SPAIN HISTORY TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 spain history tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Taste Catalan tapas, wine, vermouth, and sangria while exploring Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter with a lively local guide.
“Santiago was a really good tour guide and fun to be with. I cannot remember when I laughed as much as on that tour! I definitely recommend this tour! It was an interesting and delicious experience.”
Review of Seville’s 3.5-hour tapas and wine walk, with local bars, traditional dishes, history, group size, price, and practical tips.
“This experience was a wonderful little taste of Seville! Meeting location was easy to find, tour guide was amazing and she shared lots of information not just about food, but also about culture and traditions. She also followed up with an email of all the locations we had visited and the specialty foods and beverages we sampled.Highly recommend this tour!”
Explore Valencia’s Old Town, Central Market, paella, tapas, and regional wines on a four-hour small-group walking tour.
“A lovely 1.5 hour tour of the old town which was really interesting, followed by sooo much wine and tapas! We were so pleasantly surprised, we left very full and a bit tipsy and had such a lovely time. Our guide Cromac was really lovely and knowledgeable and we made great friends in the group. Well worth the money and would highly recommend!”
Review of Madrid’s tapas and taverns tour, with four food stops, local drinks, historic sights, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“Sam was a wonderful guide. This is a great way to see some sights, learn some history and try authentic Spanish food and drinks in a great tour. Only thing that was a little confusing was finding the meeting point. Devour tours should have a flag or sign the guide could hold up and take a picture of what the meeting point looks like so they could send to people to make it easier. Address pin puts you on a street in front and the meeting place is behind the building. The doors you meet at are very ornate.”
Taste tapas, wine, sangria, vermouth and cava while walking Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter with a local guide on this three-hour food tour.
“Andrew was a great guide, very knowledgeable on food and the city.Food was great and great variety!!”
Explore Seville’s tapas bars, historic taverns, local wines, and old Jewish Quarter in a three-hour small-group food tour.
“Great fun, plenty of options (eg gluten free or dairy free or vegetarian etc), small group, variety of food tastes, new things you've never tried. Highly personable guide. Exactly what you want from a foodie tour.”
Tour Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral with skip-the-line entry, a live guide, audio receivers, and 900 years of Islamic and Christian history.
“The guide (Angel) explained everything with the right amount of detail, in a very interesting way and with great enthusiasm. It was a very pleasurable experience.”
Review of Barcelona’s 2.5-hour Gaudí bike tour, with Arc de Triomf, Casa Batlló, Sagrada Familia, e-bikes, price, and practical tips.
“Loved this bike tour in Barcelona! Sergey was knowledgeable, attentive and enthusiastic throughout. He made the experience engaging and informative and we covered all the main highlights at a comfortable pace. The bikes were easy to use and well maintained. Highly recommend this tour if you want a fun and efficient way to explore the city.”
Explore Trujillo’s medieval walls, castle, palaces, and churches on a lively two-hour walking tour from Plaza Mayor.
“Visita muy amena y completa por parte de nuestra guía Ana. Nos hizo un recorrido por el casco histórico con multitud de comentarios.”
Review of Madrid’s private electric tuk-tuk tour, with landmark stops, local guides, practical tips, pricing, and who should book.
“This tour was one of the best viator experiences I’ve had to date (and I’ve booked things on here for several US cities, Scotland, France, and Ireland). The Tuk Tuk is a unique and cool way to travel and the amount of info that you learn and the things that you see along the way are both incredible. Plus there are a couple of built in stops where you can refuel or use the bathroom. My kids (11 and 8) also thoroughly enjoyed it and they can be hard to please.”
Review of Madrid’s historic tapas tour, with Iberian ham, squid sandwiches, wine, local bars, expert guides, price, and practical tips.
“Jo was a great guide! The tour was a perfect balance of city history and tasty bites at authentic/non touristy restaurants. Definitely recommend.”
Review of Málaga’s 3.5-hour tapas tour, with Atarazanas Market, local food, wine, history, small groups, value, and practical tips.
“Great experience. Very knowledgeable and fun host! Highly recommend. You receive great food recommendations to try later on your own.”
Review of Madrid’s historic center walking tour, covering royal sights, local legends, price, guides, pacing, tips, and practical details.
“This is a very nice way to have an overview of the city of Madrid and hit the main and more interesting points of a highly busy touristic city without wasting too much time. Glenn was out guide he was extremely knowledgeable of the history behind all of the monuments, streets, stores, and the like. My walking tour in Porto was great, but this one really exceeded my expectations. After the tour Glenn told us we could still text him for recommendations and we did and he was quick to answer, his service overall was phenomenal. If you do this tour I really hope you get him as your guide.…”
Review of Valencia’s 2-hour old town walk, including the Silk Exchange, City Hall, UNESCO heritage sites, price, guides, and practical tips.
“Our tour was fantastic. Gabor was friendly and extremely knowledgeable. We loved it”
Explore Seville through four local tapas stops, historic taverns, vermouth, wine, and expert food stories on this small-group walking tour.
“We had a knowledgeable guide and a small group. Sasha was good fun and took us to four very different tapas bars. We sampled lots of different foods and drinks which are local to the area. A very good trip”
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