The Climate Journey

The Climate Journey

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 Small Group guided Tours of maximum 10 people
 Promotes diversified tourist attractions and products
 Locally made products and locally owned services are offered
 Steps are taken to minimize energy consumption
 Climate friendly transport options are used

Join the Climate Journey in Barcelona, to see first-hand the impacts, causes, connections and local solutions to the climate change in Barcelona. Hosted under the banner of World Localization Day, a specialized local guide will guide you on an eye-opening tour. En route, she will discuss the new economic model that is shaping the city, and the significance of a more self-reliant local and diversified economy that take human health, biodiversity, and climate resilience into account.

On this tour you will get to know the Poblenou district and the different areas that make it up, which have undergone an intense remodeling in recent years and an enormous transfromation since the 1992 Olympics. This old industrial neighborhood has become one of the most cutting-edge areas in terms of construction, architecture and sustainable urban planning. Your specialized local guide will explain you about numerous buildings and initiatives related to sustainability, including modern office buildings, art galleries, startups and hotels that coexist with residential areas of great tradition and old industrial structures that have been rehabilitated, with a strong focus on initiatives that are promoting a more sustainable model of urban life.

Discover a district with an intense cultural life and with many places to visit. Do not miss the opportunity to know everything about Barcelona´s solutions to the climate change on this Climate Journey in Barcelona.

 

Overview

Poblenou district, just like most areas in Barcelona city centre is very accessible. All sidewalks provide new flat and solid pavements. This tour goes from Glories Metro Station down to beach area of Poblenou, following a downhill route. However the distance in total is approximattely 1,5 km (1 mile) for which we provide the possibility to rent an electric handbike – Batec for manual wheelchairs users who prefer this option.

Route

  Suggested Wheeling / Walking Distance to cover: 1,5 km (1 mile)

  Route goes through paved streets with sidewalks

  Route avoids stairs or slopes with >12% gradient

 Flat solid pavement 

  Cobblestones 

  Gravel 

  Step-free entrance​ at venues​

  Accessible bathrooms available during the activity

  The route includes a Restaurant with accessible toilets

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Distance between the stops

Transport & Mobility

  Accessible Transport available with ramp access and tie-down system to reach the Meeting point

  Handbike or Batec available for rent

  Mobility equipment such as power wheelchairs, scooters or walkers available for rent

Tour Guide

  The Tour Guide does not have training assisting people with disabilities

  The Tour Guide does not have training on Audio description

  The Tour Guide has training communicating with people with a learning disability

  The Tour Guide does not speak the International Sign (IS)

 

  • Full guided Tour of 22@ district and Poblenou
  • Private official local guide
  • All local taxes

Our itineraries are a selection of those most interesting parts that avoids steps, pronounced hills and cobblestones, following a mostly flat path along the tour, and we tailor each tour to each group’s preferences and specific accessibility needs.

 

  • Starting time: Flexible
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • We recommend allowing time for a Lunch break to sample typical local cuisine and wine at one of our suggested Restaurants, equipped with an adapted toilet

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