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You're in for a treat with the Tours by Gill Food Tour! Contact Gill to set a date! Tours in English, Spanish and Catala...
19/05/2022

You're in for a treat with the Tours by Gill Food Tour!

Contact Gill to set a date! Tours in English, Spanish and Catalan! 🤩

(ES) Food Tour: Disfruta de sabrosas tapas en este recorrido gastronómico con Gill!

¡Tours en inglés, español y catalán! 🤩

The ornate streetlights along Passeig de Gràcia and the trencadis benches give a nod to Gaudí, but were designed by Pere...
10/05/2022

The ornate streetlights along Passeig de Gràcia and the trencadis benches give a nod to Gaudí, but were designed by Pere Falqués. Each bench has a small oven-like door, which urban myths say was to keep a fire lit so the benches were warm. A nice thought, but the space was used to keep the gas light maintenance tools.

P.S. Look 👀 for the bat 🦇 at the top of the lamp-posts!

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Las farolas del Paseo de Gracia y los bancos de trencadís se inspiran en Gaudí, pero fueron diseñados por Pere Falqués. Cada banco tiene una pequeña puerta. Los mitos urbanos dicen que era para mantener un fuego encendido para que los bancos estuvieran calientes. Una buena idea, pero el espacio se utilizaba para guardar las herramientas de mantenimiento de las farolas

P.D. ¡Busca el murciélago 🦇 en lo alto de las farolas!

Rain or shine we always have good time! 🌧☔️😁 Even on rainy days we bring the sunshine ☀️ to our guests 🥰Swipe to see wha...
27/04/2022

Rain or shine we always have good time! 🌧☔️😁 Even on rainy days we bring the sunshine ☀️ to our guests 🥰
Swipe to see what we got up to!

Always look up! 👀🦇😱
10/04/2022

Always look up! 👀🦇😱

🤫🗝🔓(Swipe for Spanish)King Jaume I (way back in the 13th century) was worried one night before an important battle becau...
07/04/2022

🤫🗝🔓(Swipe for Spanish)

King Jaume I (way back in the 13th century) was worried one night before an important battle because some of his men were opposed to his battle plan. That night, when he went to bed, there was a bat flying around in his tent. In his sleep, he dreamt that he won the battle, and upon waking concluded that the bat was a good omen signifying that his strategy would succeed. Sure enough, he won the battle! You can see the bat symbol on the street lamps of Barcelona's Paseo de Gracia, the Arc de Triomf and on the Boqueria Market's sign! 👀

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El rey Jaume I (siglo XIII) estaba preocupado la noche antes de una importante batalla porque algunos de sus hombres se oponían a su plan. Esa noche, cuando se acostó, vio un murciélago volando en su dormitorio. En su sueño, soñó que ganaba la batalla, y al despertar concluyó que el murciélago le dio buena suerte y que significaba que su estrategia tendría éxito. Y así fue, ¡ganó la batalla! El símbolo del murciélago puede verse en las farolas del Paseo de Gracia de Barcelona, en el Arco del Triunfo y en el cartel del Mercado de la Boquería. 👀

Happy April everyone 🌸 April is a busy month in Barcelona! This is what's going on! (Desliza para ver la lista en Castel...
03/04/2022

Happy April everyone 🌸 April is a busy month in Barcelona! This is what's going on! (Desliza para ver la lista en Castellano!)

1. Semana Santa (Easter Week)
Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (10th-18th April)

2. Diada de Sant Jordi - World Book Day - Exchange of roses and books. Lots of rose and book stands around the city. (23rd April).

3. "Feria de Abril" in Cataluña in the Parc del Forum - Popular festival from Andalucía.

4. Tennis Tournament "Conde de Godó" (16th-24th April).

Chilled beer? Martini? Cheese? Seafood? Jamón? We've got you.  Book a food and drink tour with Gill! Swipe to make your ...
16/03/2022

Chilled beer? Martini? Cheese? Seafood? Jamón? We've got you. Book a food and drink tour with Gill! Swipe to make your mouth water 🤤

Meet Gill: The founder of Tours By Gill!It must have been fate. When lifelong friends first came over to visit, after hu...
01/03/2022

Meet Gill: The founder of Tours By Gill!

It must have been fate. When lifelong friends first came over to visit, after hugs, kisses and several chilled beers later, I asked, "What have you got planned for tomorrow?"

"We're going to book ourselves on one of those bus tours" they said.
"Let's meet in Plaça Catalunya instead and I will show you my favourite spots" I replied, a bespoke 'Tours by Gill'.

That's when it hit me!
I am PASSIONATE about my city and after 40 years working here, my little black book is filled with contacts and secrets to share.

I'm now living my dream job.
I speak fluent English, naturally, being from Manchester, England, but also Spanish, Catalan and a little bit of French too.

