Nowadays, tourism involves much more than just walking around a city, downtown and visiting a couple of museums. Holiday plans have become more sophisticated and adapted to all kinds of visitors. Active tourism in Barcelona centers around the city, the sea and the mountain and includes running tours, climbing, watersports and many others as we will see in this article.

Running tours are very popular thanks in part to their simplicity. Only running shoes and appropriate clothing are needed to join the groups. Runners are led by local tour guides who design special itineraries so that participants can discover the best monuments in the city while they exercise.

360runnningbarcelona is a fantastic service provider. They adjust the pace to meet the runners’ needs and the tours can be conducted in various languages. Passeig de Gracia, the Gothic borough, Güell Park and the Waterfront zone are some of the places that can be discovered in these running tours.

Future plans for active tourism in Barcelona

One of the main advantages of Barcelona is its location. The city is close to the Natural Park of Collserola and the Mediterranean Sea. Active tourism here in Barcelona includes watersports. Flyboarding, snorkelling and other aquatic activities are organized by specialized companies with headquarters in places such as Port Fórum and Port Olímpic.

The Natural Park of Collserola offers many other active tourism options like horseback tours. They are adapted to all kinds of groups, including kids who can ride small ponies too. The quiet of nature and panoramic views are guaranteed for these itineraries.

Further planned tourism activities in Barcelona are climbing and cave exploring. These activities are more technical and can be done in many places around the province such as the Montserrat Mountain or the cave of Bòfia de Boixadera in Montmajor.