Barcelona: a cultural riddle route in popular El Born quarter
Curious about the lesser-known stories of [city]? Starting with the very first steps of this playful walk, you’ll experience the thrill and beauty of discovery. Location-based riddles will show you the way to our favourite local places, including quiet courtyards, forgotten stories and cute hidden spots we’ll keep secret... for now! Fun fact: this trail was created by our local creator.
- Explore Barcelona's El Born during this interactive and fun discovery walk
- Learn about the history and local stories of the city centre in a playful way
- Solve 16 location-based riddles to unlock directions to your next stop along the route
- See popular sights like the Santa Maria del Mar and various 'passages' from a different angle and discover hidden local spots
This discovery walk is an educational and fun activity for friends, couples, families with kids, curious locals, visitors, and team building.
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Barcelona’s El Born
English language version
What's included in Barcelona: a cultural riddle route in popular El Born quarter
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Passeig des Born
13th century square that served as a popular square for local festivities; in particular jousting.
El Born
Stroll through this lovely neighbourhood and learn about its stories
Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar
A beautiful basilica that during the last 5 centuries often had a hard time. You will read about it during the trail
Inclusions
- A link (via email) to the web app with your discovery walk. Open the link on your phone's browser.
- Food and Drinks
- Mobile data
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Start your activity at Palau de la Musica. When you arrive, click on the link you’ve received from Secret City Trails and start the self-guided discovery game. You can start and pause the trail anytime you want, and pick-up later to finish.
End Points
- Finish your adventure at El Born Centre Cultural . When you finish your trail, you will receive an online map with recommendations from our local creator for places to go to afterwards.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
- To play the trail, you click on the play link which you received by email from Secret City Trails - If a trail is available in multiple languages, you will receive an English introduction mail, but you can select the language once you have started the game - The play link is valid for 90 days starting at your activity date, so if you want to postpone your activity, you can do that without modifying your booking. - Once you click on the play link, you can invite 4 other people to play along with you. - - Only the team captain can enter the answers. - Once started, you have 15 days to finish the trail. So if you are tired or the weather changes, take a break and go ahead once ready to do so. - We suggest playing the trails during daylight hours to make it easier to discover clues and directions, which often can be found in the details
