Meet our Management Team
Joan was born and bred in Barcelona and has an enormous passion for the city. A Tourism Graduate, he has worked in travel agencies, spent a year in London to master English and then spent three years travelling and working around the world – amongst other places, he got to know India, Japan and the USA. Upon his return to Barcelona, he used his new cultural insights to create unique guided tours of his home city and in 1990 he founded BGB with some of his tour guide colleagues. After taking an MBA at EADA, he became Managing Director of BGB and his company maxim is inspired from his time in India – “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises, he is part of our business and the purpose of it.”(Mahatma Gandhi)
In 2017, Joan retired from executive duties and any corporate responsibility of the company. He is now Honorary President and continues to offer his help and advice to the new management.
Languages. Native: Català, Español. Fluent: English, Français, Italiano
Carmen is co-founder of BGB (1990). After graduating in Tourism she worked as a local guide and combined the job with periods abroad (Firenze, Montpellier, Brussels and New York), which improved her language fluency and allowed her to get to know other cultures. She has a Master in Marketing Management (EADA) and is currently the Managing Director of Barcelona Guide Bureau. Carmen loves Barcelona, and, because no two clients are the same, her purpose is to offer tours geared to everyone’s likes.
Languages. Native: Català, Español. Fluent: English, Français, Italiano
Carles has devoted his professional life to education and guiding. On the one hand, he has over 25 years experience of local guiding and as a Tour Director around the world. On the other hand, he has taught in various tourism schools in Barcelona and is the author of a reference book about guiding, he also lectures in training centres of Spain and South America. His experience in both fields plus his MBA in EAE make him an excellent Director of our Guide’s Training Centre and of the Quality Department.
Languages. Native: Català, Español. Fluent: Deutsch, English, Italiano
Mercè was aged just 17 when she first worked as a guide, before graduating in Tourism. Now, having spent over 30 years in the Tourism business, she has realised that there are two main passions in her life: BGB and her family. Far from being conflicting, her capacity for organization, hard work and caring about people have made her excel in both spheres. As a founding member of our company, she started as a guide and over the years has been involved with several departments. She is currently head of the Guide Department and also collaborates in the commercial area.
Languages. Native: Català, Español. Fluent: English, Français, Italiano
Clara has a degree in Environmental Sciences and was a guide at the Palau de la Música Catalana while she studied. She continued her career as an energy and environmental consultant where she was actively employed in a variety of sectors, and took a postgraduate diploma in sustainable energy. Growing up in an English-Catalan family has made her multi-lingual, open-minded and a lover of travel and sensitive to the world’s environmental and cultural diversity. She joined us to help us develop a more sustainable and socially committed company.
Languages. Native:Català, English,Español.
Ramon was a guide at the Palau de la Música Catalana for several years. He changed airs to join Barcelona Guide Bureau reserves team, where his knowledge on the guiding profession was the key to understand the interests and needs of our clients. Adding his experience in agencies providing public-facing services, he has acquired a broad picture of the tourism sector. Ramon loves dealing with people of every nationality, understanding their needs and making sure that they enjoy the visit to his hometown.
Languages. Native:Català, English, Español. Intermediate: Français
Gemma has studied Economics from the University of Barcelona and she has a Master in Public Relations and Events’organization for the UOC. All his professional experience has been in the field of finance and accounting, she has been controlling the accounts of services’ companies for more than 20 years. She is passionate about traveling with his family, with friends, and getting to know new places and new cultures. She is a very outgoing person, she likes to work as a team and is very organized. She is married and has two teenage children.
After more than 21 years dedicated to the world of tourism and, especially, leading and managing teams in luxury hotels (Juan Carlos I, Arts, Grand Marina, BCN Design, Casagrand) and having already worked in BGB for 5 years as a Reservations Manager, his passion and empathy for people and his experience as a trainer has led him to redirect his professional career to the HR sector, to the talent management and to return to BGB as HR Manager. He has a degree in History, a course in Human Resources Management, a Postgraduate in Hotel Management and HR Management.
