Photos: Teresa Grau Ros from Barcelona, Catalunya, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 SBA73, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photos: Teresa Grau Ros from Barcelona, Catalunya, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 SBA73, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Poble Sec's traces of the 1929 fair
Your local guide
Adrià Camps
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Highlights
- Facades built for a world's fair
- A monumental stairway still in use
- 1929's traces inside everyday streets
- A temporary event's lasting marks
- Poble Sec's hidden exposition history
About this tour
This walk looks for what survives of the 1929 International Exposition inside Poble Sec's ordinary streets. You see a few original facades built for the fair and then one of its monumental stairways still climbing toward Montjuïc. It is a search for older layers inside a lived-in neighbourhood.
I move through the streets at a steady pace, pointing out each surviving trace as we reach it, and take your questions on the exposition's history throughout. Afterwards I send a short note on what we found.
This suits anyone interested in world's fair history or how a temporary event leaves lasting marks. It also pairs well with a session on CaixaForum, itself a building from the same era.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Barcelona before heading out.
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Surviving Expo Facades 15 min
You see a few surviving facades built for the 1929 International Exposition, now folded into Poble Sec's everyday streets.
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Stairways to Montjuïc 15 min
The route reaches one of the monumental stairways built for the exposition, still climbing toward the hill above.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Barcelona: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Fideuà and El Born, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Barcelona, showing you Surviving Expo Facades and Stairways to Montjuïc live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet, with the link sent with your booking. I move through the streets at a steady pace so each facade reads clearly.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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