The Spanish Civil War - Bombs, Anarchism and Life under Dictatorship

Walk through the streets, squares and neighborhoods where the Spanish Civil War played out in Barcelona.

On this 2 hour tour you will come to understand this incredibly important conflict that lead to a 36 year fascist dictatorship and would change Spain forever.

What we will cover

• Why and how did the war start?
• Who were the many different groups fighting each other?
• The Anarchist movement
• What was living under Franco’s Dictatorship like?
• How did the war and the dictatorship end?
• Women's roles before, during and after the war

What will you see

• Damage from battles and bombings
• Neighborhoods where much of the fighting took place
• Sites from George Orwell's book "Homage to Catalonia"

By the end of this tour you will know why beautiful Barcelona used to be known as the most explosive and revolutionary city in Europe.

The  complicated history is made accessible through clear storytelling and with the help of historic images from the period.