Languages: Native: Català, Español. Fluent: English
Karla was born and raised abroad. She settled with her family in Barcelona when she was a teenager. Since then she has been living, traveling and exploring other countries like USA, Thailand and Czech Republic, etc. And so she fell in love with tourism. She has a Bachelor Degree in Tourism Management. She has improved her personal skills doing her Internship in different tourism sectors, such as hotels and travel agencies. While she was studying, she started as a trainee dispatcher in our Daily Tours Booking Department, and nowadays she is part of the team. She likes to work in job positions involving a high level of customer care and service. Therefore she thinks it is very important to always say thanks, show self-confidence and a broad smile.
Languages. Native:Català, Español. Fluent: English.
Irene holds a university degree in Journalism and she has experience working in television, radio and newspapers. Years ago she ventured into the new journalism: the online world. She worked in Digital Marketing, Sales and Social Media in London (UK), Miami and Chicago (USA). Back to Barcelona, the city she loves the most, she enjoys working with and for people in the spiderweb universe. She loves travelling, meeting people from all over the world, dancing and of course, this amazing city.
Languages:
- Native: Spanish, Catalan.
- Fluent: English, Italian.
Germana is passionate about tourism. After a University degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management in her home town in Naples, Italy, she decided to live and work in London for 2 years where she started working in the Hospitality industry. Her passion for the languages and specially for the french one pushed her to Paris, one of the city she loves the most, where she lived and worked for 3 years in Hotels. She ended up in the sunny Barcelona where she finally found her “home away from home” and the perfect professional fit. She loves languages, Neapolitan food, French culture and Spanish way of life.
Languages:
- Native: Italian. Français.
- Fluent: English, Español.
Elisabet has dedicated her professional life to work in management, control and accounting departments both in health and education sectors. She counts on a diploma in business and a degree in management as well as a master’s degree in accounting and management control. She recently joined the team to give support to the accounting and finance department.
Languages. Native:Català, Español. Profficient: English
Mele was born and brought up in Barcelona, and although she loves travelling, she cannot imagine living anywhere else. She worked for 6 years in the textile sector to later focus on Tourism. To achieve her goal, she lived in England for a period and returned to study Tourism Marketing. She developed her internship at Barcelona Guide Bureau and now she is responsible of our Daily Tours booking department.
Languages. Native:Català, Español. Fluent: English. Intermediate: Français
Laura has a Tourism Degree. She has worked in various museums and travel agencies.
She has been part of the BGB team since 2007, which has proved different jobs within the company.
Now we will find her in the Booking department where since 3 years ago she is part of it.
She loves to talk with people and help them in the best possible way, especially by providing her knowledge of Barcelona, a city that is constantly changing and Laura strives daily to learn until the last detail of this.
Her great passions are traveling, acting and reading. There are 3 activities that help keep an open mind and learn while enjoying them fully. In addition, she studies psychology and hopes to contribute some of her knowledge of this career to her work to improve it in the near future.
Languages. Native: Català, Español. Fluent: English.
Born in Barcelona in a Spanish-Algerian family, Somaya grew up surrounded by several languages: she is a native speaker of Spanish, French, Arabic and Catalan, fluent in English and learning German. She loves learning languages and is developing her gift by studying Translation and Interpretation of German and English. She lived in Munich for a year to improve her German and is currently combining her studies while working at Barcelona Guide Bureau for the department of Daily Sightseeing Tours. In her free time she takes theater classes. She loves to travel by train, cookbooks and discovering the inner world of people!
Languages. Native: Arabic, Català, Español, Français. Fluent: English, Deutsch
Leo studied tourism in Argentina and has been living In Barcelona since 2009 after two years working in the hospitallity industry in the UK. In 2012 he started in the world of the receptive activities (individual tours, private groups, team building etc) and soon focus himself in the sales market.
Leo Travelled over 35 countries in Europe , Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East. He´s passionate about food and he loves cooking asian dishes such as Ramen, Noodles and Okonomiyaki. Barcelona is a city that he really loves and continues amazing him every day. He speaks English, Spanish, Catalan and he´s actually learning Japanese.