I know all the secret spots, so let me show you what this beautiful city has to offer!

Book a tour!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +34 669 840 868

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   🎸 ⭐️ 🎙  esta noche!Queréis apoyar? Ven a disfrutar del homenaje a   en Luz de Gas BCN 🎸🎙🥂As in past editions, this co...
26/02/2022


🎸 ⭐️ 🎙
esta noche!
Queréis apoyar?

Ven a disfrutar del homenaje a en Luz de Gas BCN 🎸🎙🥂

As in past editions, this concert will be a purely non-profit event, this time raising money for NUPA (the association to help children, adults and families affected by intestinal failure and multi-visceral transplants) and FECMA (the Spanish Federation Against Breast Cancer).

  ❤️ 🤣 🚀🍷 🥗 Escogimos Restaurante Nemesis en Carrer Major de Sant Cugat porque nos habian hablado de su cocina excepcion...
26/02/2022




❤️ 🤣 🚀🍷 🥗
Escogimos Restaurante Nemesis en Carrer Major de Sant Cugat porque nos habian hablado de su cocina excepcional 👀
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 🤩
Un regalito de compañía, muchas risas y abrazos después de Covid 🥰
Gracias mis Ángeles de Charlie 😇😇😇

    1887   2022This port was the jewel 💎 of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages then again as Cruise Ships came after  ...
21/01/2022


1887
2022
This port was the jewel 💎 of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages then again as Cruise Ships came after in ‘92.

      in Gracia / BCNThe church of the Virgen of Gracia and Sant Josep, popularly known as the Josepets de Gràcia, this ...
20/01/2022



in Gracia / BCN

The church of the Virgen of Gracia and Sant Josep, popularly known as the Josepets de Gràcia, this church partners the old convent of the Barefoot Carmelites of Santa Maria de Gràcia.
It sits above plaça Lesseps in the district of Gràcia, in Barcelona and is the oldest building there. Originally Gracia a was not joined to Barcelona and this convent was the start up of GRACIA🌟🦶🌟🦶🌟🦶🌟🦶🌟🦶

   kiosk BCN🌟☕️🥖☀️🍷🗞🥂 🦐 Served everything you could wish for and in 1912, this was THE place to see and be seen in the R...
20/01/2022


kiosk BCN
🌟☕️🥖☀️🍷🗞🥂 🦐
Served everything you could wish for and in 1912, this was THE place to see and be seen in the Rambla 🌟

    🧥 😎 ☀️  food shopping 🥕🥔🍊🥑🫐🥦🍇🌶🥬
15/01/2022



🧥 😎 ☀️
food shopping 🥕🥔🍊🥑🫐🥦🍇🌶🥬

 Having a Boxing Day Tipple
26/12/2021


Having a Boxing Day Tipple

          Dating from Medieval times, children were used to operate these weaving machines as their tiny fingers were mo...
13/12/2021






Dating from Medieval times, children were used to operate these weaving machines as their tiny fingers were more flexible than adult fingers.

    de la Casa de la Misericordia.Inside, the children (orphans) could use the patio scented with orange blossom 🌸 El or...
13/12/2021


de la Casa de la Misericordia.
Inside, the children (orphans) could use the patio scented with orange blossom 🌸

El origen de la Casa de Misericordia, protegida como bien cultural de interés local, se remonta al año 1581, cuando su fundador, el sacerdote y catedrático de la Universitat de Barcelona, Diego Pérez de Valdivia, fundó con la ayuda del Consell de Cent un asilo para pobres en la Casa dels Àngels, que más tarde pasaría a llamarse Hospital de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia. En 1684, se singularizó la actividad de la institución al acordar el Consell de Cent que su dedicación se concretara en la acogida de “doncellas necesitadas de amparo”. “Esta ha sido la obra social que desde entonces ha centrado la actividad de la Casa de la Misericordia”, explica la fundación.

   1581Babies were placed in the hole in the wall snd the barrel inside turned around, so the Nuns could take the baby i...
13/12/2021


1581
Babies were placed in the hole in the wall snd the barrel inside turned around, so the Nuns could take the baby inside. Money was placed in a slot for their care.

   in the 60’s
13/12/2021


in the 60’s

     1992   had no beaches.   and the change to our city today
12/12/2021


1992
had no beaches.
and the change to our city today

     1992 Olympics    got beaches
12/12/2021


1992 Olympics
got beaches

    The Silk Guild
03/12/2021


The Silk Guild

     Tower  finally added by 3 valiant men circled ⭕️ in red
03/12/2021



Tower
finally added by 3 valiant men circled ⭕️ in red

      BarcelonaDancing giant heads 💃🏻
03/12/2021



Barcelona
Dancing giant heads 💃🏻

      Barcelona
03/12/2021



Barcelona

      in Barcelona
03/12/2021



in Barcelona

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