Barcelona Dark Night Walking Tour

Adults (age 14 & above): £36

In this 2-hour historical walk around the El Born neighborhood, you will uncover a darker side of Barcelona. Follow the shadows of infamous Spanish Inquisition, medieval punishments and tortures, forgotten cemeteries, dark legends and the most infamous executioner of Barcelona!

You willl learn about the history and methods of the infamous Spanish Inquisition. From the trials and interrogations to the big Auto De Fe execution of sentences, the grand finale to showcase the power of the Catholic Church in Spain.

Barcelona’s medieval city has many dark stories to tell, some real ones and some imaginative. The guide will intrigue you with some of these unsettling tales from the past.

Find out about the gruesome details of the tortures and the different methods of execution that were most commonly used.

Visit the site where an old cemetery used to be. A beautiful square nowadays but not so much in the past. The guide will introduce you to the changes that happened to these graveyards 200 years ago and how it affected the development of the city.

Barcelona has a very special executioner with very peculiar ideas. You will hear about his tragedies and triumphs to get a glimpse of this interesting character.