Languages. Native: Español. Fluent: Català, English
Clara grew up in a Catalan-Belgian family in the rugged yet beautiful Costa Brava (North of Catalonia). Thanks to her degree in Computing she has a technical perspective although she soon became interested in the commercial field. To this end, Clara has since acquired a Postgraduate degree in Tourist Company Marketing and accompanied this with her work in the tourism sector. Her fundamental objective is to provide excellent Customer Service. She believes each person is a world and that our unique personalities and characteristics require unique and personalized services.
Languages. Native: Català, Español, Français. Fluent: English
Sandra is from Toledo, where she studied Humanities and Heritage. She came to Barcelona to complete her studies with a Master’s degree in Tourism and Humanities at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She was doing her master’s intership at BGB, as a dispatcher support in the Daily Tours department. Once she finished her studies she became part of the Booking department.
She also manage the monuments of Park Güell and Sagrada Família, coordinating the allocation of guide services for the regular visits.
She speaks Spanish, English and she is learning Catalan.
Born in a small town in Valencia, she came to Barcelona to study at the University and she ended up staying here. Once she finished her studies in Translation and Interpreting, she decided to study a master in Cultural Tourism. She has worked as a guide in different monuments and now she is working in management in the Daily Sightseeing Tours Department in Barcelona Guide Bureau.
She speaks Catalan, Spanish, English, French, a little bit of German and right now she is also studying Norwegian.
Fran arrived to Barcelona 8 years ago, coming from the United Kingdom, after living there for a long period of time. Although he was born in Cuba, he feels Barcelona is his home.
He has more than 20 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry, working as customer service executive in prestigious hotels chains, reservations executive, travel advisor and business travel agent.
He became part of our team last year, and for developing his work the best possible way. He did our Catalonia official guide course, enlarging this way his CV and increasing his love for our city.
Languages: Spanish and English.
Born in Venezuela, she arrived to Girona when she was 14 years old. In Girona, she studied a higher certificate in Travel Agency Management for later achieving a tourism degree in UDG. After finishing her studies, she decided moving to Barcelona, where she worked in the Hotel Tourism sector until joining Barcelona Guide Bureau in 2018. Tahidelys loves traveling, discovering new people and new cultures. She says the secret in life is to do what you like with a positive mindset.
Languages:
Native: Spanish and Catalan. Intermediate: French and English.
Meet our local expert Guides
She is our Dutch- born guide. She’s been sharing her hobbies for more than 20 years with the visitors of Barcelona: The Arts, Gastronomy and Architecture. A traveler, nature lover and painter in her free time, she has been around the world, sharing her experiences with people in Canada, Costa Rica, India and a dozen or so of other countries.
Languages: Nederlands, English, Deutsch, Español
Favorite tour : Montserrat with a visit to the Codorniu cellars.
My favorite tour is the one in which each participant is happy, and feels that this is the best day of his or her stay in Barcelona. A Taylor- made tour, adapted to the expectations and needs of every guest is the ultimate experience.
To me, it is the greatest joy to combine a walk around the historic buildings in the medieval part of town, discovering hidden corners and the rich cultural roots, with a visit to some of the most surprising pieces of architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries, sharing with my guests colorful anecdotes and stories.
Tanja’s vocation and education is Architecture, with a Master’s in Restoration of Architectural Monuments. Although she now enjoys and feels fulfilled guiding in Catalonia, a profession she finds complex and challenging, but also gratifying. She loves to share her knowledge and passion for architecture, arts, history, traditions and flavours, meeting different cultures and “expanding horizons”, her enthusiasm is contagious and she likes to see the glass half full, preferably with a good wine!
Her energy trespasses borders and professions; she was a diving instructor in Greece and Egypt, English teacher in Brazil, drawer in archaeological excavations in Yugoslavia, public relations and model in Barcelona.
She speaks fluently English, Español, Srpski (Serbian) and Catalan and she can also manage French, Portuguese and Pyckийязык (Russian).
Languages: English, Español, Serbocroat.
