Picasso’s Footsteps: Private Tour & Museum
Picasso had a passion for Barcelona, and this tour wants to show you He had arrived in 1895, with 13 years, and it was here that he went out on his firsts binges with friends – the first to recognize his talent and discover the pleasures that were hidden in the brothels. It was also in Barcelona that he had his first studio and where he made his first engraving, his first illustration and his first exhibition at the legendary restaurant 4 Gats. Nine years later, with 22, he went to Paris and would no longer return but for Picasso Barcelona, it never ceased to be that great city that dazzled him as a teenager and He revealed modernity.
-Led by specialists in art history. A native official tour guide at your disposal for 3 hours, which will adapt to your interests and you can ask everything you want.
- Skip the line: entry without waiting and avoiding the queues.
- Meet the art galleries with more history of Barcelona -Have a coffee at Els Quatre Gats.
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Barcelona Picasso Private Experience with Expert Local Guide
What's included in Picasso’s Footsteps: Private Tour & Museum
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Porxos d’en Xifré is a historic building of Barcelona which was inaugurated in 1840 after four years of works. It occupies the block formed by the Passeig d’Isabel II, the Pla de Palau and the streets of Reina Cristina and Llauder, plots of land that were urbanized in 1834 as a result of the demolition of the sea wall. The building was the first to appear in daguerreotype done in Spain and is decorated with Masonic symbols. But did you know that it was the first place where Picasso lived when his family moved to Barcelona? The exact point where Picasso’s family lived was the current number 4 of the Passeig d’Isabel II, where before a boarding house had been.
Real Academia Catalana de Bellas Artes de San Jorge
The Fine Arts School (Escola de Llotja) took up the top floor of the building In 1895, Picasso entered the School of Fine arts (Escola de Llotja) in the neo-classical building reached from Carrer del Consolat del Mar. The Trade Commission created the Fine Arts School on the top floor, where many artists studied, both those from Catalonia and those who were temporarily living in Barcelona.
Museu Picasso
The Picasso museum is a key reference for understanding the formative years of Pablo Picasso. The genius of the young artist is revealed through the 4,251 works that make up the permanent collection. Furthermore, the Picasso museum, opened in 1963, also reveals his deep relationship with Barcelona: an intimate, solid relationship that was shaped in his adolescence and youth and continued until his death.
Inclusions
- Els Quatre Gats, is a café that famously became a popular meeting place for famous artists throughout the modernist period in Catalonia. The café opened on June 12, 1897 in the famous Casa Martí,. .
- Picasso Museum Tour with skip-the-line tickets
- Monolingual local Guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- In front of Restaurant 7 Portes.
End Points
- Els Quatre Gats, is a café that famously became a popular meeting place for famous artists throughout the modernist period in Catalonia.
