an “island” within the city
Among our Barcelona City Tours, we often visit a unique place in Barcelona, a peninsula that its inhabitants describe as independent from the rest of the city. Lots of seafaring tales about it, a history of war, famine, challenges, overcomings,…

Private Tour with Spanish Trails
Spanish Trails specializes in inexpensive, quality tours. We take pride in our private tours which have been carefully crafted for over 20 years.
These specialized private tours are an exclusive experience, specifically adapted to your needs.…

The Porrón, a staple of Spanish wine culture
The Porrón, a staple of Spanish wine culture, is a unique drinking vessel that looks like a cross between a carafe and watering can. The neck is narrow like a bottle of wine, and the bottom is wide, like that of a decanter, fitted with a long…

The Barcelona Day Tour Checklist: Everything You Should Bring
Anyone who has been lucky enough to visit the stunning seaside cosmopolitan that is Barcelona knows how much there is to do in just one day! The city is filled with art and architecture, history and food, music and events, that it’s impossible…

Visit Tarragona
Spanish Trails has recently added a brand new Barcelona day tour to the list of amazing experiences we offer. The Roman Spain, Tarragona Day Tour features the ancient city of Tarragona and is a great way to discover the largest site of Roman…

What Makes a Dalí a Dalí?
To discover Salvador Dalí, revered as one of the most influential artists from Spain, is an exciting task. Having promoted and lived the surrealist movement from his home in the Costa Brava and the Emporda Region, his influence on the culture…

Secret Forest: An Inside Perspective
We recently went on a half-day hike through Barcelona’s green lung, the Collserola Natural Park, and followed it with a truly authentic Catalan lunch which is any nature lover’s dream. The Secret Forest is a lush, hidden oasis in the outskirts…