Review : “Excellent Tours of Gaudi Architecture and Montserrat” – 5/5 stars, knowledgeable and personable guide – Client on TripAdvisor
She is one of our most well qualified guides and holds two degrees in Tourism and Business Administration. She is proud of her city and passionate about her job. She loves natural things and meeting people from different places. Walking with her is like seeing the city with a joyful friend, who makes you discover the secrets and stories of every corner. She easily identifies the needs of every type of costumer and solves problems with a refreshing and solid guiding style. She is also very knowledgeable about the most important painters.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français
A serious, elegant and very professional guide who loves learning and sharing her knowledge. She is a history and art enthusiast, and is passionate about modern architecture, especially the Art Nouveau style which is so well represented in our city. She has also been involved with music from a very young age, a cultural feature with deep roots in the city. She enjoys shopping, talking about fashion, designer clothes, theatre and opera. She shows the city including a bit of everything: history, art and the locals’ day to day lives.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Italiano
One of our most enthusiastic guides, Núria is cordial, has a simple personality, pleasant manners and is easy to communicate with. She has a great capacity of improvisation and adaptability to all circumstances, and is a dynamic, well organised and reliable person. She enjoys meeting people from all ages and nationalities, and despite her many years of experience she still gets a thrill from witnessing the evolution of the SagradaFamilia’s construction works!
Languages: Català, Deutsch, English, Español, Français
Favorite Tour: Codorniu & Montserrat
Mònica is passionate about art and considers it a privilege to be cicerone of her home town. As she always says, she counts with the world’s best team: Gaudí, Picasso, Miró and so many others that are her daily allies. Mixed with the secrets she loves to share about Barcelona, it has all made her a very versatile guide. After more than 20 years’ experience in the tourism sector, she believes that “At the end, the most important is not what you explain but how you explain it to ensure that each person has their best experience in Barcelona.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français, Italiano
Review : ” Greetings ……Our Barcelona tour with Monica Suris was WONDERFUL this morning….She is very knowledgeable about the city and Gaudi, and shared her appreciation for his work. Her English is much better than our Spanish, and Carlos drove thru the city with ease, and both were charming and great representatives for Barcelona.
THANK YOU for your time and efforts to put this all together….”Michael and Claudia Gray
At the age of 8 or 9 she wanted to be an architect but ended up studying tourism and history of art. Early on, she knew she would become a tour guide. She started working at the age of 20 as a tour manager travelling all over Europe, and a little bit later she started the adventure of showing her own city. Barcelona is the place to be for an architecture lover who enjoys and is proud of showing its wonders to visitors. Thanks to her education, Mónica is a great specialist in art museums.
Languages: Català, English, Español and Italiano.
Mireia holds a degree in Tourism and has studied and is passionate about Art History. She has a good understanding of the travel industry working in the field for over 20 years including posts in Spain, the UK and Japan. It was only recently that she started tour guiding, something that she had wanted to do for a long time, and now doesn’t regret any second of it! To her, meeting people from other countries and cultures and being able to share with them her knowledge of Catalonia and experiences is very enriching. She would like to brush up her Japanese language skills and loves English humour and salsa dancing.
Languages. Native:Català, Español. Fluent: English Français.
Dan is doing a degree in English Studies and would like to do a master’s degree in the field of Political Science. When he was a teenager he spent most of his summers in the UK, Ireland and the US to improve his level of English. It was in 2014 when he joined BGB to become a guide at the Palau de la Música Catalana and nowadays he’s a member of the booking department. During the time he worked as a guide he became aware of how lucky he is to live in Barcelona since this city offers so many attractions to all kind of visitors and also that each culture had its own expectations of Barcelona. Dan always says that his dream is travel to Australia and New Zealand.
Languages. Native:Català, Español .Fluent: English, Français
A very professional guide who has a great personality. The multicultural and cosmopolitan ambiance she possesses makes her the ideal candidate for visitors to take home the memory of a Barcelona full of new experiences and sensations. The tours she leads have an original touch and convey a feeling of familiarity that make them a very unique experience.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Italiano
A woman fascinated by design who is always in search of innovations in every aspect of life. Elisabeth is passionate about fashion and interior design. A tour with her is like going for a walk with a group of friends… but with a solid experience based on many years of guiding. In summary, she is an exceptional, warm guide with a very fashionable touch.
