Barcelona Night Tour: Dark Secrets Unveiled

Uncover the dark secrets of medieval Barcelona on a 2-hour night tour. Discover the city’s dark history, including the Spanish Inquisition and methods of execution. Explore the legends of El Born neighborhood.

Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arc de Triomf - Meeting point
  • El Born - The tour starts around twilight so the starting time varies during the year, earlier in the winter (7pm) and later in the summer (9pm). Although some of Barcelona’s legends might be included, please note that this is not a Ghost Tour but an historical walk focused on the more gruesome part of the city’s…
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Use of projector for images
  • Small-group walking tour
  • Radioguides for communication between the guide and the participants
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Delight in a two-hour evening walk around ancient Barcelona, uncovering the city’s gloomy past. This fascinating and entertaining expedition lets you delve into the tale of the Spanish Inquisition, Barcelona’s execution methods and some of the myths that haunt the El Born district. It’s a fantastic way to uncover this side of the city while learning…

Location
Arc de Triomf
The guide will be under the monumental arch wearing a bright green vest with the company's logo.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Angelica_p
Aug 24, 2025
Secret Barcelona and ghosts - Ghosts and legends in the alleys of Barcelona: a magical evening between history, mystery and charm!!!
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Adolphus_b
Aug 21, 2025
Barcelona Night Tour - My wife and I throughly enjoyed the tour. It was very informative and had a great vibe walking through old city Barcelona. Elena, our guide, did an excellent job. She was very friendly, engaging, and informative.
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Sarahfletcher77
Aug 18, 2025
Fab tour + our guide Eleanor was amazing! - This tour was recommended to me by a friend that visited Barcelona earlier this year and suggested it was a fun thing to add to our itinerary. Eleanor our tour guide was fabulous- so full of energy and enthusiasm, she really made the evening very enjoyable. The tour takes around 2 hours so wear comfy shoes and bring a drink - we forgot but Eleanor suggested a pit stop for us to grab some water. Highly recommend!
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Terry_j
Aug 16, 2025
Must See City Tour - Elena did a fantastic job at bringing the group to historic sites. She used props and engaged job to bring history back to life. She was amazing. It's a must do!
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Matthiass2799
Aug 7, 2025
Super fun tour and guide - We really enjoyed this experience. Our guide was Elena and because of her enthusiasm you could occasionally forget that you were listening to the dark history of Barcelona. That made all this a must for everyone! Groetjes The Parents
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Robinsz9665cj
Aug 2, 2025
One of the best tour guides - Elena is one of the best tour guides we have experienced. Her personality is lively, personable and engaging. She started by introducing herself and taking time to meet each one of us. Elena accomodated things going on that could have interferred with the experience (noise). We learned history not found in textbooks as well as recommendation for current establishments. My husband and I even went back the the area (El Born) the next day to try to find some of the things she pointed out. Wish I had taken the tour at the beginning of our stay in Barcelona so we could have used her recommendation.
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Beccarux13
Jul 30, 2025
Great Dark History Tour - Highly Recommend! - Really great tour with Elena last week. Elena is a great tour guide; she’s a very interesting person with lots of local knowledge and is a fantastic story teller. The tour was both interesting and funny and I would absolutely recommend for anyone looking for a dark, spooky tour in Barcelona! Thanks Elena! (Also the book I recommended to you was called The Hangman's Tale: Memoirs of a Public Executioner)
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352in
Jul 26, 2025
Excellent tour! - This was the best tour we’ve experienced here! Elena was wonderful! We enjoyed the stories, history and imagery that accompanied our walk. We highly recommend you give this a go! You will not regret!
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Sian_w
Jul 26, 2025
Fabulous Tour :) - What a fabulous tour! Elena was full of energy, enthusiasm, local knowledge and general good vibes. The tour content was well thought out, and the props and projector really brought it all to life. I can't recommend this tour enough :)
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Audra
Aug 21, 2025
Headsets, wall projections, and laser pointers…oh my - I was looking for a night tour and I read the reviews for this tour and thought that it would be fun. This is by far the worst tour that I have experienced. Meeting point was vague in such a busy area. The headsets, wall projections, props, and laser pointer were unnecessary and made me feel like a target in such a diverse and vibrant area. Barcelona has so much to offer and a history rich with “dark stories” and landmarks that to waste time looking at an image projected onto a wall and passing around a noose was a waste of time in the gothic quarter. After an hour and a half of this, we returned the headsets and explored on our own.
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From $23
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).