Languages: Deutsch, English, Español, Nederlands
Those who know him well call him Googleman because of his hunger for knowledge and new technologies. He moves around on a bicycle. He is in love with Barcelona and Catalonia, and started working as a guide during the 1992 Olympic Games. A tour with him is a very enriching experience, he combines explanations on different subjects with a savoir faire based on his experience. He has information on a variety of subjects thanks to his passion for reading. He can adapt to any situation and his organizational skills are innate, he knows what fits best for every occasion. He is in very good shape and fit for trekking and long walks.
Languages: Català, Deutsch, English, Español
Favorite Tours: I like all tours, with a passion to meet people and know new culture
Larbi was born in Morocco and came to Barcelona in the summer of 2006. He fell in love with the Catalan language and started studying it at the Centre de Normalització Lingüística (Centre for Language Planning), where he met with many Catalan locals. He spent many years teaching English and French. He is a member of the fantastic team of guides at the Palau de la Música Catalana concert hall, and also teaches Arab and English.
Languages: Arabic, Català, English, Español, Français
Favorite Tours: Palau de la Musica
She is someone who, fascinated by art, architecture, languages and the Mediterranean culture, cannot help trying to convey her enthusiasm and passion to those she hosts —and also has a great sense of humour. Lali is the ideal person for those who seek a deep knowledge of Barcelona provided by a classy woman.
Languages: Català, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano
Joana is in love with her job and city, her personality is defined by the Andalusian, Swiss and English cultures, and lives each day as something unique and exciting. She loves arts in all its manifestations and enjoys sharing her knowledge and joie de vivre with everyone. She is a warm, fun and amazing person who tries to make her tours an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Rick Steves recommends her in his travel guides.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français
Favorite Tours: Shopping tours
Born and raised in Barcelona, Jessica graduated in History and Anthropology by the University of Barcelona. She also lived and studied in The Netherlands, UK, Belgium and South Africa, where she improved her language skills.
Working as a guide since 1998 grants her the opportunity to go in depth into the comprehension of the soul of her culture through its art, history, traditions and the day-to-day life. She enjoy learning and understanding , an acquisition of knowledge which she loves to share with visitors.
Nowadays, she has the privilege to live in the province of Girona where she is immersed in its rich natural and cultural patrimony, like its medieval heritage or the fascinating work by Dali. An enchanting region that surprises and delights the ones who visit it.
Languages: Catalan, English, Español, Nederlands
Jaume Andreu, James Andrews in English 😉 is a passionate about history, arts and culture. He loves travelling and meeting new people. He always learns from them. That’s why he decided to become a tour guide. In fact, he decided his vocation when he was a child. He always wanted to be a tour guide, travel around the world and discover fascinating monuments and places. His best satisfaction is helping people to understand what they see.
He studied Tourism and a superior degree of tour guide. He did Erasmus in Italy for a year. He had also been in England and Ireland doing summer exchanges where he learned another culture and traditions. A very rewarding experience!
He loves Barcelona: a place that accept everyone and that never sleeps: land of life, with a plenty of corners ready to be discovered, where people is everytime happy, ready to help everyone; full of stories and legends. Let’s discover it together!
Former professional gymnast (Uzbekistan National Team) and participant in the inauguration of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Irina is passionate about Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic, Ballet, Music, Painting, Theater, Architecture, History and children among others. Of cheerful and enthusiastic character their guides turns them into an entire spectacle “almost theatrical”.
Bachelor’s degree in Bibliography and Bibliology and Superior Technique in tourism information and marketing.
As well as like all the translation of the Work of Lluís Domènech i Montaner to Russian.
Languages:
- Native: Russian and Uzbek.
- Fluent: Català, Spanish and English.
She has been living in Barcelona since 2005 and working as a guide since 2007. She loves telling stories and giving hints on where to visit in Barcelona, a city which she finds amazing. For her, being a guide means giving a different and deeper insight of the places visited, and doing a job that is different and fun every day. She is guide at the Palau de la Música Catalana and La Casa de la Seda. Also take care assistance groups and hospitality desks transfers.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français, Italiano
Languages. Native: Català and Español. Fluent: English, Français and German.
Caterina was born in Milan – Italy, but she lives in Barcelona; she worked for six years as an actress and, as she enjoys theatre, she also enjoys communicating. In fact, what she finds most satisfying is making herself understood by those who don’t speak her language, because the desire to communicate with people goes beyond words.That’s why she likes being a guide, and being able to meet people from different countries and cultures.
She loves Barcelona because of its art, the wonderful narrow streets in the Gothic quarter, and because there she can take a nice walk along the seafront or in the mountains. In her free time she loves reading and cooking, just as every good Italian does!
Languages: Italiano, English, Français, Español, Català
Favorite Tours: Palau de la Musica
Berta was born and raised in Barcelona and her father passed his love for the city to her. Fascinated by the world of art, she was graduated on History of Art and later in Preservation and Restoration of Heritage. Now she’s focusing her activity on dàncing: training, creating and researching on body. A background that she likes involving when she’s guiding, a job that she loves because it’s allowing her being in contact with people from all around the world that are discovering her city and land. She loves discovering the beauty of her place to its visitors and being part of people’s experience in Barcelona.
He is passionate about Barcelona and considers working as a tour guide a privilege. The city is his natural environment but he loves the mountain and hiking (he has walked the Way of Saint James twice). He is a Humanities graduate but living abroad is where he has learnt more (in France, Greece and the United States). He doesn’t find giving tours on Gaudí’s monuments boring, especially the Sagrada Familia, and he believes in the importance of enthusiasm and curiosity both at work and in life.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français
He was a professional actor before he started touring the city with visitors as a guide. He is a veteran whose communication skills and British Mediterranean sense of humour stand out. Accurate, clear information and objective interpretation are his trademark. He is a guide whose style is casual and who always keeps in mind that the people he hosts are on vacation.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français.
Anna-Lluïsa graduated in Japanese and English Translation and Interpreting. After working as a translator for some years, she felt it was time to go set the computer aside and interact face to face with real people. She has lived and studied in Japan and the UK and she enjoys showing her native city of Barcelona to visitors from all over the world. She says that the best thing about her job is being surrounded by beautiful landscapes in the company of people who are on vacation, it does not feel like working at all! She likes reading and cooking, and loves children.
Languages: Japanese 日本語, English, Castellano, Català
Favorite Tours: La Sagrada Familia of course ! Different at each time of the day.
From wine lands (Sant Sadurní) and spirit of town I moved to the great city of Barcelona to study History. Why study History, there is not career! They told me. History is knowledge. Knowledge generates consciousness. The conscience gives freedom. I want to study always.
In Barcelona I found everything I needed, from remnants of remote times to avant-garde trends, from traditional cuisine to signature cuisine, from the most ingrained traditions to the most modern and international festivals, from sea to mountain. Luckily I found warmth, but never cold!
And the guide offered me, not only the option to dedicate myself to a job that constantly demands study, but the opportunity to learn from all those travelers, who with their different backgrounds, come to discover Barcelona with our tours.
“I arrived in Barcelona in 2009. Married with a Catalan. Graduated in Philol.logia Hispánica by the University of Algiers. Passed by languages and to discover new cultures. I also like teaching (before I was a French teacher) and I am currently enjoying myself as a guide because it brings together my favorite things: languages, contact with people and culture.
My hobbies include cinema. In my free time, I am an editor for the Redrum blog. I’m also a member of Toastmasters 3 years ago, a platform where we learn to develop our communicative abilities.
Hobbies: cinema, literature, painting and traveling.
Languages: Arabic, French, Spanish, Catalan and English.
Eugenia is from Barcelona and her great passions are traveling and mountain activities.
She studied Tourism and she is also passionate about the history of art and its languages as a vehicle for cultural transmission.
He worked as a guide doing Walking tours in Barcelona and panoramic routes in Bus.
The professional activity of being a tourist guide brings her a lot of knowledge and to learn about interpersonal relationships with different cultures.
Languages: Native Catalan and Spanish. Fluent: English and Français
Miriam holds a Degree in Tourism and a Master’s in Tourism Management and Planning at the University of Girona. And in 2015, she obtained a scholarship from the Catalan government to develop a project in the field of Accessible Tourism.
Although, she grew up in a mountain village, she didn’t hesitate to move to Barcelona to work as a tourist guide. She is cheerful and spontaneous. She shares her knowledge with passion! To her, this profession is fascinating because it allows her to learn and to meet people constantly.
She is a lover of dance, gastronomy and ethnology.
She likes to spend her leisure time in natural settings, trekking and enjoying the sunshine.
Languages: Català, Español, English, Français.
Andres loves working as a tour guide because he is always surrounded by art, culture, and people, specially people who wish to enjoy their holidays and wanting to experience the local culture. He is charismatic and open-minded, he loves to hear what people say because this is how he learns from others. Listening!
Working as a tour guide discovered that in order to achieve excellence is necessary to be a good reader, a good learner, and an excellent communicator. Combining these three concepts, likely the result will be a passionate tour guide.
He loves Barcelona and Catalonia that is why in his spare time he visits museums, art exhibitions or discovers hidden places in the region. His aim is to be one of the best tour guides in Barcelona, therefore he pushes forward every single day, “except the days off” to develop his communications skills, his sense of humor and his knowledge about the local culture, and history. He loves his work and considers himself a tour guide who offers truly authentic experiences to all the people who visit Barcelona.
He studied tourism for four years and improved his English language living in Sydney for two years with a local family.
Marcel loves both sharing his knowledge about the culture and history of his home as well as he really enjoys learning from the visitors and their countries of origin.
Luckily his family’s passion for culture and traveling has been transmitted to him since childhood, visiting many diverse countries such as Nepal, Iceland and USA to name a few.
By participating in organised groups and tours, Marcel felt in love with the Tour Guide profession, right after finishing his university studies in tourism he had the opportunity of becoming what he always wanted to be!
Marcel will proudly tour you around this magic city and will be glad to hear from your impressions too.
Marcel graduated in Tourism and Hotel Management in Barcelona, going on an Erasmus Study Abroad program to Stavanger (Norway) for 6 months, to focus on Sustainable Tourism.
He also did two summer exchanges in Ireland, participated in international volunteer workcamps, and in the last two years he worked as a city guide doing tours on e-bike.
Languages: English, French, Spanish and Catalan
I have always been surrounded by tourism, I was born in Calella de la costa, and my parents had a souvenir shop
And at a very early age, I helped the clients. I have always liked to be at the service of others, to assist and help with whatever I can, always with the best of smiles. I like to meet people from all over the world and show them the city that I admire so much, in which I always find places to discover.
One of my passions is to travel around the world, and to meet the local people. I have lived in Edinburgh, Paris and Pomaia, near Pisa. In each experience, new friendships, new ways to understand the reality, and a new learning.
I did studies in tourism and also in audiovisual communication. I am passionate about learning languages and art, as a tour guide I have found the way to channel these two passions I love doing a guide and transmitting, not only knowledge, also emotion. I try that the communication flow from the heart.
Languages: Català, English, Español, Français, Italiano.
Veronica is Italian, she has lived in different European cities and she is living in Barcelona since 2009.
She has a degree in Modern Literature and Art History with a thesis on Catalan Modernism.
She has had experience in Italy in the field of organizing exhibitions in contemporary art galleries and museums. In Catalonia, she is specializing as a guide for cities and theaters.
Since last year she has been working as a guide for the Palau de la Música.
In her free time she is a theater actress, her great passion.
Languages: Spanish, Italian, English, French, German, Catalan.
Marco was born in northern Italy. He graduated in economics and tourism. He has lived in the U.S. and also France and he has been living in Barcelona for 9 years. He has worked in tourist information and as a Tour Leader for students abroad. He has also been a Cast Member at Disney in Paris and Orlando (Florida). He is a musician. As a popular street musician, he sings, plays piano, harmonica, and guitar. He is an engaging performer who always tries to involve the public with questions and humour. His favourite quote: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” (W. Disney)
Languages: (native) Italian; (fluent) English, Spanish, and French; (intermediate) Catalan; (basic) German
Favourite tour: Palau de la Musica.
